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SAFFORD — The Graham County School Superintendent hereby notifies the registered voters of Graham County that candidate packets for School District Governing Boards are now available. Candidate packets may be picked up in the Graham County School Superintendent’s Office at 921 Thatcher Blvd. Safford, Ariz. The office is open Monday through Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Candidates must file a Statement of Interest prior to collecting any signatures. This document is included in the candidate packet.
Candidates may file their non-partisan nomination paperwork beginning June 8. The deadline for filing the nomination paperwork is July 6, by 5 p.m., for the Nov. 3 General Election. The last day to register to vote in the General Election is Oct. 5.
All school district governing board nomination paperwork must be filed in the Graham County School Superintendent’s Office. All other special district nomination packets such as the Graham County Community (Eastern Arizona College) District Governing Board, fire districts, hospital districts, etc., are available in the Graham County Board of Supervisor’s Office, also located at 921 W. Thatcher Blvd., Safford.
All terms are for four years unless otherwise noted, and the following seats expire Dec. 31:
- Bonita School District No. 16 — Two seats
- Ft. Thomas Unified School District No. 7 — Two seats
- Gila Institute for Technology No. 2 (GIFT) — Three Graham County seats – Fort Thomas, Solomon and Pima
- Klondyke School District No. 9 — One seat
- Pima Unified School District No. 6 — Two seats
- Safford Unified School District No. 1 — Two seats
- Solomon School District No. 5 — Three seats
- Thatcher Unified School District No. 4 — Two seats
For more information, contact the Graham County School Superintendent’s Office at 928-428-2880.
