16-543.01 - Arizona Statutes

16-543.01. Procedures for voting with special write-in early ballots A. Notwithstanding any other law, any elector who is an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter as defined in the uniformed and overseas citizens absentee voting act of 1986 (P.L. 99-410; 42 United States Code section 1973) may request a special write-in early ballot if the elector submits with the request a statement that provides that due to military or other contingencies that preclude normal mail delivery the elector cannot vote an early ballot during the normal early voting period. The special write-in early ballots shall be provided for presidential electors and United States senator and representative in Congress. B. The request for a special write-in early ballot may be made on a federal postcard application. C. Upon receipt of such request, the county recorder shall immediately forward to the elector a special write-in early ballot and affidavit in a form prescribed and provided by the secretary of state. Upon receipt of such request, the recorder shall determine whether or not the elector is registered. If the elector is so registered, the recorder shall forward to him a special write-in early ballot and affidavit. If the applicant is not registered but the federal postcard application is complete, the recorder shall forward a special write-in early ballot to the applicant. If the applicant is not registered and the federal postcard application is not used or complete, the recorder shall forward an affidavit of registration as provided in section 16-103 and shall at the same time forward to the unregistered applicant a special write-in early ballot and affidavit. The recorder shall send with the special write-in early ballot a list of all candidates who have qualified for the primary ballot by the sixtieth day before the primary election or who have qualified for the general ballot by the fiftieth day before the general election. The elector shall be entitled to write in the name of any candidate who has qualified for a specific office listed on the ballot, whether the candidate is seeking the nomination or election to such office. D. Write-in votes on special write-in early ballots shall be counted in the same manner provided by law for the counting of other write-in votes.