Early voting for the upcoming Nov. 5 Special Bond Election begins Oct. 10 and the cut-off for early voting in person is Nov. 1. The deadline to request an early ballot by mail is Oct. 25. To request an early ballot, voters can visit the Maricopa County Recorder’s Web site at recorder.maricopa.gov, call the Maricopa County Elections Department at (602) 506-1511 or call the City Clerk’s Office at (480) 644-4868. The Special Bond Election will cover the following issues (as listed on the ballot): QUESTION 1 - PUBLIC SAFETY BONDS Shall Mesa, Arizona, be authorized to issue and sell General Obligation Bonds of the City in the principal amount of $51,700,000 to provide funds to acquire, construct, improve, furnish and equip buildings, which may include but is not limited to, fire stations, fire and medical dispatch/communication centers, support equipment and technology, vehicles, land and interests in land for public safety purposes, and pay all costs thereof; the bonds, and any bonds issued to refund the City’s bonds, may be sold at prices that include premiums not greater than permitted by law; may bear fixed or variable interest not exceeding nine percent (9%) per annum, and may have principal payable not later than 25 years from the date issued? These bonds will be issued as General Obligation Bonds and the issuance of these bonds will result in a property tax increase sufficient to pay the annual debt service on bonds, unless the governing body provides for payment from other sources. The bonds may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of a weighted average maturity of less than 75% of the weighted average maturity of the bonds being refunded. QUESTION 2 - STREET AND HIGHWAY BONDS Shall Mesa, Arizona, be authorized to issue and sell General Obligation Bonds of the City in the principal amount of $79,100,000 to provide funds to plan, design, acquire, construct, reconstruct and improve the City’s streets, highways, bridges, street lights, pedestrian improvements, multi-use path and trail improvements, other vehicular and multi-modal transportation improvements, and acquire land and interests in land therefor, and pay all costs thereof; the bonds, and any bonds issued to refund the City’s bonds, may be sold at prices that include premiums not greater than permitted by law; may bear fixed or variable interest not exceeding nine percent (9%) per annum, and may have principal payable not later than 25 years from the date issued? These bonds will be issued as General Obligation Bonds and the issuance of these bonds will result in a property tax increase sufficient to pay the annual debt service on bonds, unless the governing body provides for payment from other sources. The bonds may be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of a weighted average maturity of less than 75% of the weighted average maturity of the bonds being refunded. Voters can view the entire measures and detailed bond information online at mesaaz.gov/bond. For Mesa residents not currently registered, who wish to vote in this Special Bond Election, the deadline to register is Oct. 7. For additional information about voter registration or verification of current registration, contact the Maricopa County Elections Department at (602) 506-1511.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:42:15 +0000
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