Proposition 437 - A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 6 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF YUMA, ARIZONA, RELATING TO SIGNATURES ON NOMINATION PETITIONS

Shall Article IV – Elections, Section 6 – Nomination for Primary Election, be amended to read as follows: The City Council, by ordinance, shall direct the City Clerk to make available to all candidates for any City office a petition form for nomination at a primary election. The nomination form must contain the signatures of qualified electors of the City aggregating not less than three percent (3%) nor more than five percent (5%) of the total number of valid ballots cast at the last preceding PRIMARY general municipal election. The petitions shall be presented to the City Clerk in accordance with state law. The City Clerk shall certify the petition indicating that the required number of signatures of qualified electors has been obtained and such certification shall cause the candidate's name to be printed on the ballot.