Staff Memo To Council For Canvass

City of Apache Junction 
300 East Superstition Boulevard  Apache Junction, Arizona 85119  www.ajcity.net 
  
 
 
August 4, 2026 
 
MEMORANDUM TO:  
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 
 
THROUGH: 
 
 
BRYANT POWELL, CITY MANAGER 
                                            
 
FROM: 
EVIE MCKINNEY, CITY CLERK 
 
SUBJECT: 
RESOLUTION NO. 26-37,  
CANVASS OF VOTES FOR PRIMARY ELECTION 
CONDUCTED ON JULY 21, 2026,  
 
 
Arizona Revised Statutes §16-642 (A) requires that the city council convene not less 
than six (6) not more than twenty (20) days following an election for purposes of 
canvassing the returns of the election. Arizona Revised Statutes §16-646 specifies the 
information requirements of the canvass. 
 
When the results of the canvass are determined, the City Clerk must enter upon the 
records a statement known as the official canvass which must show the number of 
ballots cast city wide and by precinct, the number of ballots rejected city wide and by 
precinct, the office titles and candidate names, the number of votes cast city wide and 
by precinct for each candidate, and the number of active registered voters in the city.  
Even though the law does not specify that the canvass must be done as a resolution, 
most Arizona cities and towns use a resolution format. 
 
Since Apache Junction is located in both Maricopa and Pinal Counties, the information 
needed for the canvass has to be collected from both jurisdictions.  At this time the final 
results have not been submitted by Pinal County.  These numbers are to be provided on 
Monday, August 3, 2026.  These final results, along with the Maricopa County results, 
will be shared at the regular council meeting on August 4, 2026.