{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-19-113","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 19-113","heading":"Withdrawal of petition signature; payment of remuneration; violation; classification","body":"A. A person who has signed a petition prescribed by statute for any candidate nomination, initiative, referendum, recall or formation or modification of a county, municipality or district may withdraw the person's signature from the petition not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date the petition containing the person's signature is actually filed. A person who has signed a recall petition may withdraw the person's signature from the petition not later than 5:00 p.m. on the date the petition containing the person's signature is actually submitted for verification pursuant to section 19-203.\n\nB. To withdraw a petition signature, a person may do any of the following:\n\n1. Verify the withdrawal by signing a simple statement of intent to withdraw at the office of the filing officer.\n\n2. Mail a signed, notarized statement of intent to withdraw to the filing officer.\n\n3. Draw a line through the signature and printed name on the petition.\n\nC. A signature withdrawn pursuant to subsection B of this section and received by the filing officer within the time provided for in subsection A of this section shall not be counted in determining the legal sufficiency of the petition.\n\nD. A person who knowingly gives or receives money or any other thing of value for signing a statement of signature withdrawal pursuant to subsection B of this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.","path":["Title 19 Initiative, Referendum and Recall"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/19/00113.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"ffbf4fee691c010b8325d43697c482add79f224022d9901cecbbd5f10b638bac","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-19-112","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-19-114"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}