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2. DESIGNATE FIRE DISTRICTS WHICH QUALIFY FOR ALTERNATE PROCEDURE FOR ELECTING BOARD MEMBERS/OFFICERS Designate fire districts within Maricopa County which qualify for alternate procedure for electing fire district board members/officers for terms beginning December 1, 2008. Cancel the November 4, 2008, elections for fire district board member/officers in those qualifying districts. The Arizona Legislature offers an alternate procedure for electing fire district officers and members of fire district governing boards (A.R.S. § 48-802D). When only one person, or if no person, has filed a nomination petition for each office to be elected at the General Election, the County Board of Supervisors is authorized to cancel the election. The Board of Supervisors is also authorized to appoint persons who filed a nomination petition to serve as board member/officer for the respective four or two year terms as of August 6, 2008. In addition, as of August 20, 2008, the filing deadline for fire district write in nomination papers (A.R.S. § 16-311), several fire districts in Maricopa County qualified for this action, as reflected on the 2008 List of Fire Districts Qualifying for Alternate Election Procedures which is on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and included in the board materials. The November 4, 2008, nonpartisan election for fire district governing board members and officers in these fire districts is canceled. In November, 2008, the board of supervisors will appoint those candidates who filed nomination petitions or write in nomination papers on or before August 20, 2008, to serve the specified terms as fire district board members and officers in these districts, terms to begin December 1, 2008. This item was continued from the August 22, 2008 meeting. (C-36-09-003-7-00)

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