A primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday in August in any year in which a general election or special election is held and at which candidates for public office are to be elected.
A.R.S. § 16-201
Primary elections
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Trinsey v. COM. OF PA., DEPT. OF STATE (1991)
Most recently applied in 366 F. Supp. 2d 887 - Arizona Minority Coalition for Fair Redistricting v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (April 2005)
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