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All special elections provided for in the Tucson Charter, including, but not limited to, those involving initiative, referendum or recall, shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same provisions as are provided for the holding of general elections, including the qualifications of electors, the nomination of candidates and campaign contribution and expenditure requirements set forth in controlling legislation.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
Pursuant to Tucson City Charter, there shall be at least one (1) voting location provided in each ward in the city for the casting of votes, or in the case of a Vote by Mail election, for the replacement of ballots, and such voting locations shall be kept open on the day of the election from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. The mayor and council may increase the number of voting locations from time to time as necessity may require.
The following criteria will be used in determining voting locations and which precincts to combine for a specified election:
(a) Selection of facilities already in use so as to cause a change in voting location for as few voters as possible.
(b) Selection of facilities which will provide the greatest convenience to the greatest number of voters.
(c) Selection of facilities located on or near major streets with adequate ingress and egress as well as ample voter parking capacity.
(d) When determining voting locations, every attempt should be made to secure locations that are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and utilize the checklist authorized by the Department of Justice when surveying.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
(a) In any primary election when there are two (2) or more candidates of the same political party on the ballot, the names of such candidates shall be so alternated on the ballots used in each election precinct that the name of each candidate shall appear substantially an equal number of times in each possible position.
(b) In any general election, the list of candidates of the several parties shall be arranged with the names of the parties in descending order according to the votes cast for governor for that county in the most recent general election for the office of governor.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
(a) In any city election, the city clerk is authorized to perform any hand count(s) the city clerk deems necessary to check the accuracy of the count produced by the central vote tabulating equipment, or to cause, authorize, or direct others to perform such hand count(s), including any county officer in charge of elections who is administering any consolidated election in which the city is participating.
(b) The percentage of ballots or voting areas subject to any hand count(s) shall be at the discretion of the city clerk.
(c) A hand count authorized by this section does not supersede the count produced by the central vote tabulating equipment, which is the official count.
(d) The city clerk shall promulgate rules, regulations, procedures, and forms necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Ord. No. 11525, § 2, 2-21-18)
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