The City held its Primary Election on August 2, 2022, for the purpose of electing a mayor, three councilmembers, and declaring a ballot issue - Proposition 470, Home Rule. The election was held in conjunction with the countywide election on a consolidated ballot. Arizona Revised Statute §16-642 requires the governing body canvass the returns of the election not later than twenty days following the election. The attached canvass shows the final official results. Voter turnout was 35.09% with 56,181 voters casting ballots out of a total voter population of 160,095. Proposition 470 was approved overwhelmingly by a vote of 42,139 yes votes to 6,623 no votes. Chandler City Charter Article VII, Section 7.01(d) - Majority Vote to Elect states:
At a primary election any candidate who shall receive a majority of all the votes cast at such election shall be declared elected to the office for which he is a candidate, and no further election shall be held as to said candidate, provided that if more candidates receive a majority then there are offices to be filled, then those equal in number to the offices to be filled, receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
Kevin Hartke was declared elected to the office of the mayor.
Matt Orlando, Jane Poston, and Angel Encinas were declared elected to the office of councilmember at the 2022 Primary Election. They received the highest number of votes over the majority of votes cast number equal to the number of seats to be filled and shall be issued certificates of election. A run-off election is not necessary.
The installation ceremony will occur on January 12, 2023.
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