A.R.S. § 16-319: Online Petition Signature Portal
Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; judicial offices
Does Arizona have an online petition-signing portal?
In Arizona, the secretary of state must provide a secure online portal that lets verified, eligible voters sign nomination petitions electronically for candidates for judicial office or clerk of the superior court, who may use it to collect up to twenty-five percent more signatures than otherwise required.
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16-319. Secure online signature collection; candidate petitions; judicial offices
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for a candidate by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition and shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified. A candidate may choose to collect up to an amount equal to twenty-five percent more than the full number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for:
1. Judicial offices that require nominating petitions under section 16-333.
2. The office of clerk of the superior court.
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