Arizona Attorney General Opinions
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Does Arizona's automatic-recount statute apply to a city ballot measure (like Tucson's Proposition 413) that passed by a margin under one-half of one percent?
No. Attorney General Kris Mayes concluded that 'referred measures' in A.R.S. § 16-661 covers only statewide initiatives and referenda, not municipal measures. The structure of the surrounding recount …
During an emergency, can the Arizona Secretary of State require all candidate petitions to be filed by mail and refuse in-person filing?
No. Arizona law (A.R.S. § 38-401) requires state offices to remain open for statutory business 8-5, M-F. Candidate filings are statutory business that need a contemporaneous receipt under § 41-124. Ma…
Can Pima County conduct a hand count audit of a county bond election, a Tucson city election, and an Oro Valley recall election without running afoul of A.R.S. § 16-602(B)(2)(f)?
No conflict. A.R.S. § 16-602's mandatory hand count audit applies only to countywide primary, special, general, and presidential preference elections that include statewide ballot measures, statewide …
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Attorney general opinions in Arizona are written by the Arizona Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.