Elections
Important Dates
- 2024 Candidate Packets Available at Town Hall – February 1, 2024
- Candidate Filing Begins – 8:00 a.m. on March 4, 2024
- Candidate Filing Ends – 5:00 p.m. on April 1, 2024
- Voter Registration Deadline for August Primary Election – July 1, 2024
- Early Voting starts July 3, 2024
- Primary Election Day – July 30, 2024
- Voter Registration Deadline for November General Election – October 7, 2024
- Early Voting starts - October 9, 2024
- General Election Day – November 5, 2024
The Town will hold a Primary Election on July 30, 2024, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and three (3) Councilmembers. A General Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect any office that remains unfilled after the Primary Election.
While every effort was made to provide a comprehensive overview of the election process for the Town of Quartzsite, this candidate information and the noted resources are provided with the understanding that the Town Clerk cannot provide legal or financial advice. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that all legal requirements have been met.
- Term: Each seat has a 4-year term. Newly elected officials will take office at the first regularly scheduled Town Council meeting following the date of the General Election.*
- Qualifications: Must be 18 years old, must be a Registered Voter, must have resided in Quartzsite for one year, and must have no delinquent or fixed fines and penalties, user fees, permit fees, or sales tax owed to the town at the time of declaration of candidacy.** Declaration of candidacy is the time in which nomination petitions are filed with the Town Clerk.
- Signature Requirement: At least 63 and not more than 125 signatures of qualified registered voters of the Town of Quartzsite are required to be collected to be placed on the ballot. Signatures/Candidate Packets are due no earlier than March 4, 2024, and no later than April 1, 2024, at 5:00 pm.
- Statement of Interest: You cannot begin collecting signatures prior to submitting your Statement of Interest.
If you are interested in running for the Mayor position or any of the three (3) Councilmember seats, please fill out the Statement of Interest form for the position desired and provide to the Town Clerk. The Candidate Packet will include the Candidate Checklist, Nomination Paper Declaration of Qualification, Nomination Petition and Certification of Nomination Petition (back of Nomination Petition), and the Public Officer and Candidate Financial Disclosure Statement. If applicable, State of Organization for Political Campaign Committee is available. If you have any questions, please contact the Town Clerk at 928.927.4333 ext. 301.
* Town of Quartzsite, Arizona Code of Ordinances Title III: Administration, Chapter 30 Mayor and Council, § 30.03
** A.R.S. § 9-232 and Town of Quartzsite, Arizona Code of Ordinances Title III: Administration, Chapter 30 Mayor and Council, § 30.09
State of Arizona Committee Statement of Organization
State of Arizona Committee Campaign Finance Report
State of Arizona Committee Termination Statement
La Paz County Canvass of Votes- Town of Quartzsite Special Election, November 7, 2023
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