Assigned to GOV AS VETOED
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
VETOED
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.
Governor's Veto Message
The Governor indicates in her veto message that while S.B. 1011 does not mandate
municipalities to hold partisan elections, Arizona's communities are not asking for their local
elections to be partisan affairs.
Senate Action House Action
GOV 1/18/23 DP 6-1-1 MOE 3/8/23 DP 6-4-0-0
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Read 2/8/23 18-12-0 3
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Read 5/15/23 31-27-1-0-1
Vetoed by the Governor 5/19/23
Prepared by Senate Research
May 22, 2023
AN/SB/slp