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Special Elections


Bond Elections

  • The governing board of a school district may, and upon petition of fifteen percent of the school electors as shown by the poll list at the last preceding annual school election shall, call an election for the purposes prescribed by the A.R.S. 15-491. Leaving MCSOS Site

    For further information on bonds and bond elections, refer to the A.R.S. Title 35, Chapter 3, Article 3. Leaving MCSOS Site


Override Elections

  • If the proposed budget of a school district exceeds the aggregate budget limit for the budget year, the governing board shall order an override election to be held not less than ninety days from the date of the order for the purpose of presenting the proposed budget to the qualified electors of the school district who shall by a majority of those voting either affirm or reject the budget. In addition, the governing board shall prepare an alternate budget which does not include an increase in the budget of more than the amount permitted as provided in A.R.S. 15-905. Leaving MCSOS Site

For further information on override elections, refer to the A.R.S. Title 15, Chapter 4, Article 4. Leaving MCSOS Site


Recall Elections

  • A recall election is a process whereby the qualified electors of a school district may force a seated governing board member to stand for election prior to completing the full length of his/her term in office.
  • The process requires that a number of qualified electors residing within the school district demand his/her recall. Signature requirements are based on twenty-five per cent of the number of votes cast at the last preceding General Election for all the candidates for the office held by the officer, divided by the number of offices that were being filled at the election A.R.S. 19-201.A. Leaving MCSOS Site For current signature requirements, Click Here. 
  • A public officer must have held office for 6 months before a recall petition can be filed against him/her. The 6-month wait only applies to the first term of office if the governing board member is elected to consecutive terms. A.R.S. 19-202.A. Leaving MCSOS Site
  • After one recall petition and election, no other recall petition shall be filed against the same officer during the term for which he/she was elected unless the petitioners signing the petition first, at the time of application for the subsequent recall petition, pay into the public treasury from which such election expenses were paid all expenses of the preceding election. A.R.S. 19-202.B. Leaving MCSOS Site
  • Recall Petitions:
    http://www.azsos.gov/election/Forms/Recall_Petition.pdf  Leaving MCSOS Site
  • A recall packet may be obtained by contacting the Elections Division at 602-506-3978, or submitting a request to the Elections Specialist or 4041 N. Central Ave, Suite 1100, Phoenix, AZ 85012. Please include the following in your request: Your Name, Board Member Name, School District Name, Your Address.


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