HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD545ORDINANCE NO.545
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,FIXING THE DATES FOR CANDIDATES
TO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AS
AUTHORIZED BY ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES §16-311;REPEALING
ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
Beginning with the election to be held on March 17,1987,a person desiring
to become a candidate and to have his or her name printed on the official
ballot for municipal office shall file a nomination paper and other nomi-
nation materials as required by law not less than seventy-five days nor more
than one hundred and five days before the primary election date.All such
nomination papers must be completed and filed with the City Clerk by five
o'clock on the last day for filing such papers.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances i n conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance or any part of the code herein by reference are hereby
repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any
reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE
Whereas the immediate operation of the provisions of this ordinance is nec-
essary for the preservation of the public peace,health and safety of the
City of Apache Junction,Arizona,an emergency i s hereby declared to exist
and this ordinance shall be i n full force and effect from and after its
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 21ST DAY OF OrTORFR ,1986,
BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 2'1Rn DAY OF nrTnRFR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
PROVED AS TO FORM:
:-ALE
City Attorney
NORMAN S.HILL
Mayor
,1986.