This material is provided as a guide to the process. A person or organization seeking to initiate a referendum or initiative petition is responsible for complying with all legal and procedural requirements. The assistance of a qualified attorney may be necessary or helpful in complying with these requirements.
Initiative and Referendum Signature Requirements***
| Initiative petition requires: | 24,676 |
| Referendum petition requires: | 12,539 |
Recall Signature Requirements
Mayor recall** petition requires: Mayor David D. Ortega | 34,759 |
City Council recall*** petition requires: Tammy Caputi, Tom Durham, Barry Graham*, Betty Janik, Kathy Littlefield, and Solange Whitehead | 20,301 |
*Recall petitions may not be circulated against an officer until the officer has served 6 (six) months of his or her first term (Arizona State Constitution, Article VIII, Part 1, Section 5).
**Based on the Nov. 3, 2020 General Election canvass.
***Based on the Nov. 8, 2022 General Election canvass.