2005 Arizona Revised Statutes - Revised Statutes §16-916  Filing statements of contributions and expenditures; public inspection

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the statements, designations and reports required to be filed pursuant to this article shall be filed as follows:

1. In the office of the secretary of state for political committees supporting or opposing the recall of a public officer elected statewide or to the legislature, supporting the circulation of petitions for ballot measures, questions and propositions appearing on a state general election ballot or recall of public officials elected statewide or to the legislature or supporting or opposing candidates for state offices and members of the legislature, for justices of the supreme court, for judges of the court of appeals and for a statewide initiative or referendum or any measure or proposition appearing on a state general election ballot.

2. With the county officer in charge of elections for political committees supporting or opposing the recall of public officers elected to county offices, school district governing boards, community college district governing boards or judges of the superior court, supporting the circulation of petitions for ballot measures, questions and propositions appearing on a county election ballot or for the recall of a public officer elected to county offices, school district governing boards, community college district governing boards or judges of the superior court or supporting or opposing candidates for county offices, school district governing board members or ballot questions, community college district governing board members or ballot questions, judges of the superior court seeking retention, special taxing districts and a county initiative or referendum or any measure or proposition appearing on a county election ballot.

3. With the city or town clerk for political committees supporting or opposing the recall of public officers elected to city or town offices, supporting the circulation of petitions for ballot measures, questions and propositions appearing on a city or town election ballot or recall of public officers elected for city or town offices or supporting or opposing candidates for city or town offices and for a city or town initiative or referendum or any measure or proposition appearing on a city or town election ballot.

B. An original and one copy of the reports required pursuant to section 16-913 for the office of member of the legislature shall be filed with either the officer in charge of elections of the county of the candidate's residence or with the secretary of state. If the candidate files with the officer in charge of elections, the officer shall transmit the copy to the secretary of state within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays. If the candidate files with the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall transmit the copy to the officer in charge of elections of the county of the candidate's residence within five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and other legal holidays. The secretary of state may provide through the procedures manual adopted pursuant to section 16-452 for an alternative method for providing public access to the reports prescribed by this section.

C. For all statements, designations and reports, the date of filing is the date of actual receipt by the officer with whom the document is required to be filed except as follows:

1. For documents filed by certified mail with a United States mail postmark, the date of mailing constitutes the date of filing.

2. For documents filed by commercial delivery services that provide a standardized delivery confirmation process, the date of delivery confirmation constitutes the date of filing.

3. For documents filed by commercial delivery services that provide for electronic tracking of specific delivery packages, the date of electronic confirmation of delivery constitutes the date of filing.

D. If the date for filing any statement, designation or report required by this article is a Saturday, a Sunday or another legal holiday, the filing deadline is the next day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or another legal holiday.