2024 CANDIDATE ELECTION
CALL OF ELECTION
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CITY OF PAGE
Notice is hereby given that the City of Page will hold elections as follows:
PRIMARY ELECTION: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
GENERAL ELECTION: Tuesday, November 5, 2024
NOTICE: 02/15/24
Dear Candidates,
Emergency legislation (HB2785) signed by the Governor on Friday, February 9, 2024, changed key deadlines for Candidates running for Partisan offices in the Primary Election. If you are running for any municipal office, please read our guidance below.
New Deadlines
The Primary Election has moved up one week to Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Due to this change all corresponding deadlines have been moved up one week:
- Candidate Filing now begins on March 2, 2024
- Candidate Filing closes on April 1, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Deadlines for write-in candidates have also moved up one week:
- Precinct Committeemen Write-in Deadline is now April 15, 2024
- Write-in Deadline for other Primary Election Candidates is now June 20, 2024
E-Qual – Countywide and Board of Supervisor candidates only
Candidates running for county office in Arizona may collect up to 100% of their required nomination petition signatures through the E-Qual system. E-Qual enables eligible voters to electronically sign these petitions.
The use of E-Qual is optional and only available to select offices. All candidates may collect their signatures using hard copy petitions.
We have updated the E-Qual system to reflect the new Primary Date of July 30, 2024. As a candidate, you can choose whether you want to use your current E-Qual nomination petition with the August 6, 2024 date or open a new E-Qual nomination petition with the July 30, 2024 date by following the attached instructions. The instructions will include the simple steps to close your existing petition and open a new petition. It will also show you how to print your petitions to include them in your filing.
Statement of Interest Guidance
Do not submit a new statement of interest. If you have already submitted a Statement of Interest with the August 6 Primary Date, it is grandfathered in and will be considered valid for this filing period.
Petition Guidance
Do not correct petitions that voters have already signed. Petitions with the August 6 Primary Date in the header are grandfathered in and will be accepted as valid during the upcoming filing period.
We will not reject any nomination petition forms that have the August 6 petition date regardless of whether the petition signatures are dated before or after February 9. Please note however, that as the filing officer, we cannot provide legal advice and any petitions can be subject to court challenge.
Appointment Schedule & Nomination Paper
A representative from our office will contact you soon to schedule a filing appointment. The Nomination Paper will be due at the time of your filing appointment.
For your convenience, attached is an updated election calendar and timeline for the Primary Election and an E-Qual Candidate Guide. Please note Non-Partisan Candidates running in the General Election are not affected by this change.
We appreciate your patience as our team works through this new legislation.
Kary Holloway, City Clerk
City of Page
697 Vista Avenue
Page Arizona 86040
Office: 928-645-4221
kholloway@pageaz.gov
E-Qual Changes – Jurisdictions
E-Qual Guide to Close and Open a New Petition 2024
Offices to be filled: Mayor and three (3) Council Seats
Propositions, if any at Election: None
Candidate Packet Distribution: January 2, 2024
Information and Candidate Packets available at Page City Hall, City Clerk’s Office at 697 Vista Avenue, Page, Arizona
This election will be held in conjunction with the state and county elections and polling places will be determined by the county.
For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at (928) 645-4221 or email at kholloway@pageaz.gov
*A candidate receiving a majority of all votes cast at the Primary Election will be declared elected without running at the General Election pursuant to A.R.S. §9-821.01 and A.R.S. §16-645.
It is recommended that an appointment be scheduled with the City Clerk to pick up your packet.
The City of Page Council is comprised of the Mayor and six (6) Council Members. The Mayor is elected from the city at large for a 2-year term and Council members are elected from the city at large for 4-year terms. The Mayor election and Council election are every 2 years. To avoid having all the Council seats expire in the same year, terms are staggered with three (3) Council Members elected at one election and three (3) Council Members elected 2 years later.
Page Mayor and Council elections are held in August of even-numbered years. If no candidate for an office receives a majority of the votes cast for that office at the Primary Election in August, a runoff election is held in November at the General Election. The Mayor and Council members shall assume their new office within 20 days of the General Election, even if all offices are filled at the Primary Election.
Requirements to run for Mayor and City Council:
The State of Arizona requires the Mayor and Councilmembers to be:
- Qualified electors of the City
- Must be eighteen years of age or over
- Cannot hold any other public office that in any way conflicts with the office of Mayor or Councilmember
- Resident of the City of Page for one year preceding the date of election or appointment to office
Candidate Nomination forms must be filed with the City Clerk at 697 Vista Avenue, Page, Arizona 86040. The earliest date prospective candidates may file their nomination forms is March 2, 2024, and the last day to file forms is April 1, 2024 by 5:00 p.m.
The forms contained in the packets are subject to change without notice, and prospective candidates are responsible for submitting the correct forms in order to run for a City office.
Voter Eligibility Requirements
Qualified electors must register prior to midnight 29-days preceding the date of the election. An individual is eligible to register to vote as provided in state law: A.R.S. §9-822, A.R.S. §16-101 and A.R.S. §16-121.
● Statement of Interest – This form must be filed with the City Clerk’s Office prior to any signatures being collected.
● Committee Statement of Organization – If candidates will be spending or receiving, in any combination, more than $500 during the election cycle, this form must be filed. Please maintain all documentation so that this form may be filed once the candidate hits the $500 level.
● Candidate Nonpartisan Petitions – Completed petitions may be filed between March 11, 2024, and April 8, 2024. The Statement of Interest must be filed with the City Clerk prior to being circulated. (Petitions should be double-sided so that circulator’s affidavit appears on the back of the petition.)
● Candidate Nonpartisan Nomination Paper – This form will be filed on the same day, along with the signed petitions and completed Financial Disclosure Statement.
● Financial Disclosure Statement – This form will be filed along with the signed petitions and completed Nonpartisan Nomination Paper.
● Financial Disclosure Statement Guide – This guidebook explains how to complete the above Financial Disclosure Statement.
● Campaign Finance – Title 16, Chapter 6, of the Arizona Revised Statutes requires candidates and other political committees to file regular campaign finance reports during an election cycle. The purpose of campaign finance reports is to provide information to the public about campaign contributions and expenditures relating to election matters.
● Committee Campaign Finance Report
● Campaign Finance Reports Guide – This guidebook explains how to establish a Candidate Committee when a city or town candidate receives contributions or made expenditures (in any combination) of at least $500.
Write-in Candidate Nomination Paper