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4. C.
Regular BOS Meeting
Meeting Date:
05/18/2021
Submitted For:
Eric Mariscal
Submitted By:
Erin Miller, Elections Assistant
Department:
Elections
Information
Request/Subject
Appointment of a Democratic Party Precinct Committeeman in Gila County.
Background Information
Arizona Revised Statute §16-821 (B) states,
"The board of supervisors upon the recommendation of the county chairman, or the recommendation of a committee designated in the bylaws of the county committee for that purpose, shall determine when a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman. If a vacancy exists, the vacancy shall be filled by the board of supervisors from a list of names submitted by the county chairman of the appropriate political party. Only a precinct committeeman elected at the primary election prior to the date of a state or county committee organizing meeting shall be permitted to vote at such meeting. The criteria used to establish when a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman shall be as established in section 38-291."
Evaluation
There is a vacancy for the office of Democratic Party Precinct Committeeman in the Payson #3 Precinct. Christine Senko, Gila County Democratic Committee Chairman, has submitted Connie Cockrell to fill the vacancy. Per state statute, the Board of Supervisors has the authority to make this appointment. Upon review of the precinct committeemen allotment table, it has been determined that the vacancy exists for the Democratic Party.
Conclusion
The Board of Supervisors needs to consider the nominee presented by Christine Senko, Gila County Democratic Committee Chairman, to fill the Democratic Party Precinct Committeemen vacancy for the Payson #3 Precinct.
Recommendation
The Elections Department Director requests that the Board of Supervisors approve the requested appointment as presented.
Suggested Motion
Appointment of the following Democratic Party Precinct Committeeman in Gila County: Connie Cockrell - Payson #3 Precinct.
Attachments
Gila County Democratic Party Appointments
ARS 16-821
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