1. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS
Bond Elections

2. 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

3. 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. §

4. 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)

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

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

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