Apache County School District Governing Board Elections November 6, 2018 School District Seats to be Filled Minimum # of Signatures Current as of March 27, 2018 4 Year Term 2 Year Term St. Johns USD #1 3 none 13 Concho ESD #6* 2* 1* 9 Alpine ESD #7 2 none 2 Window Rock USD #8 3 none 44 Vernon ESD #9* 2* 1* 7 Round Valley USD #10 3 none 23 Sanders USD #18 3 none 22 Ganado USD #20 3 none 29 McNary ESD #23 2 none 1 Chinle USD #24 2 none 78 Red Mesa USD #27 2 none 37 NAVIT JTED #35 none none NATIVE JTED #36 Representing the Chinle Representing Red Mesa 1 none 78 1 none 37 Candidate Filing Period July 9 through 5:00 PM Aug 8, 2018 A candidate for election or retention shall register as a committee if the candidate receives contributions or makes expenditures, in any combination, of at least $1,100.00 in connection with that candidacy. A.R.S. 16-322 (A.11) Nomination signature requirements are shown in the table on the left. Maximum signatures allowed are 400. Disclaimer: We are not attorneys and are not licensed to advise you on the law or preparation of legal forms. * Concho Elementary School District and Vernon Elementary School District have unexpired vacant two year terms to be filled. The nomination petition of a person seeking to fill an unexpired vacant term for any public office shall designate the expiration date of the term following the name of the office being sought. A.R.S. 16-314 (D) School District Current Governing Board Members whose term will end 12/31/2018 St. Johns USD #1 David Eisley Brent Overson Eve Patterson Concho ESD #6 Roger Brown Linda Gilbertson Kristina Barber Alpine ESD #7 Linda Sonive Tom White Window Rock USD #8 Floyd Ashley Carl Hillis Brenda Wauneka Vernon ESD #9 Irene M. Humphrey Sean Hunsaker John Wilhelm Round Valley USD #10 Greg Erhart Reece Hadlock Steve West Sanders USD #18 Marlene S. Apachee Lomardo Aseret Anita Watchman Ganado USD #20 Wanda Begay Allan Blacksheep Jr. Teresa Gorman McNary ESD #23 Patricia Maxwell Shawna Shorty Chinle USD #24 Wayne Claw Paul Guy Jr. Red Mesa USD #27 Ernest H. Begay Martha Saggboy NATIVE JTED #36 Representing the Chinle Anderson D. Jones Representing Red Mesa Lee Jones Zhonnie See the 2018 School Board Election Candidate Information Packet at the link provided below: http://schools.apachecounty.net/elections/ If you have any questions, please call Olivia Aranda at the Apache County School Superintendent s Office: 928-337-7539
STATE OF ARIZONA FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Nonpartisan NOMINATION PAPER DECLARATION OF QUALIFICATION A.R.S. 16-311 You are hereby notified that I, the undersigned, a qualified elector, am a candidate for the office of at the election to be held on. I will have been a citizen of the United States for years before my election and will have been a citizen of Arizona for years before my election and will meet the age requirement for the office I seek and have resided in County for years and in precinct for years before my election. Actual residence address City or Town Zip or description of place of residence (required) Post office address (if applicable) City or town Zip Print or type your name on the following line in the exact manner you wish it to appear on the ballot, last name first., LAST NAME FIRST NAME I declare, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this Nomination Paper and Declaration of Qualification is true and correct, and that at the time of filing I am a resident of the county, district or precinct which I propose to represent, that I have no final, outstanding judgments against me of an aggregate of $1,000 or more that arose from failure to comply with or enforcement of campaign finance law, and as to all other qualifications, I will be qualified at the time of election to hold the office that I seek. CANDIDATE SIGNATURE DATE Sec. State Rev. 04/04/2017
Nonpartisan Nomination Petition Put optional photo here I, the undersigned, a qualified elector of the county of, state of Arizona, and of (here name political division or district from which the nomination is sought) hereby nominate who resides at in the county of for the office of to be voted at the election to be held, and hereby declare that I am qualified to vote for this office and that I have not signed and will not sign any nomination petitions for more persons than the number of candidates necessary to fill such office at the next ensuing election. I further declare that if I choose to use a post office box address on this petition, my residence address has not changed since I last reported it to the county recorder for purposes of updating my voter registration file. Signature Printed name Actual residence address, description of place of residence or Arizona post office box address, city or town Date of signing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Revised 10/26/2015, Secretary of State (7/17/2012 version also accepted) Petitioner/circulator remains solely responsible for ensuring this form complies with law.
Instructions for Circulators 1. All petitions shall be signed by circulator. 2. Circulator is not required to be a resident of this state but otherwise must be qualified to register to vote in this state and, if not a resident of this state, shall register as a circulator with the secretary of state. 3. Circulator s name shall be typed or printed under the circulator s signature. 4. Circulator s actual residence address or, if no street address, a description of residence location shall be included on the petition. I, a person who is not required to be a resident of this state but who is otherwise (Printed Name) qualified to register to vote in the county of, in the state of Arizona, hereby verify that each of the names on the petition was signed in my presence on the date indicated and that in my belief each signer was a qualified elector who resides at the address given as their residence on the date indicated. Signature of Circulator Typed or Printed Name of Circulator Circulator s Actual Residence Address (If no street address, a description of residence location shall be included on the petition) City or Town and Zip Code Revised 10/26/2015, Secretary of State (7/17/2012 version also accepted) Petitioner/circulator remains solely responsible for ensuring this form complies with law.
Nomination (Signature) Petition Printing Instructions The Nomination (Signature) Petition must be Double-Sided The second page (instructions for circulator) must be printed on the reverse side of the nomination petition. Instructions for printing the PDF document: NOTE: The following instructions are for illustrative purposes only and reflect how the document would be printed using a duplex printing, capable printer. Individual computer and printer configurations vary and it is ultimately the candidate s or circulator s responsibility to ensure that the petition is printed according to A.R.S. 16-315. 1) Click print icon from the Adobe Product, not your browser. A window similar to the one pictured below should appear. 2) Ensure that the page is printing Actual Size. 3) Click the Print on both sides of paper option. 4) Under Orientation select Landscape 5) When you have printed the petition, make sure that it complies with the requirements found in A.R.S 16315 (verify that line spacing is one-half of an inch).
Three (3) things to check once you have printed the form: 1. The form is printed on both sides (front and back) 2. The form is printed on 8 ½ x 11 paper 3. The spacing of the signature lines is one-half of an inch. Arizona Revised Statutes 16-315. Form of petitions; registration of circulators A. The nomination petitions shall be in substantially the following form: 1. Petitions shall be on paper eleven inches wide and eight and one-half inches long. 2. Petitions shall be headed by a caption stating the purpose of the petition, followed by the body of the petition stating the intent of the petitioners. 3. There shall be ten lines spaced one-half of an inch apart and consecutively numbered one through ten. 4. The signature portion of the petition shall be divided into columns headed by the following titles: (a) Signature. (b) Printed name. (c) Actual residence address, description of place of residence or Arizona post office box address, city or town. (d) Date of signing. 5. A photograph of the candidate may appear on the nomination petition. B. The following shall appear on the petition: Instructions for Circulators 1. All petitions shall be signed by circulator. 2. Circulator is not required to be a resident of this state but otherwise must be qualified to register to vote in this state and, if not a resident of this state, shall register as a circulator with the secretary of state. 3. Circulator's name shall be typed or printed under the circulator's signature. 4. Circulator's actual residence address or, if no street address, a description of residence location shall be included on the petition. C. The secretary of state shall prepare sample nomination petition forms and distribute such forms to all election officers. D. Circulators who are not residents of this state must be registered as circulators with the secretary of state before circulating petitions. The secretary of state shall provide for a method of receiving service of process for those petition circulators who register pursuant to this subsection. The secretary of state shall establish in the instructions and procedures manual issued pursuant to section 16-452 a procedure for registering circulators and receiving service of process.
GOVERNING BOARD CANDIDATE STATEMENT NOVEMBER 8, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION (A.R.S. 15-421[F]) The candidate shall submit a statement to the Apache County School Superintendent. The candidate statement shall be typewritten or electronically submitted and shall contain the following items: 1. A recent photograph of the candidate. 2. A statement not to exceed five hundred words. 3. A disclosure of any relationships by affinity, by consanguinity or by law to the third degree that exist between the candidate and any current governing board members or other candidates for election to the same governing board. The statements will be posted to the Apache County School Superintendent s website as described below: 1. The statements will be posted verbatim as they are received unless a candidate requests in writing that typographical errors be corrected. 2. All statements and photographs will be posted on the Apache County School Superintendent s website http://schools.apachecounty.net alphabetically by school district and by candidate s last name. 3. Candidate statements may be submitted beginning July 6, 2018 through September 20, 2018. 4. Photographs and statements must be submitted together. Photographs should be no larger than 2 x3. 5. All candidate statements and photographs will be posted by September 26, 2018. 6. For candidates that do not submit a statement, the website will state, No Response Submitted. 7. Statements and/or photographs may be submitted by: Mail: E-Mail: In-Person: Apache County School Superintendent Attn: Olivia Aranda PO Box 548 St. Johns, AZ 85936 Olivia.Aranda@apachecountyschools.net Apache County School Superintendent 75 N. 1 st West St. Johns, AZ 85936 928-337-7539