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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1011
municipalities; partisan elections
Purpose
Allows candidate elections for a city or town held on or after January 1, 2024, to indicate
a candidate's political party registration on the ballot.
Background
A city or town may not hold an election in which there is an indication of the source of the
candidacy or the candidate's political party on the ballot (A.R.S. § 9-821.01). The names of the
candidates on a partisan ballot must be printed in the following order: 1) presidential electors;
2) United States senator; 3) Representatives in Congress; 4) statewide offices; and 5) county and
precinct offices (A.R.S. § 16-502).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows candidate elections for a city or town held on or after January 1, 2024, to indicate a
candidate's political party registration on the ballot.
2. Adds municipal offices for municipalities holding partisan elections to the order of candidate
races on a ballot.
3. Makes technical changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 13, 2023
AN/SB/slp