Elections in Arizona
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Elections in Arizona are authorized under the Arizona State Constitution, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature.
In a 2020 study, Arizona was ranked as the 21st hardest state for citizens to vote in.
Presidential elections
United States Senate elections
Before the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913, United States senators were elected by state legislatures. Arizona's first two Senate elections, which took place in 1912, still featured popular elections, following which the state legislature unanimously elected their respective victories.
Class I (1916–Present)
Class I (1912)
Class III (1914 - Present)
Class III (1912)
United States House of Representatives elections
Gubernatorial elections
Governors of Arizona are elected to a term of four years. Prior to a 1968 amendment to the state constitution, governors of Arizona served two-year terms.
1970 - Present
1911 - 1968
See also
References
External links
- Arizona at Ballotpedia
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Arizona", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "League of Women Voters of Arizona". March 16, 2018. (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Arizona elections
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020