Title
Appoint Election Officials and Boards for March 9, 2021 Runoff Election - Emergency Clause (Ordinance S-47287)
Description
Request to appoint the required election officials and boards for early ballot processing and at the designated voting centers for the City of Phoenix Runoff Election on Tuesday, March 9, 2021; fixing the honorariums of the election officials and boards; authorizing payment thereof; and declaring an emergency.
Report
Summary
On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 the City of Phoenix will conduct a Runoff Election in which all Phoenix voters residing in Council Districts 3 and 7 will elect a council member to represent their respective districts.
A Runoff Election is required by the City Charter on March 9 because no candidate for the offices in Districts 3 and 7 received a majority of the votes cast in the Nov. 3, 2020 Mayor and Council Election.
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.
Emergency Clause
The emergency clause is necessary to meet legal requirements related to ballot tabulation equipment testing and early ballot processing, which requires the use of board workers.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.