16-822. Precinct committeemen; eligibility;
vacancy; duties
A. Any member of a recognized political party who is a registered voter in the
precinct is eligible to seek the office of precinct committeeman of his party in that
precinct.
B. If the number of persons who file nominating petitions for an election to fill
precinct committeeman positions is less than or equal to the number of precinct
committeeman positions, the county board of supervisors may cancel the election for those
positions not sooner than seventy-five days before the election and appoint the person
who filed the nominating petition to fill the position. If no person has filed a
nominating petition to fill a position, the position is deemed vacant and shall be filled
as otherwise provided by law. A precinct committeeman who is appointed pursuant to this
subsection after filing a nominating petition shall be deemed and elected precinct
committeeman.
C. If the number of persons who file nominating petitions for an election to fill
precinct committeeman positions is more than the number of precinct committeeman
positions for a recognized political party in a precinct, a separate ballot shall be
prepared for the election of precinct committeemen for the political party in that
precinct. The ballot shall conform as nearly as practicable to ballot requirements in
this title, and to the official ballot prepared for that party in the primary election,
but shall be designated as the "official ballot for electing precinct committeemen of the
__________ party, primary election (date), __________ precinct, __________ county, state
of Arizona." Only persons who are registered as members of that political party in that
precinct may vote that precinct committeeman ballot. The election board or official shall
provide the partisan precinct committeeman ballot to voters who are registered with that
party in addition to the official ballot prepared for that party in the primary election.
D. In addition to other provisions of law regarding removal from office, a vacancy
shall exist in the office of precinct committeeman when the precinct committeeman moves
from the precinct from which elected or changes his political party from the party in
which he was elected.
E. The minimum duties of a precinct committeeman shall be to assist his political
party in voter registration and to assist the voters of his political party to vote on
election days. Additional duties shall be as provided for in the state committee bylaws
of the party of which he is a member.
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