Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 9-822 (2026)
Qualifications of voters
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A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a person is not entitled to vote at an election in a city or town if the person has not been a qualified elector as defined in section 16-121 in the city or town for at least twenty-nine days preceding the election.
B. Any person who has resided for at least twenty-nine days preceding an election in an area annexed at least twenty-nine days before such election by a city or town is entitled to vote at any such city or town election, if the person is a qualified elector as defined in section 16-121 on the twenty-ninth day before the election.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1998–1999 · leading case: Jennings v. Woods, 982 P.2d 274 (Ariz. 1999).
Jennings v. Woods, 982 P.2d 274 (Ariz. 1999). “[16] A.R.S. § 9-822 now requires residency for only 29 days before the election.”
All. Marana v. Groseclose, 955 P.2d 43 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1998). “VII, § 2; A.R.S. §§ 9-822,16-121. Consequently, he could not lawfully sign a referendum petition nor vote in a referendum election in Maraña.”
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