{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-19-209","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 19-209","heading":"Order for special recall election; officer in charge of election; definition","body":"A. If the officer against whom a petition is filed does not resign within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays, after the filing as determined pursuant to section 19-208.03, the order calling a special recall election shall be issued within fifteen days and shall be ordered to be held on the next following consolidated election date pursuant to section 16-204 that is one hundred twenty days or more after the order calling the election.\n\nB. A recall election shall be called:\n\n1. If for a state office, including a member of the legislature, by the governor.\n\n2. If for a county officer, special taxing district officer or judge or other officer of the superior court in a county, by the board of supervisors of that county.\n\n3. If for a city or town officer, by the legislative body of the city or town.\n\n4. If for a member of a school district governing board, by the county school superintendent of the county in which the school district is located.\n\nC. If a recall petition is against an officer who is directed by this section to call the election it shall be called:\n\n1. If for a state office, by the secretary of state.\n\n2. If for a county office, by the clerk of the superior court.\n\n3. If for a city or town office, by the city or town clerk.\n\nD. The officer in charge of the election for any recall election called pursuant to this chapter is as follows:\n\n1. If for a state office, including a member of the legislature, the secretary of state.\n\n2. If for a county officer, special taxing district officer or superior court judge, the county officer in charge of elections.\n\n3. If for a city or town officer, the city or town clerk.\n\n4. If for a member of a school district governing board, the county school superintendent of the county in which the school district is located.\n\nE. For the purposes of this section, \"special taxing district\" means a special taxing district that is established pursuant to title 48 and that is supported primarily by taxes.","path":["Title 19 Initiative, Referendum and Recall"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/19/00209.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"4d304dd29669f6e53471e6849fc2165d4faa5c1c5778fd5824624c55c267394b","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-19-208.06","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-19-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}