What Does It Take To Run For Phoenix Mayor Or City Council?

Press release from the City of Phoenix:

May 4, 2020

The City of Phoenix will hold the next regularly scheduled Mayor and Council Election on November 3, 2020. In this election, registered voters who reside in the City of Phoenix will elect a Mayor and decide any ballot measure propositions referred by the City Council. Additionally, voters residing in City Council Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 will also elect Council Members.

The November 3, 2020 election will be a County-conducted election. All candidate races and any propositions will appear on the Maricopa County's ballot for the November General Election. If no single Phoenix candidate receives a majority (50% +1) of the votes for the office they are running for during the November 3, 2020 election, the top two candidates that received the most votes will advance to a runoff election to be on held on March 9, 2021.

Candidate Qualifications: A candidate must be a qualified elector of the City of Phoenix. At the time of filing nomination papers and during the person’s tenure, the candidate must maintain permanent residence within the district from which the candidate is nominated.

This press release was produced by the City of Phoenix. The views expressed here are the author’s own.