Please refer to Notary Handbook for California and Arizona. Each of those outline the qualifications. Each states notary applicant must be resident of the respective state.
AZ: see page 4 - http://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/Notary_Manual_and_Cover_October_2019.pdf CA: per CA SOS website: http://www.sos.ca.gov/notary/qualifications
You cannot claim (legal) dual residency. http://www.keystonelawfirm.com/retirement/become-arizona-resident/#:~:text=To%20Become%20An%20Arizona%20Resident%3A%201%20Establish%20a,3%20Use%20your%20Arizona%20address%20for%20things%20like%3A (see section Why Become an Arizona Resident)
Some states allow out-of-staters to be commissioned in the "other" state under certain conditions -- i.e. regularly employed in that state. For instance, this is allowed in Nevada for bordering states: http://www.nvsos.gov/sos/licensing/notary
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