Law Faculty

Article 8 Part 1 Section 2 – Recall petitions; contents; filing; signatures; oath 2. Recall petitions; contents; filing; signatures; oath Section 2. Every recall petition must contain a general statement, in not more than two hundred words, of the grounds…

Article 8 Part 1 Section 1 – Officers subject to recall; petitioners 1. Officers subject to recall; petitioners Section 1. Every public officer in the state of Arizona, holding an elective office, either by election or appointment, is subject to…

Article 7 – SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS – Arizona Constitution Article 7 Section 1 – Method of voting; secrecy Article 7 Section 2 – Qualifications of voters; disqualification Article 7 Section 3 – Voting residence of federal employees and certain others…

Article 7 Section 18 – Term limits on ballot appearances in congressional elections. 18. Term limits on ballot appearances in congressional elections. Section 18. The name of any candidate for United States senator from Arizona shall not appear on the…

Article 7 Section 15 – Qualifications for public office 15. Qualifications for public office Section 15. Every person elected or appointed to any elective office of trust or profit under the authority of the state, or any political division or…

Article 7 Section 12 – Registration and other laws 12. Registration and other laws Section 12. There shall be enacted registration and other laws to secure the purity of elections and guard against abuses of the elective franchise. Article 7…

Article 7 Section 9 – Advisory vote 9. Advisory vote Section 9. For the purpose of obtaining an advisory vote of the people, the legislature shall provide for placing the names of candidates for United States senator on the official…

Article 7 Section 6 – Residence of military personnel stationed within state 6. Residence of military personnel stationed within state Section 6. No soldier, seaman, or marine, in the army or navy of the United States shall be deemed a…

Article 7 Section 3 – Voting residence of federal employees and certain others 3. Voting residence of federal employees and certain others Section 3. For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a…

Article 7 Section 1 – Method of voting; secrecy 1. Method of voting; secrecy Section 1. All elections by the people shall be by ballot, or by such other method as may be prescribed by law; Provided, that secrecy in…

Article 6 – JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Article 6 Section 1 – Judicial power; courtsArticle 6 Section 2 – Supreme court; composition; divisions; decisions, transaction of businessArticle 6 Section 3 – Supreme court; administrative supervision; chief justiceArticle 6 Section 4 – Supreme…

Article 6 Section 42 – Retention evaluation of justices and judges 42. Retention evaluation of justices and judges The supreme court shall adopt, after public hearings, and administer for all justices and judges who file a declaration to be retained…

Article 6 Section 41 – Superior court divisions; commission on trial court appointments; membership; terms 41. Superior court divisions; commission on trial court appointments; membership; terms A. Except as otherwise provided, judges of the superior court in counties having a…

Article 6 Section 40 – Option for counties with less than two hundred fifty thousand persons 40. Option for counties with less than two hundred fifty thousand persons Section 40. Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, any…

Article 6 Section 39 – Retirement of justices and judges; vacancies 39. Retirement of justices and judges; vacancies Section 39. On attaining the age of seventy years a justice or judge of a court of record shall retire and his…

Article 6 Section 37 – Judicial vacancies and appointments; initial terms; residence; age 37. Judicial vacancies and appointments; initial terms; residence; age Section 37. A. Within sixty days from the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of a justice…

Article 6 Section 36 – Commission on appellate court appointments and terms, appointments and vacancies on commission 36. Commission on appellate court appointments and terms, appointments and vacancies on commission Section 36. A. There shall be a nonpartisan commission on…

Article 6 Section 35 – Continuance in office; continued existence of offices; application of prior statute and rules 35. Continuance in office; continued existence of offices; application of prior statute and rules Section 35. A. All justices, judges, justices of…

Article 6 Section 33 – Change by legislature in number of justices or judges; reduction of salary during term of office 33. Change by legislature in number of justices or judges; reduction of salary during term of office Section 33.…

Article 6 Section 32 – Justices of the peace and inferior courts; jurisdiction, powers and duties; terms of office; salaries 32. Justices of the peace and inferior courts; jurisdiction, powers and duties; terms of office; salaries Section 32. A. The…

Article 6 Section 30 – Courts of record 30. Courts of record Section 30. A. The supreme court, the court of appeals and the superior court shall be courts of record. Other courts of record may be established by law,…

Article 6 Section 27 – Charge to juries; reversal of causes for technical error 27. Charge to juries; reversal of causes for technical error Section 27. Judges shall not charge juries with respect to matters of fact, nor comment thereon,…

Article 6 Section 24 – Superior court; court commissioners, masters and referees 24. Superior court; court commissioners, masters and referees Section 24. Judges of the superior court may appoint court commissioners, masters and referees in their respective counties, who shall…

Article 6 Section 21 – Superior court; speedy decisions 21. Superior court; speedy decisions Section 21. Every matter submitted to a judge of the superior court for his decision shall be decided within sixty days from the date of submission…

Article 6 Section 20 – Retirement and service of retired justices and judges 20. Retirement and service of retired justices and judges Section 20. The legislature shall prescribe by law a plan of retirement for justices and judges of courts…