Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, District 3

Description

The mission of Maricopa County is to provide regional leadership and fiscally responsible, necessary public services so that residents can enjoy living in a healthy and safe community. County government in Arizona is an arm of the state government. Its authority is provided by both the state constitution and the state legislature. Maricopa County funds nearly 15,118 positions to serve the public in areas of public health and health care; transportation infrastructure construction and maintenance; flood control; law enforcement and courts; education; parks and recreation facilities; libraries; animal control; economic and community development; and elections. A representative from a district is called a Supervisor. Currently, Maricopa County has five (5) districts and five (5) Supervisors. Together, the five (5) district representatives, or Supervisors, form the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors direct the work of the County Manager. This is where they represent your area of town to County government. The County Manager essentially runs Maricopa County, based on Supervisor policies.

Application Guidelines

1) Contact the Municipal City Clerk or the special district filing location to confirm that your registered address qualifies you for the position you intend to run for, and that you meet other office specific qualifications. 2) Complete the required filing papers and submit the required filing papers to the Municipal City Clerk or special filing district location. The filing papers must be accompanied by candidate nomination petitions. 3) Submit the required filing papers accompanied by candidate nomination petitions during the stipulated qualifying times. If the position you are running for requires a primary election, the filing papers and nomination petitions must be submitted between 120 and 90 days before the primary election. If the position does not require a primary election, the filing papers and nomination petitions must be submitted 120 to 90 days before the general election. If you have any questions please contact your Municipal City Clerk or the special district filing location.

Submit application to:
Maricopa County Recorder & Elections Department, Main Downtown Office, Phoenix, Arizona, 85003, US