The city of Sedona will hold its 2010 primary election on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, and its general election on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. This will be a vote by mail election. Three council seats for a four-year term, the mayor’s two-year term, and the question whether the mayor shall be elected by the people or appointed by the council beginning in 2012 will be on the ballot.
Depending on council action Tuesday, Oct. 27, an additional seat may be open for a two-year term. A candidate is declared elected at the primary election if he/she receives 50 percent plus one of the votes cast. The mayor and council members will assume office after the general election following the City Council’s election canvass.
Candidate packets will be available at 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, in the Sedona City Clerk’s Office, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, Arizona, 86336. Candidate nomination forms must be filed in the City Clerk office, between 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
To run for local office, a candidate must be a qualified elector at the time of election, be at least 18 years of age on or before the election, have resided within the Sedona city limits for one year preceding the election, and have had his/her civil rights restored if the person has been convicted of a felony.
To register to vote in this election, a resident must be a citizen of the United States; be 18 years of age or more on or before the date of the general election next following his registration; be a state resident for a period of 29 days prior to the election; reside within the Sedona city limits for 29 days prior to the election; and, have the ability to write one’s own name or make his mark unless prevented by physical disability.
Voter registration forms are available at Sedona City Hall, the Sedona Public Library and the Sedona Post Office. Registration can also be done online at www.azsos.gov. If you wish to obtain voter registration forms for distribution, please contact the Yavapai County Voter Registration Department at 639-8100 or the Coconino County Voter Registration Department at (928) 774-5011. Voter registration for the city’s primary election closes Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, and Monday, April 19, 2010 for the general election.
For more information, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 282-3113.
