Deadline Approaching For Filing Arguments Pro, Con In Special Election
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02/04/2010 (Last updated: 02/08/2010)Summary:
Yumans are invited to file arguments within the next two weeks regarding a local preference issue coming before City of Yuma voters this spring.Contact:
Voters Will Decide Whether Or Not To Amend Local Preference Section In Charter
Yuma, Arizona - Yumans are invited to file arguments within the next two weeks regarding a local preference issue coming before City of Yuma voters this spring.
Qualified electors will decide May 18, 2010 whether or not to amend the section of Yuma's City Charter regarding use of local preference (Article XII, Section 2) in awarding bids for City contracts.
Arguments pro and con will be published in the publicity pamphlet, which is typically mailed in advance of the election to all households containing registered voters.
To File An Argument
- Keep it within 300 words or less.
- Argument must be signed and notarized. If an organization is filing the argument, two officers from the organization must sign and have it be notarized.
- Submit it in person to the Yuma City Clerk's Office, on the third floor west wing of City Hall, One City Plaza, along with $300 in cash or check to cover some of the cost of printing, as per state law.
- Deadline is 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Absolutely no arguments will be accepted after that exact time, per state law.
The City Clerk's Office is open 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12 (closed Friday, Feb. 5 per the City's customer convenience schedule).
For More Information
For further information, please contact Greg Hyland, CPM, the City of Yuma's Director of Communications & Public Affairs at (928) 373-5023 or by e-mail or Dave Nash, City of Yuma Public Affairs Coordinator at (928) 373-5015 or by e-mail.
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Media Contacts
Members of the media may contact Director of Communications and Public Affairs Greg Hyland, CPM at (928) 373-5023 or (928) 580-4751, or Public Affairs Coordinator Dave Nash at (928) 373-5015, or (928) 941-0199.
