A. A political organization that at the last preceding general election cast for governor or presidential electors or for county attorney or for mayor, whichever applies, not less than five per cent of the total votes cast for governor or presidential electors, in the state or in such county, city or town, is entitled to representation as a political party on the official ballot for state officers or for officers of such county or local subdivision.
B. In lieu of subsection A, a political organization is entitled to continued representation as a political party on the official ballot for state, county, city or town officers if, on October 1 of the year immediately preceding the year in which the general election for state or county officers and for city or town officers one hundred fifty-five days immediately preceding the primary election in such jurisdiction, such party has registered electors in the party equal to at least two-thirds of one percent of the total registered electors in such jurisdiction.
C. The secretary of state shall determine the political parties qualified for continued representation on the state ballot pursuant to this section by December 1 of the appropriate year. Each county recorder shall furnish to the secretary of state such information as the secretary of state may require no later than October 31 of the preceding year.
D. Each county recorder shall determine the political parties qualified for the county ballot pursuant to this section by December 1 of the appropriate year.
E. Each city or town clerk of a city or town providing for partisan elections shall determine the political parties qualified for such city or town ballot pursuant to this section one hundred forty days before the primary election.
Notes of Decisions
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Reagan (2015)
ca9 · cites it 3×
“Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 16-804. Acknowledging that § 16 — 152(A)(5) does not directly burden their ability to get their preferred candidate on the ballot, Plaintiffs instead assert that the statute indirectly “restricts] the availability of political opportunity,” Munro, 31 F.”
Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors (2003)
arizctapp · cites it 15×
“s entitled to continued representation: At the primary election the members of a political party entitled to representation pursuant to § 16-804 residing in each precinct shall choose one of their number as a county precinct committeeman, and the *347 members shall choose one…”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Schmeral (2001)
arizctapp · cites it 2×
“Ap-pellees contend that this state-designated organizational structure unconstitutionally burdens the freedoms of speech and association guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Reagan (2016)
azd · cites it 2×
“2608, a candidate can collect signatures from “qualified signers,” defined as (1) a registered member of the candidate’s party, (2) a registered member of a political party that is not entitled to continued rep- *922 reservation on the ballot under A.R.S. § 16-804, or (3) a…”
Graham v. Tamburri (2016)
ariz · cites it 2×
“A “qualified signer” is a voter who is (1) a registered member of the party from which the candidate is seeking nomination; (2) a registered member of a political party not entitled to continued representation pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-804; or (3) registered as an independent or…”
Arizona Green Party v. Bennett (2014)
azd
“§ 16-804(A)-(B). In 2011, the Arizona legislature amended its election law to entitle newly qualified parties to representation on the ballot “through the next two regularly scheduled general elections for federal office immediately following recognition .”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Ken Bennett (2015)
ca9 · cites it 5×
“” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804 (B). A party that loses continuing ballot access may get it back the same way a new party would gain access to the ballot: it must submit another petition signed by a number of qualified electors equal to one and one-third (1a) percent of the total…”
Robert Graham v. Frank Tamburri (2016)
ariz · cites it 2×
“A “qualified signer” is a voter who is (1) a registered member of the party from which the candidate is seeking nomination; (2) a registered member of a political party not entitled to continued representation pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-804; or (3) registered as an independent or…”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Ken Bennett (2015)
ca9 · cites it 2×
“” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804 (B). A party that loses continuing ballot access may get it back the same way a new party would gain access to the ballot: it must submit another petition signed by a number of qualified electors equal to one and one-third (1a) percent of the total…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804(A) — 4 cases
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Reagan (2015)
ca9
“Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 16-804. Acknowledging that § 16 — 152(A)(5) does not directly burden their ability to get their preferred candidate on the ballot, Plaintiffs instead assert that the statute indirectly “restricts] the availability of political opportunity,” Munro, 31 F.”
Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors (2003)
arizctapp
“s entitled to continued representation: At the primary election the members of a political party entitled to representation pursuant to § 16-804 residing in each precinct shall choose one of their number as a county precinct committeeman, and the *347 members shall choose one…”
Arizona Green Party v. Bennett (2014)
azd
“§ 16-804(A)-(B). In 2011, the Arizona legislature amended its election law to entitle newly qualified parties to representation on the ballot “through the next two regularly scheduled general elections for federal office immediately following recognition .”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Ken Bennett (2015)
ca9
“” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804 (B). A party that loses continuing ballot access may get it back the same way a new party would gain access to the ballot: it must submit another petition signed by a number of qualified electors equal to one and one-third (1a) percent of the total…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804(B) — 3 cases
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Schmeral (2001)
arizctapp
“Ap-pellees contend that this state-designated organizational structure unconstitutionally burdens the freedoms of speech and association guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Reagan (2015)
ca9
“Ariz.Rev.Stat. § 16-804. Acknowledging that § 16 — 152(A)(5) does not directly burden their ability to get their preferred candidate on the ballot, Plaintiffs instead assert that the statute indirectly “restricts] the availability of political opportunity,” Munro, 31 F.”
Arizona Libertarian Party v. Ken Bennett (2015)
ca9
“” Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804 (B). A party that loses continuing ballot access may get it back the same way a new party would gain access to the ballot: it must submit another petition signed by a number of qualified electors equal to one and one-third (1a) percent of the total…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-804(D) — 1 case
Arizona Libertarian Party, Inc. v. Board of Supervisors (2003)
arizctapp
“s entitled to continued representation: At the primary election the members of a political party entitled to representation pursuant to § 16-804 residing in each precinct shall choose one of their number as a county precinct committeeman, and the *347 members shall choose one…”
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