4 Candidates will be elected: (1) for the Office of Mayor + (3) for the Mesa City Council in District 1, District 2, and District 3
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RESOLUTION NO. _____)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MESA, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA,
- DESIGNATING ELECTION DATES AND PURPOSES OF EACH ELECTION;
- PROVIDING THE PLACE AND THE LAST DATE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS;
- PROVIDING THE DEADLINE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION; AND
- PROVIDING THE TIMES THAT POLLS WILL BE OPEN.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Mesa, as follows:
Section 1.
> In accordance with the City Charter and applicable law,
August 4, 2020 has been set as the time for holding the Primary Election in the City of Mesa for nominating a candidate for Mayor and Councilmembers in Council Districts 1, 2, and 3, whose terms shall all expire in January 2025.
> In accordance with the City Charter,
- if a candidate for Mayor receives at the Primary Election the number of votes constituting a majority of all of the valid ballots cast for the office of Mayor, that candidate will be declared elected without running at the General Election, and
- if a district Councilmember candidate at the Primary Election receives the number of votes constituting a majority of all the valid ballots cast for the office of Councilmember in that district, that candidate will be declared elected without running at the General Election.
Section 2.
> In accordance with the City Charter and applicable law, November 3, 2020 has been set as the time for holding the General Election in the City of Mesa for those seats where no candidate was elected at the Primary Election.
> For each such seat, the two persons (or more than two in the event of a tie vote) receiving the highest number of valid votes cast at the Primary Election for that office shall be the only persons named on the ballot at the General Election.
Section 3.
Candidates seeking municipal office may obtain nomination paperwork (petitions and other required forms) at the Office of the City Clerk located at 20 E. Main Street, Suite 150, Mesa, Arizona 85201.
> In order for candidates to have their names appear on the Primary Election ballot, all nomination paperwork must be filed at the Office of the City Clerk
no earlier than 7:00 a.m. on March 9, 2020 and
no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 6, 2020.
Section 4.
> To be qualified to vote, citizens must be registered by July 6, 2020 for the Primary Election and by October 5, 2020 for the General Election.
Maricopa County registration and voting lists will be used for the municipal elections.
Section 5.
Polling places will open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Mesa, Arizona, this 24th day of February, 2020.
APPROVED:
________________________________________ JOHN GILES MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________ DEEANN MICKELSEN CITY CLERK
________________________________________________________________________________| File #: | 20-0179 |
| Type: | Resolution | Status: | Agenda Ready |
| In control: | City Council |
| On agenda: | 2/24/2020 |
| Title: | Calling the Primary Election for August 4, 2020; designating election dates; and providing the last date for candidates to file nomination papers. (Citywide) |
| Attachments: | 1. Resolution |
