Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes §16-204, beginning with 2014 elections all candidate elections within the State of Arizona are to be held in the fall, including those of charter cities. Currently, this legislation is being challenged in the Arizona courts by the cities of Phoenix and Tucson, but a final ruling is not expected until the latter part of this year or early in 2014. The Interim City Attorney will brief the Council on the current status of this litigation and staff will present an election calendar for next year and review some of the challenges that this new legislation will have on the City of Flagstaff's candidate elections. Additionally, we have invited Patty Hansen, Coconino County Recorder, to attend the meeting should there be any questions raised with respect to coordination with the County. We have attached an overview of the 2014 Election Issues as well as a 2014 Candidate/Issue Election calendar for your information.