Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-211 (2026)
General election
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On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, a general election shall be held for the election of representatives in Congress, members of the legislature, and state, county and precinct officers whose terms expire at the end of the year in which the election is being held or in the following year.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2021 · leading case: Moreno v. Jones, 139 P.3d 612 (Ariz. 2006).
Moreno v. Jones, 139 P.3d 612 (Ariz. 2006). “There is only one primary election for state legislative office — the eighth Tuesday prior to the general election for state office, A.”
Sherman v. City of Tempe, 45 P.3d 336 (Ariz. 2002). “A.R.S. § 16-211 (1996). In addition, A.R.”
State of Arizona v. City of Tucson (Ariz. 2021). “§ 16-204(E); see also A.R.S. §§ 16-211 through -213 (setting dates for state and national candidate elections); Ariz.”
Cuvelier v. Schmitz, 974 P.2d 995 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1999). “§ 16-204(B) (third Tuesday in May is one of four permissible dates for municipal elections) with A.R.S. § 16-211 (statewide general election held on “the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year”).”
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