{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-16-1011","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 16-1011","heading":"Counterfeiting election returns; violation; classification","body":"A. A person who knowingly forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct or place where no election was in fact held, or who knowingly substitutes, forges or counterfeits returns of election instead of the true returns for a precinct or place where an election was actually held, is guilty of a class 3 felony.\n\nB. A person who knowingly substitutes, forges, counterfeits or tampers with ballot tabulations or totals or election results by electronic means or through the use of a computer, machine or other device is guilty of a class 3 felony. This subsection does not apply to the casting or tallying of ballots as provided by law or to the substitution or duplication of ballots as prescribed by sections 16-573, 16-574 and 16-621.\n\nC. Notwithstanding sections 13-907 and 13-908, a person who is convicted under this section shall not be automatically restored the right to vote.","path":["Title 16 Elections and Electors"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/01011.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"c00f033b96121798f639a04f282aadd493edaab5559c3c8405ab3898287011b2","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-16-1010","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-16-1012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}