Arizona candidates can count public officer disclosures toward election filings

A candidate's yearly public officer financial disclosure counts toward the financial disclosure required with nomination papers. This covers statewide and legislative candidates from the amendment's effective date, and candidates for other offices beginning January 1, 2027. The disclosure must be for that year and filed under the public officer disclosure law. The rule applies to statewide and legislative candidates from the amendment's effective date. For candidates for other offices, it starts January 1, 2027.

A filing officer must reject nomination papers from a state or local candidate who has at least $1,000 in covered unpaid election-law liabilities. This applies to state and local candidates whose covered unpaid liabilities total $1,000 or more. The total includes fines, penalties, late fees, and administrative or civil judgments, with interest and costs. The filing officer may accept the papers if the liability is being appealed. The total is assessed when the candidate tries to file nomination papers.