June 2, 2016
Contact: Kelly Corsette, communications & public affairs director, Office: 480-312-2336, Mobile: 602-359-5965
Scottsdale elections will wait until November
There will not be an Aug. 30 primary election in Scottsdale. Two candidates filed to run for mayor and four filed to run for three City Council seats by the June 1 deadline, making a Scottsdale primary election unnecessary.
An item will appear on the June 7 Scottsdale City Council agenda canceling the Aug. 30 primary election and calling a special election to run concurrently with the statewide general election Tuesday, Nov. 8.
The candidates
Incumbent Mayor W.J. “Jim” Lane will face former City Council member Bob Littlefield in the mayor’s race. Four candidates, incumbents Suzanne Klapp, Virginia Korte and Guy Phillips, and resident Dan Schweiker, will run for three seats on the City Council.
Find contact information for the candidates and links to their websites at ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “candidate listing.”
A proposed City Charter amendment
In addition to the Mayor and City Council races, Scottsdale voters will decide a proposed amendment to the City Charter at the Nov. 8 election. The proposed charter amendment corrects outdated charter language to accurately reflect that:
- The city’s primary and general elections are held concurrently with the state’s primary and general elections in conformance with state law
and
- The terms for the mayor and City Council members begin on the first regular meeting in January of the year following their election
Scottsdale Election tips
Many Scottsdale residents receive early ballots – more than 100,000. But last election fewer than 30,000 were actually voted and returned (about 31 percent). Avoid long lines on Election Day and return your postage-paid early ballot.
Find more information about Scottsdale’s 2016 election, including links to voter registration and early ballot requests at ScottsdaleAZ.gov, search “elections.”
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