Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 19-207 (2026)

Notice to officer; statement of defense

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Upon filing the petition as prescribed by section 19-208.03, subsection A, paragraph 1, the officer with whom it is filed shall within forty-eight hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays or other legal holidays, give written notice to the person against whom it is filed. The notice shall state that a recall petition has been filed, shall set forth the grounds thereof, and shall notify the person to whom it is addressed that the person has the right to prepare and have printed on the ballot a statement containing not more than two hundred words defending the person's official conduct. If the person fails to deliver the defensive statement to the officer giving notice within ten days thereafter, the right to have a statement printed on the ballot shall be considered waived.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2010 · leading case: Arizona City Sanitary Dist. v. Olson, 230 P.3d 713 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010).
Arizona City Sanitary Dist. v. Olson, 230 P.3d 713 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “ttee and the County allege the 2008 recall petitions were defective and the May 2009 election invalid for a variety of reasons, including that the Pinal County Elections Department did not file the petitions with the Clerk of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors and did not…”
Arizona City Sanitary Dist. v. Pinal Cnty. (Ariz. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “ttee and the County allege the 2008 recall petitions were defective and the May 2009 election invalid for a variety of reasons, including that the Pinal County Elections Department did not file the petitions with the Clerk of the Pinal County Board of Supervisors and did not…”
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