Arizona § 19-203 - Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance
Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 19-203 — Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-203. Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance
A. A recall petition shall contain a general statement of not more than two hundred words stating the grounds of the demand for the recall. The petition shall be submitted for verification of signatures to the appropriate filing officer as prescribed by section 19-202.01.
B. A recall petition is not considered filed for purposes of this chapter until the verification process is complete and the petition is filed pursuant to section 19-208.03, subsection A, paragraph 1.
C. A recall petition shall not be accepted for verification if more than one hundred twenty days have passed since the date of submission of the application for recall petition as prescribed by section 19-202.01.
D. The filing officer's time-and-date-marked copy of the application, including the general statement of the grounds for recall, constitutes the full and correct copy of the recall text and is the only valid copy for circulation for signatures. Signatures that are collected with any copy of the recall text that is not a facsimile of the time-and-date-marked copy with the complete text that is identical to the time-and-date-marked copy issued by the filing officer are invalid.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Arizona § 19-203
What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 19-203 cover?
Section 19-203 ("Recall petition; contents; submission for verification; nonacceptance") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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