PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Bond Elections

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections Four principal types of bonds: General obligation bonds *** Revenue bonds Street and highway improvement bonds Special improvement district bonds ***This is the type of bond election Clarkdale held (for street improvements) – so emphasis for this discussion will be placed on this type

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections Your bond counsel is invaluable in this process and should be consulted before going forward with a bond election Your bond counsel will provide you with the exact legal language that will be used in your resolution, proposition, and publicity pamphlet Your bond counsel will also provide the schedules of costs to the taxpayer You should double check counsel’s language against the statutory requirements to see if there’s additional or modified language you want to include A.R.S. § 35-454

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections General Obligation Bonds – two types: General Purpose – may not exceed 6% of assessed valuation of taxable property of the municipality Public Utility and Open Space – Bonds may be issued for an additional 20% of assessed valuation for municipal supply of water, light or sewers (up to 26% indebtedness)

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections County usually provides the Proposition number Hire an Election Services vendor to print your publicity pamphlet – sometimes they also provide translation services

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections Council sets deadline to submit arguments for or against bond proposition Once arguments have been submitted they cannot be changed for grammar, spelling or simply wrong information! Arguments should be submitted in Word format both in hard copy and electronically

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections Publicity pamphlets should be mailed to every household within the political division that contains a registered voter within 35 days before the bond election. (Our printer provided this service.) Submit copies of the publicity pamphlet to the Department of Revenue within 30 days after the bond election.

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS – Bond Elections FIRST PAGE – Cover Page stating type of Bond Election, i.e., “Bond Authorization Special Election” Date of Election Compiled and issued by City/Town Council of the City/Town of Your Town Spanish version of above information

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS

PUBLICITY PAMPHLET – Bond Elections Inside Cover – Introduction and message from the Clerk providing election date(s) and question for the voters. Provides contact information for the Clerk

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Q and A about the proposed bonds (provided by bond counsel) Estimated average annual bond tax rate per $100 of assessed valuation (for property tax increase) – provided by bond counsel

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Information about General Obligation bonds Estimated Debt Service Requirements and Projected Impact on a Secondary Tax Rate (bond counsel)

SAMPLE BALLOT QUESTION(S) PROPOSITION QUESTION AND EXPLANATION/SUMMARY PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS SAMPLE BALLOT QUESTION(S) PROPOSITION QUESTION AND EXPLANATION/SUMMARY ARGUMENTS: FOR THE BOND AGAINST THE BOND

Voting information including: PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Voting information including: Dates and deadlines for early voting, mailing ballots, using assistance Official Ballot Drop Boxes Required ID

PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS Contact information for elections and voter registration Vote center locations Spanish Translation Follows Our pamphlet was 32 pages total