Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-402 (2026)

Voting by early ballot

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A qualified elector of a school district, who meets the requirements may vote by early ballot.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1960–1994 · leading case: Stuart v. Winslow Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 1, 414 P.2d 976 (Ariz. 1966).
Stuart v. Winslow Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 1, 414 P.2d 976 (Ariz. 1966). · cites it 22× “® Prior to taking this action, no attempt was made to comply with A.R.S. § 15-402, subsec. C, which provides: “The boundaries of a district shall not be changed except as provided in this title’and then only after the trustees of districts affected have had written potice of the…”
Amphitheater Unified Sch. Dist. 10 v. Harte, 624 P.2d 1281 (Ariz. 1981). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. §§ 15-402, -409, -413. The legislature is responsible for the very existence of district boards of trustees, and these trustees have only the power which the state allows them.”
Miller v. Picacho Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 33, 877 P.2d 277 (Ariz. 1994). · cites it 3× “§ 15-402(B) governs absentee voting in school elections and provides that the county school superintendent shall prescribe uniform rules for absentee voting in substantially the same manner as provided in Title 16 governing elections, A.R.S. § 16-542. Nothing in the record shows…”
Sult v. O'brien, 488 P.2d 1021 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 7× “F refers specifically to § 15-402, subsections A and B but does not mention subsection C.”
King v. Henderson, 423 P.2d 370 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1967). · cites it 4× “Inasmuch as all parties in this litigation have accepted the legal principle that a union high school district may not embrace only a part of a common school district, we hold that it would have been futile for the respondent to give the notices contemplated by A.R.S. § 15-402,…”
Goren v. Buena High Sch. Dist. of Cochise Cnty., 372 P.2d 692 (Ariz. 1962). · cites it 8× “Respondent assigned five errors contending: 1) that A.R.S. § 15-402 (1956) 4 which provides that a transcript of the boundaries of each school district shall be filed on or before April 1 and become the legal boundaries on July 1 of each year; applies to high as well as to…”
Garrett v. Folsom, 357 P.2d 130 (Ariz. 1960). · cites it 2× “Thereafter the Superintendent appointed members to its board of education and filed a transcript of the boundaries of the proposed new district with the board of supervisors and the assessor of Yavapai county in compliance with A.R.S. § 15-402. The territory included in the new…”
Webb v. Superior Court, 437 P.2d 426 (Ariz. 1968). · cites it 2× “To hold that the County School Superintendent must await the signing and filing of the formal written judgment before complying with his statutory duty under § 15-402 A.R.S. (1956), 2 under these circumstances merely because petitioners (the losers by court determination) must…”
Harris v. Hoelzen, 491 P.2d 24 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1971). · cites it 2× “A.R.S. § 15-402, subsec. C provides :■ “The boundaries of a district shall not be changed except as provided in this title and then only after the trustees of dis-’ tricts affected have had written notice of the proposed change from the county superintendent and have had an…”
Miller v. Picacho Elementary Sch. Dist. 33, 857 P.2d 1308 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “They all favored the override and were contested by appellees because none of the absentee ballots were mailed to the electors as required by A.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-402(B) — 1 case
Miller v. Picacho Elementary Sch. Dist. No. 33, 877 P.2d 277 (Ariz. 1994). “§ 15-402(B) governs absentee voting in school elections and provides that the county school superintendent shall prescribe uniform rules for absentee voting in substantially the same manner as provided in Title 16 governing elections, A.R.S. § 16-542. Nothing in the record shows…”
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