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City of Yuma issued the following announcement on Feb. 22.
The City of Yuma will hold primary and general elections in 2022, and those seeking office have less than two months to complete their nomination petitions to run for any of the five seats that will be open.
Recent changes in Arizona law have prompted the City to change elections for City offices from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years; additionally, the law expands the time between primary and general elections.
The City's primary election will be held Aug. 2 for the purpose of nominating and/or electing candidates for mayor, three seats on the City Council and one seat for presiding municipal judge.
Candidates may be elected to office in the primary if they receive 50 percent plus one vote among ballots cast. In the event that seats remain unfilled, the general election on Nov. 8 will be used as a runoff election; moreover, voters would consider any other additional propositions that qualify for that ballot.
Those elected to office each serve a four-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2023.
Candidate handbooks are available online. For additional assistance, visit the office of the City Clerk, located on the first floor of Yuma City Hall, One City Plaza.
The candidate handbook includes information regarding qualifications for office, key dates and deadlines, the number of valid signatures required, financial disclosure statements and political action committees.
City of Yuma elections are nonpartisan; no affiliations to political parties are disclosed. Council candidates are not bound to specific districts; seats are held at large.
The first day for candidates to file nomination papers and other nomination forms is March 7, and the deadline to file nomination paperwork at the City Clerk’s office is precisely 5 p.m. April 4.
Original source can be found here.
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