Title
Appoint Election Officials and Boards for March 12, 2019 Special Election (Ordinance S-45304)
Description
Request to appoint the required election officials and boards for early ballot processing and the 28 voting centers for the City of Phoenix Special Election on Tuesday, March 12, 2019; fixing the honorariums of the election officials and boards; and authorizing payment thereof.
Report
Summary
On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 the City of Phoenix will conduct a Special Election in which all Phoenix registered voters will elect a mayor in a Runoff Election and voters residing in Council Districts 5 and 8 will also elect a council member to represent their respective districts.
The Mayoral Runoff Election is required because none of the candidates from the Mayoral Vacancy Election conducted on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 received a majority of votes cast (50 percent plus one vote). Vacancy Elections are being held in Council Districts 5 and 8 because Council Members Daniel Valenzuela (District 5) and Kate Gallego (District 8) resigned from their offices to run in the Mayoral Election held on Nov. 6, 2018.
This request asks the City Council to appoint the board workers needed for processing early ballots received in the mail and preparing those ballots for tabulation, and the board workers needed to conduct voting at the voting centers. The City Code and this ordinance authorize the City Clerk to appoint additional boards necessary to process and prepare ballots for tabulation. Board workers are paid an honorarium for their service as provided by the City Code and related ordinance.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.