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1. How do I find my polling place?

Find your polling place.

2. What if I miss a Campaign Finance filing deadline?

The committee is liable for a late penalty of $10 for each day the filing is late during the first 15 days after the deadline and $25 for each subsequent day that the filing is late. Penalties accrue until the late report is filed.

3. What type of Candidate Committee / Campaign Finance forms do I need to file?

To register a new candidate committee, file a Statement of Organization within 10 days after qualifying as a candidate committee. A candidate qualifies as a Candidate Committee if the candidate receives contributions or makes expenditures, in any combination, of at least $1,100 in connection with that candidacy.

Campaign finance reports must be filed in accordance with campaign finance laws as long as the candidate committee is active. All committees are subject to late filing penalties. Once a Committee Termination Statement is filed, campaign finance reports are no longer required to be filed.

4. What are the current campaign contribution limits?

In 2017, contribution limits increased and an individual, partnership or political action committee may give $6,350 to a local candidate.

5. Where can I find information on Candidate Committees and Campaign Finance?

Arizona Revised Statutes §16-901-16-938

Arizona Secretary of State Campaign Finance Handbook for Candidate Committees (PDF)

6. What is the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL)?

Registered voters may place their names on the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL). An early ballot will automatically be mailed to voters on the PEVL approximately 27 days prior to the City’s August and November elections. For further information, please contact the Pinal County Recorder’s Office at 520-866-6830.

7. Who conducts voter registration and early voting for City of Casa Grande elections?

Voter registration and early voting are conducted by the Pinal County Recorder's Office. For further information, please contact the Pinal County Recorder's Office at 520-866-6830. Individuals can also register to vote or update existing registration online.

8. What candidate paperwork must be filed at the same time?

• Nomination Papers
• Nomination Petitions
• Financial Disclosure Statement

9. How many signatures are required on the nomination petitions?

At least 277 and not more than 553 signatures of qualified registered voters of the City of Casa Grande.

10. What are the qualifications to seek the position of Council Members?

• 21 years of age or older at the time of filing nomination papers
• Qualified registered voter of the City of Casa Grande at the time of filing nomination papers
• Resident of the City of Casa Grande for three years next preceding the date of the election
• Able to speak, write and read the English language
• A person convicted of a felony cannot serve as a Council Member until he has been restored his civil rights
• City employees are not eligible to stand for election or serve as a Council Members

11. What are the qualifications to seek the position of Mayor?

• 25 years of age or older at the time of filing nomination papers
• Qualified registered voter of the City of Casa Grande at the time of filing nomination papers
• Resident of the City of Casa Grande for three years next preceding the date of the election
• Able to speak, write and read the English language
• A person convicted of a felony cannot serve as a Mayor until he has been restored his civil rights
• City employees are not eligible to stand for election or serve as Mayor

12. What is the salary for the Mayor and Council Members?

Mayor: $1,166 per month

Council Members: $540 per month

13. What offices are to be filled?

One Mayoral seat

Three City Council seats