Arizona § 9-281 - Adoption procedure; board of freeholders; election
Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-281 — Adoption procedure; board of freeholders; election, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-281. Adoption procedure; board of freeholders; election
A. A city containing a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government consistent with the constitution and the laws of the state, by causing a board of freeholders, composed of fourteen qualified electors of the city, to be elected at large by the qualified electors thereof, at a general or special election.
B. An election of the board of freeholders may be called at any time by the legislative authority of the city. The election shall be called by the chief executive officer of the city within ten days after there has been filed with him a petition demanding the election, signed by a number of qualified electors residing within the city equal to twenty-five per cent of the total number of votes cast at the next preceding general municipal election.
C. The election shall be held not later than thirty days after the call therefor. At the election a vote shall be taken upon the question whether further proceedings toward adopting a charter shall be had in pursuance to the call, and unless a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall vote to proceed further, no further proceedings shall be had.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 9-281 cover?
Section 9-281 ("Adoption procedure; board of freeholders; election") 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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