1998 Jan Vol 29 Issue 1 Town Reporter Election Issue

TOWN REPORTER TOWN OF PARADISE VALLEY 6401 EAST LINCOLN DRIVE January 1998 . Volume 29, Issue 1 PRIMARY ELECTION March 10,1998 The Town of Paradise . Valley Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 1998. VOTING To be eligible to vote in the Primary Election, you must be a resident of the Town and be registered to vote. The last day to register to be eligible for the Primary Election is February 9, 1998. Voter registration forms are available at Town Hall. You must be a citizen of the United States, a resi- dent of Arizona, and at least 18 years of age. Voting in this election will be by optical scanner. Sample ballots will be available at Town Hall February 5, 1998. CANDIDATES There are twelve candidates running for seven seats on the council. They are: (listed in alphabet- ical order) Bernie Barry, Jane Cole, Richard Gordon, John M. "Jack" Hook, Ed- ward F. Lowry, Daniel W. Schweiker, Virginia "Jini" Simpson, Dorothy Smith, Gerry Thomas, Robert A. Williams Jr., Ed Winkler, and Sylvia Yoder. A simple majoriy of the total votes cast is re- quired to be elected in the Primary. If necessary, a General Election will be held May 19, 1998. TOWN TO CONSIDER STAGGERED TERMS Voters in the Pri- mary Election will be asked to consider whether or not the terms of Town Council Members should be in- creased to four years begin- ning in the year 2000. This is the result of an Ordinance passed by the Council in Candidate Statements Early Voting Voting Districts December requiring voter approval. If approved by vot- ers, the Town would con- tinue to hold elections every two years. Three council seats would be filled in one election. Two years later four seats would be filled thus making the terms over- lap. For more informa- tion on this or any other arti- cle, contact the Town of Paradise Valley Clerk's Of- fice at 948-7411. 3 9 11