PINETOP-LAKESIDE SANITARY DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-01 RESOLUTION CALLING BOARD MEMBER ELECTION WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. Title 16 requires that certain steps be taken prior to holding a special district election; and, WHEREAS, in order to hold the periodic election for Board Members on November 8, 2016, it is necessary that certain steps be taken. THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Pinetop-Lakeside Sanitary District that: 1. A board member election will be held on November 8, 2016, for the purpose of electing three (3) persons to be on the Board of Directors of the Pinetop-Lakeside Sanitary District for a term of four (4) years. The election shall be held at the regular polling places for the precincts contained within said District for County and State General Elections, and the election officers shall be those specified for the General election of even date, unless additional election officers are required or prescribed by subsequent resolution of this body, not less than twenty (20) days prior to the election. 2. The District requests that the Navajo County Elections Department conduct the board member election in conjunction with the general election on November 8, 2016. Said board member election shall be held and conducted ballots and absentee ballots and applications therefore shall be prepared, votes shall be canvassed and the returns shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Arizona Revised Statutes for elections held by Special Districts. 3. The polling places will open at 6:00 a.m. and close at 7:00 p.m. local time. However, the qualified electors standing in line at 7:00 p.m., shall be entitled to vote. 4. The form of the ballot shall be consistent with the form prescribed by the County and the laws of the State of Arizona for the general election of even date, and shall state the name of each candidate in the manner prescribed by law. 5. All Notices and Ballots used in these proceedings and this Resolution shall be prepared in the English language and the Spanish language. 1 6. No elector shall vote in this election unless the elector has been registered to vote as a resident within the boundaries of the Pinetop-Lakeside Sanitary District prior to midnight of the 29th day preceding the date of this election. 7. A copy of this Resolution shall be sent to the County Board of Supervisors within ten (10) days from the adoption hereof, and shall constitute notice of the forthcoming election pursuant to A.R.S. Section 16-225 (C). 8. The Call of Election attached as “Exhibit A” to this Resolution shall be published in the Holbrook Tribune and/or the White Mountain Independent once a week during the two (2) calendar weeks preceding ninety (90) days before the election and a Notice of Election shall be published once per week, in the same newspaper during the two (2) calendar weeks preceding twenty (20) days before the election. In such second publications, the poll locations shall be identified. 9. Nomination Petitions may be filed commencing July 11, 2016. The last day for filing Nomination Petitions will be August 10, 2016, by 5:00 PM. 10. The last day to register to Vote is October 10, 2016, Midnight. 11. Not later than five (5) days prior to the election, the Board of Directors shall submit an affidavit to the Board of Supervisors of Navajo County certifying compliance with all applicable Federal and State Election laws. ADOPTED this 13th, day of April 2016. PINETOP-LAKESIDE SANITARY DISTRICT /s/ Diana W. Butler Diana W. Butler, Board Chair ATTEST: /s/Paul W. Meier Paul W. Meier, Board Secretary 2 “EXHIBIT A” PINETOP-LAKESIDE SANITARY DISTRICT CALL OF ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE PINETOP-LAKESIDE SANITARY DISTRICT OF NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 8, 2016 IN AND FOR THE PINETOP-LAKESIDE SANITARY DISTRICT OF NAVAJO COUNTY, ARIZONA. THE ELECTION WILL BE HELD FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE: 1. To fill the expired term for 3 position(s) on the District Board beginning January 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2020. The last date to register to vote is October 10, 2016 at midnight. Petitions must be filed between JULY 11, 2016 AND AUGUST 10, 2016, AT 5:00 PM with the Navajo County Elections Department at the Navajo County Governmental Complex in Holbrook. Early Ballots may be obtained by contacting the Navajo County Recorder’s Office at P.O. Box 668, Holbrook, Arizona 86025 or (928) 524-4062; beginning August 7, 2016. WRITTEN OR VERBAL REQUESTS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE RECORDER’S OFFICE BY October 28, 2016 at 5:00 P.M. ARS 16-542E. EARLY BALLOTS MAY BE VOTED IN PERSON AT THE RECORDER’S OFFICE THROUGH November 4, 2016. DISTRITO SANITARIO DE PINETOP-LAKESIDE CONVOCACION DE UNA ELECCION A LOS ELECTORES CALIFICADOS DEL DISTRITO SANITARIO DE PINETOP-LAKESIDE DEL CONDADO DE NAVAJO, ARIZONA: POR LA PRESENTE SE DA AVISO DE UNA ELECCION CUAL SE LLEVARA A CABO EL DIA 8 DE NOVIEMBRE 2016 EN Y PARA EL DISTRITO SANITARIO DE PINETOP-LAKESIDE DEL CONDADO DE NAVAJO, ARIZONA. LA ELECCION SE LLEVARA A CABO CON EL SIGUIENTE PROPOSITO: 1. Ocupar el plazo vencido de tres (3) puesto(s) en la Junta Directiva principiando el 1 de enero 2017 y terminado el 31, de diciembre de 2020. La ultima fecha para registrarse para votar es el dia 10 DE OCTUBRE DE 2016 para la medianoche. El Departamento de Elecciones del Condado de Navajo ubicado en el Complejo Gubernamental del Condado de Navajo en Holbrook tiene que recibir las Peticiones de Nombramiento entre los dias de el 11 de Julio 2016 y 10 de Agosto 2016 no mas tarde que las 5:00 de la tarde. Los Boletas de Antes de la Eleccion se pueden obtener por comunicandose con la Oficina del Registrador del Condado de Navajo al P.O. Box 668, Holbrook, Arizona 86025, o (928) 524-4062; empezando el 07 de Agosto de 2016. La Oficinia Del Registrador Tiene Que Recibir Los Pedidos Por Escritio O Verbales Para Las 5:00 De La Tarde, 28 de Octubre de 2016 ARS 16-542E. Puede votar la boleta de antes de la eleccion en persona en la Oficina del Registrador hasta el 04 de Noviembre de 2016. 3