Department of Justice Records - ADA - Preclearance - N/A - 12/11/1997 December 11, 1997
Chief, Voting Section
Civil Rights Division
Department of Justice
320 First Street, N.W., Room 818A
Washington, D.C. 20001
Re: Submission Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
City of Glendale,Arizona, 1998 Municipal Elections
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter, plus attachments, will constitute our submission for your review under Section 5 of
the Voting Rights Act.
The City of Glendale's Primary Election is scheduled for March 10, 1998. The office of Mayor
and the Council seats for the Cholla, Barrel, and Ocotillo Districts will be on the Primary
Election ballot.
The General Election is scheduled for May 19, 1998. The ballot will contain a request to
increase the Mayor and Councilmembers' annual salaries; a Home Rule Alternative Expenditure
Limitation question; and a potential initiative to eliminate the City's tax on groceries. Please
see: Exhibits A, B, C,D, and E.
The Primary and General Election dates are a change from our spring Charter dates. The State of
Arizona mandated, through A.R.S. 816-204, that cities wishing to conduct spring elections would
do so on the same consolidated election dates. This legislation was approved by the Justice
Department and elections have already been conducted under this legislation in the State of
Arizona. Please see: Exhibit F.
CITY REDISTRICTING
The City of Glendale received pre-clearance from the Justice Department, via a letter dated
February 21, 1997, for our most recent redistricting which was done to address increased
population, predominately in the northern and southern extremes of the City of Glendale.
Please see: Exhibit G.
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COUNTY REPRECINCTING
Maricopa County has made changes to precincts in the City's Cholla and Yucca Districts. These
changes were made to address increased population in the northern and southern extremes of the
City of Glendale. These changes are currently under review by the Justice Department.
1996 PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS
The City received pre-clearance letters dated December 7, 1995 and February 7, 1996 for the
1996 Primary Election of February 13, 1996 and General Election of March 19, 1996 . There
were no issues on the ballot, nor any run-off candidate elections. Therefore, the General Election
of March 19, 1996 was canceled. Please see: Exhibit H.
ANNEXATIONS AND DEANNEXATIONS
The City of Glendale had one annexation and two deannexations since the 1996 Primary
Election. None of the annexations or deannexations included population. The Justice
Department was sent copies of the enabling ordinances after approval. Please see: Exhibits I
and J.
OVERVIEW OF ELECTION RESPONSIBILITIES
The City of Glendale contracts its voting registration with the Maricopa County Elections
Department in Phoenix, Arizona. Maricopa County is responsible for all precinct boundaries
within the County/City and provides the City voter registration lists. The City Clerk is
responsible for selecting polling places, early ballot processing, contracting for ballot tabulation
equipment, and other election services. The City Clerk has determined that she will contract with
Maricopa County to provide ballots, tabulation equipment, election board officials for the polling
places, and training for the election board officials.
The absentee/early voting process will be supervised by the City Clerk and her staff. The early
ballot processing supervisors and workers will fall within the following categories: City
employees with previous election experience who will, for the most part, supervise; temporary
workers who have served as election judges in the past; and other people with computer,
telephone, and clerical skills, who are available to work on a temporary basis. The City Clerk
and her staff have scheduled training classes in January 1998 to instruct these workers in
absentee/early voting procedures.
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ABSENTEE/EARLY VOTING PROCESS
Prior to the 1996 Primary Election (the General Election was not held), the City Clerk's Office
initiated several new methods of increasing voter turnout, most specifically absentee/early voter
turnout. These methods included providing (1) voter registration and absentee/early ballot
requests at City facilities, such as libraries, the municipal golf course, City Hall, the Municipal
Court, etc.; (2) for weekend satellite polling places on a Saturday and Sunday prior to the
Primary Election; (3) a Special Board, who voted the disabled and elderly at their residence; and
(4) a utilization of City publications; newspapers, and other media to raise voter awareness. As a
result, the absentee/early voter turnout in the 1996 Primary Election was 2,035 as opposed to the
absentee/early voter turnout in the 1994 Primary Election of 125. The total votes cast in the 1996
Primary was 9,489 and 3,006 votes were cast in the 1994 Primary. The absentee/early voter
turnout in the 1994 General Election was 141 and the total votes cast were 5,653. Please see:
Exhibit K
We will be offering all the absentee/early voting services provided in the 1996 Primary. We
have, in fact, expanded the locations and services offered. Absentee/early ballot request forms
are available to hospitals, churches, and major employers. We have also developed a new
Request for Early Ballot form, that has a detachable post card with election information at the
top. Please see: Exhibit L.
As in the 1996 Primary Election, we are hoping to increase voter turnout and are encouraging
absentee/early voting. In the 1998 Primary Election. we will be providing the following new
voting services to voters:
• Automated Election Line - Citizens will listen to a main menu and then push the
appropriate number to obtain specific election information or request an early ballot
application. If information is desired in Spanish, the caller is referred to the City
Clerk's Office, where a bilingual employee provides the desired information or takes
the ballot request.
• Internet Election Information- Citizens will access election information, including the
location of election day and satellite polling places, in English and Spanish from the
City's Home Page. They can request an early ballot in English and Spanish, satellite
polling place locations or their polling place location.
• Connection - The request for absentee/early ballot will be published in the Glendale
Connection, a City of Glendale newsletter which is sent out with every water bill and
mailed to renters via a separate mailing list.
• Fax -Requests for early ballots can be faxed to the City Clerk's Office.
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• Early Ballot Packet - Citizens requesting an early ballot will receive the easier-to-vote
scanned ballot packet.
• Satellite Voting (all district ballots will be available at every location) - Citizens from
anywhere in the City will be able to vote at four strategic locations throughout the
City. In the 1996 Primary Election, each district's ballot was available only at the
satellite polling place for that district. With the ability to provide ballots for any voter
in the City at every satellite polling place, the number of locations has been reduced to
four. Even though the number of sites has been reduced, the number of election
workers required has increased because they are responsible for ballots from six
districts. A minimum of four workers per site will be utilized. During the 1996
satellite polling there were two election workers at each of the six sites. These polling
places will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the following Saturdays:
February 21 and 28, 1998 and May 2 and 9, 1998. Please see: Exhibits M and N.
• Kids Voting Arizona - This program encourages children, kindergarten through 12th
grade to vote in their own simulated city election. Children may vote at the polling
place or send in an early ballot.
• Early Ballot Software - Staff will more readily be able to keep the early ballot
request/return list current. Mailing labels will be generated. Information on a voter's
polling place will be easily accessed through the computer.
ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES
The City has redistricted and the County has adjusted precinct boundaries since the last
municipal election. During the spring of 1997, the City Clerk and her staff began assessing the
impact these changes would have on the City's polling places. Each of the 1994 polling place
location was initially evaluated in conjunction with the new districts and precincts. Some of the
1994 polling places were no longer in the same district, but could be utilized as a polling place
in another district; some of the 1994 polling places, while still in the district, were no longer in a
central location to best serve the voters; and some of the changes in precincts also necessitated
relocating 1994 polling places within the district. Finally some changes to the 1994 polling
places where to made to address voter complaint issues regarding the parking or visibility of the
facility. In addition, two polling places were added, one in each of the Cactus and Yucca
Districts.
We are very aware that any change in polling places must be highly publicized. The following
steps are being taken to notify voters of changes to polling places:
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1. Changes to the polling places were discussed at a televised City Council Workshop on
October 7, 1997. A list of recommended polling places was available to the public at
that time. No objections to the recommended polling places have been received as of this
date. Please see: Exhibit P.
2. The City Council will consider adoption of the Notice of Election resolution, in both
English and Spanish, which contains a list of the same recommended polling places at its
City Council meeting to be held on January 27, 1998. On February 5 and 12, 1998, the
Notice of Election resolution will be published in English and Spanish in the City's
official newspaper, The Glendale Star.
3. In February of 1998, the list of polling places will be published in the Connection, a City
of Glendale newsletter which is sent out in every water bill and mailed to renters via a
separate mailing list.
4. The polling place list will be included in the election information on the City's cable
television, Channel 11.
5. We will provide the press with information for news stories. Please see: Exhibit Q.
6. Every household with a registered voter will receive a publicity pamphlet which contains
election information, including the voter's polling place, at least ten days prior to the
election.
City of Glendale 1998 Polling Places are listed below and include a brief explanation as to the
status of that polling place. Please see: Exhibits R, S,T and U.
Cholla District
The City's redistricting and the County changes in precinct lines made it necessary to reassign
some precincts to different polling places.
1. Deer Valley Fire Station #156, 6801 West Deer Valley Road, was used in 1994 Primary
Election and serves the rapidly growing most northern County precincts in the City of
Glendale. In the 1996 Primary Election, voters in the Maricopa County Precincts of
Beardsley, Topeka and Wahalla voted at this Polling Place. Maricopa County divided the
Beardsley Precinct into Los Gatos, Thunderbird Park, Beardsley and Lone Cactus. In the
1998 Elections, voters in the Los Gatos, Thunderbird Park, Lone Cactus and Beardsley
Precincts will vote at this polling place.
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2. Dove of the Dessert United Methodist Church, 7201 West Beardsley Road, is a new City
of Glendale polling place for the 1998 elections, but has been utilized in the past by
Maricopa County. In the 1996 Primary Election, some of these voters were served by the
Deer Valley Fire Station #156, such as the Topeka Precinct (The portion of the Topeka
Precinct within the City is now part of the John Cabot Precinct.) and Wahalla Precinct.
Some of these precincts, such as the former Stockman and existing Angela Precincts,
voted at Arrowhead Baptist Church.
In addition, Maricopa County reduced the number of voters in the Wahalla Precinct, took
approximately one-fourth of the voters in the former Villa Theresa and created the Utopia
Park Precinct; Angela precinct boundaries did not change. The changes to precinct lines
made the Dove of the Dessert United Methodist Church the most convenient available
location for the voters. In the 1998 Elections, voters from the Wahalla, Utopia Park, and
Angela Precincts will vote at the Dove of the Desert United Methodist Church.
3. Foothills Fire Station #155, 6255 West Union Hills, is a new City polling place for the
1998 elections. It was, however, utilized by the City as a satellite polling place in the
1996 Primary Election. Maricopa County created the Brewer Precinct from the former
the Stockman Precinct and a portion of the Villa Theresa Precinct. Arrowhead Baptist
Church, located at 17241 North 75th Avenue, a polling place used by the voters in the
1996 Primary election, was not available due to a pending sale. In the 1998 Elections,
Foothills Fire Station #155 was found to be the most convenient available location for
voters within the newly created Brewer Precinct, which will be the only precinct voting at
this polling place.
4. Faith Bible Church, 17334 North 63rd Avenue, was utilized as a polling place in the 1996
Primary Election. Maricopa County moved some of the interior lines in the Greenbriar,
John Cabot (The portion of Topeka Precinct in the City limits is now included in John
Cabot.), Patricia Ann, and Carol Ann (partial) Precincts. In the 1996 Primary Election,
voters from Maricopa County Precincts Greenbriar, Patricia Ann, John Cabot, Banff, and
Julie voted at this polling place. In the 1998 Elections, Greenbriar, Patricia Ann, John
Cabot and Carol Ann (partial) will be voting at this polling place.
Sahuaro District
The City's redistricting made it necessary to reassign some precincts to different polling places.
5. West Greenway Baptist Church, 5341 West Greenway Road, was a Cholla District
polling place in the 1996 Primary Election. As a result of the City's redistricting, it is
now in the Sahuaro District. However, some of the County precincts served by this
polling place remain the same. In the 1996 Primary Election, the voters in Maricopa
County Altadena, Country Gables, Carol Ann, and Calavar (partial) Precincts voted at
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'this polling place. In the 1998 elections, Altadena, Country Gables, and Carol Ann
(partial) Precinct voters will vote at this polling place.
6. Fire Station #153 (Community Center North) 14075 North 59th Avenue, is a new City
polling place. It has been utilized by Maricopa County as a polling place. The Paseo
Racquet Center, 6268 West Thunderbird Road was used in the 1996 Primary Election for
the voters in the Calavar, Sun Up, St. Moritz (partial), and Sunset Palms Precincts. On
election day we received complaints regarding the lack of visibility from Thunderbird
Road, a main thoroughfare. The Paseo Racquet Center is behind City baseball fields.
Fire Station #153 will be used for the 1998 elections. We have addressed both of these
issues with a change of location. Fire Station #153 fronts directly on 59th Avenue, a
main thoroughfare, and the polling place will be located in the large community room.
In the 1996 Primary Election, the voters of Maricopa County Sunset Palms, Calavar
(partial), St. Moritz, Sun Up, and Country Gables Precincts voted at the Paseo Racquet
Center. In the 1998 Elections, the voters in Maricopa County Calavar, St. Moritz, Sun
Up, and Sunset Palms Precincts will vote at this polling place.
7. Desert Valley Elementary School, 12901 North 63rd Avenue, was a 1996 Primary Polling
Place for Maricopa County Pioneer, Riviera, Copperwood, and St. Moritz Precincts. In
the 1998 Elections, voters in Maricopa County Pioneer, Riviera, Copperwood, Desert
Sky, and Poinsettia(partial)Precincts will vote at this polling place.
Barrel District
The City's redistricting made it necessary to re-assign some precincts to different polling places.
In addition, one 1996 Primary Election polling place (Heritage Elementary School) was
eliminated and replaced with Apollo Baptist Church, which was used as a polling place in the
Sahuaro District in the 1996 Primary Election.
8. Apollo Baptist Church, 11611 North 51st Avenue, was a Sahuaro District polling place in
1996 Primary Election. As a result of City's redistricting, it is now in the Barrel District.
In the 1996 election, the County precincts served at this polling place were: Desert Sky
(now in Sahuaro District), Poinsettia (Poinsettia (partial) now in the Sahuaro District),
Gemini and Christy(partial).
In the 1996 Primary Election, the voters in the County precincts of Palo Verde, Sanna,
and Carol voted at Heritage Elementary School, 5312 West Mountain View Road. This
location is still in the Barrel District. Both the Apollo Baptist Church and the Heritage
Elementary School could serve these voters. The Apollo Baptist Church was selected
because, as a result of the City's redistricting, it was better located to serve the voters of
these precincts.
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In the 1996 Primary Election, voters in Maricopa County Precincts voting at Heritage
Elementary School were Beryl, Sanna, Palo Verde, Carol and Christy (partial). In the
1998 Elections, voters in Maricopa County Precincts voting at Apollo Baptist Church are
Poinsettia(partial), Christy, Gemini, Palo Verde, Sanna, and Carol (partial).
9. Glendale Main Library, 5959 West Brown Street, was used as a polling place in the 1996
Primary Election. In the 1996 Primary Election, Maricopa County Precincts Glendale#1,
Glendale #4, and Glendale #3 (partial) voted at this polling place. In the 1998 Primary
and General Elections, Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #1, Beryl (voted at Heritage
Elementary in the 1996 Primary Election), Mondo Park and Holmes (voted at Waymark
Gardens in the 1996 Primary Election) will vote at the Glendale Main Library. The
redistricting moved district lines north and made it necessary to redistribute voters in the
Beryl, Mondo Park and Holmes Precincts to this polling place and redistribute voters in
Glendale#4 and Glendale#3 (partial) to the Waymark Gardens polling place.
In the 1998 Elections, the Glendale #1, Beryl, Mondo Park and Holmes Precincts will
vote at this polling place.
10. Waymark Gardens, 5325 West Butler Avenue, was used as a polling place in the 1996
Primary Election. In the 1996 Primary Election, Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #5,
Glendale #6, Holmes and Mondo Park voted at this polling place. In the 1998 Primary
and General Elections, Glendale #3 (partial), Glendale #4 (voted at Glendale Main
Library in the 1996 Primary Election), Glendale #5, and Glendale #6 will vote at this
polling place.
In the 1996 Primary Election, voters in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #5, Glendale
#6, Holmes, and Mondo Park voted at Waymark Gardens. In the 1998 Elections, voters
in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale 3 (partial), Glendale #4, Glendale #5, and
Glendale#6 will vote at this location.
Ocotillo District
The City's redistricting made it necessary to reassign some precincts to different polling places.
11. Glencroft Care Center, 8611 North 67th Avenue, is a new polling place for the 1998
Primary and General Elections. This polling place replaces Orange Grove Mobile
Estates, 8401 North 67th Avenue. This polling place was moved to Glencroft Care
Center for the following reasons: a larger polling place room, more parking and,based on
an analysis of voter addresses from the last election, more than half of the voters utilizing
this polling place are residents of Glencroft. Glencroft is used as a polling place by
Maricopa County.
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The voters utilizing Orange Grove Mobile Estates in the 1996 Primary Election were
from Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #2, Glendale #3 (partial), Glendale #10
(partial), Glendale #14, Glendale #34. In the 1998 Elections, voters utilizing the
Glencroft Care Center polling place will be Glendale #2, Glendale #3 (partial), Glendale
#10 (partial), and Glendale #33. Maricopa County Precinct Glendale #33 voted at
Landmark Elementary School in the 1996 Primary Election. The new Glencroft Care
Center polling place, however, is more convenient.
12. Glendale Adult Center, 7121 North 57 Avenue, was not used in the 1996 Primary
Election. It was, however, was used by the City in the 1988 elections. After the 1988
elections, the City's district system was initiated and many polling places were affected.
This polling place will replace Landmark Elementary School, 5730 West Myrtle Avenue.
We received voter complaints regarding the lack of available parking spaces at Landmark
Elementary School. The Glendale Adult Center has substantially more available parking,
is highly visible, is within walking distance of the former polling place, and has a large
room for the polling place. The polling place at Landmark Elementary School was
located in the lobby/entry area of the cafeteria.
The voters utilizing the Landmark Elementary School polling place in the 1996 Primary
Election were from Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #11, Glendale #12, Glendale
#13, Glendale #22 (now in the Cactus District), Glendale #23 (now in the Cactus
District), and Glendale #33. In the 1998 Primary Elections, the voters utilizing the
Glendale Adult Center polling place will be from Glendale #11 (partial), Glendale #12,
and Glendale #14 (partial).
13. Isaac Imes Elementary School, 6625 North 56th Avenue, was not used in the 1996
Primary Election, but is utilized in Maricopa County Elections. This polling place
replaces the Glendale Youth Center, 5401 West Ocotillo Road, which was used as a
polling place in the 1996 Primary Election. There is limited parking at the Glendale
Youth Center, although many neighborhood residents walk. The after-school program
must be canceled when it is used as a polling place because there is only one large room.
Isaac Imes is an established elementary school that has been remodeled and has ample
parking. It is within walking distance of the Youth Center, and serves the same
neighborhood community.
Voters utilizing the Glendale Youth Center in the 1996 Primary Election were from
Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #21 and Glendale#32. In the 1998 elections, voters
from Glendale #21 will be utilizing Isaac Imes Elementary School. The 1996 Primary
Election was the first time voters from Glendale #32 had utilized the Youth Center as a
polling place. We received complaints from voters and requests that they be returned to
their polling place at the First Christian Church. Therefore, Glendale #32 voters will vote
at the First Christian Church.
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First Christian Church, 6242 North 59th Avenue, was a polling place in the 1996 Primary
Election. It served voters in Maricopa County Precinct Glendale#20 in the 1996 Primary
Election. In the 1998 Elections, it will serve Glendale #19, Glendale #20, and Glendale
#32.
Cactus District
The addition of a polling place at Barcelona Elementary School, as well as redistricting, made it
necessary to reassign some precincts to different polling places.
15. Horizon Elementary School, 8520 North 47th Avenue, was a polling place in the 1996
Primary Election. In the 1996 Primary Election, voters from Maricopa County Precincts
Carol, Glendale#7, Glendale#8, and Glendale #9 voted at this polling place. In the 1998
Elections, voters from Maricopa County Precincts Carol (partial), Glendale #7, Glendale
#8 and Glendale 9 will vote at this polling place.
16. St. John's Lutheran Church, 7205 North 51st Avenue, was a polling place in the 1996
Primary Election. In the 1996 Primary Election, voters from Maricopa County Precincts
Glendale #13, Glendale #14, Glendale #15, Glendale #16, Glendale #22, and Glendale
#23 will vote at this polling place.
17. Barcelona Elementary School, 6530 North 44th Avenue, is a new City polling place, but
has been used by the County as a polling place. This polling place has been added to
address 1996 Primary Election complaints regarding voters being expected to cross Grand
Avenue, a extremely congested thoroughfare, to reach their polling place.
In the 1998 elections, voters in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale 23, Glendale 24 and
Glendale 31 will vote at this polling place.
18. Glendale Cascade Mobile Home Park, 5747 West Missouri Avenue, is a new City polling
place, but has been used by the County as a polling place. This polling place replaces the
Santa Grande Mobile Home Park, 4375 West Missouri Avenue, used in the 1996 Primary
Election. The Santa Grande Mobile Home Park no longer wishes to be a polling place.
In 1996, voters in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #24, Glendale #30, Glendale #31
and Road Runner (partial) voted at the Santa Grande Mobile Home Park. In 1998, voters
in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #30 and Roadrunner will vote at the Glendale
Cascade Mobile Home Park.
Yucca District
The addition of a polling place at Luke Elementary School, as well as redistricting, made it
necessary to reassign some precincts to different polling places.
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19. Desert Mirage Elementary School, 8605 West Maryland Avenue, was a polling place in
the 1996 Primary Election. In the 1996 Primary Election, it served voters in Maricopa
County Precincts Glendale #10 Glendale #17, Glendale #18, and Litchfield I (Luke Air
Force Base). In the 1998 Elections, voters from Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #10
(partial), Glendale #17, Glendale #18, Country Meadows and Independence
(Independence Precinct was created by splitting Glendale #18) will vote at this polling
place.
20. St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 6300 West Camelback Avenue, was a polling place in
the 1996 Primary Election. In the 1996 Primary Election, it served voters from Maricopa
County Precincts Glendale #27, Glendale #28, and Glendale #29. It will serve the same
precincts in the 1998 Elections.
21. Bicentennial North Elementary , 7237 West Missouri, is a new City polling place, but has
been used by Maricopa County as a polling place. This polling place replaces Challenger
Jr. High School, 6905 West Maryland Avenue, which was used in the 1996 Primary
Election. Due to the City's redistricting, Challenger Jr. High School is not longer in the
Yucca District.
In the 1996 Primary Election, voters in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale #19,
Glendale #25, and Glendale #26 voted at Challenger Jr. High. In the 1998 Elections,
voters in Maricopa County Precincts Glendale # 25 and Glendale #26 will vote at
Bicentennial North Elementary.
22. Luke Elementary School, 7300 North Dysart Road, is a new City polling place, but has
been used by the County. This polling place has been added to serve the voters living
near Luke Air Force Base, Maricopa County Precinct Litchfield 1. In the 1996 Primary
Election, these voters utilized Desert Mirage Elementary School as a polling place, which
is some distance from them. The Dysart School District has requested, and the City has
agreed, to share this polling place in the 1998 Primary Election.
The City Clerk's Department inspected each of these polling places from May through August of
1997. An inspection sheet was used and only those locations which were found to be easy to
access, well-known and highly visible, provide suitable space for the polling place and parking,
and meet A.D.A. requirements were chosen. Please see: Exhibit U.
Upon the request of the City Clerk, the Glendale Commission on Persons with Disabilities is
inspecting the polling places and will make recommendations on any improvements beyond
A.D.A. requirements that might be made to make the polling places more serviceable to the
elderly and handicapped. You may contact Ms. Ann Ransom, Chairperson of the Glendale
Commission on Persons with Disabilities, at (602) 934-3616 or (602) 931-7002, if you have any
questions.
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In addition, members of the Glendale Hispanic Forum have reviewed the polling places and
offered no objections. You may contact Ms. Norma Alvarez at (602) 930-2854 and/or Mr.
Bobby Gonzales at (602) 937-8730, if you have any questions.
LIST OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit A: Resolution No. 3162, New Series, calling a Primary Election on March 10, 1998
and a General Election on May 19, 1998. The English and Spanish versions of
this Resolution were posted on October 24, 1997, presented to the Glendale City
Council at its October 28, 1997 meeting, and published in English and Spanish on
November 6 and 13, 1997 in the Glendale Star, the City's official newspaper.
Exhibit B: Glendale Connection newsletter for October/November 1997, containing the dates
of the Primary and General Election and Candidate Nomination information. This
newsletter is included with the water bill and sent to renters via a separate mailing
list.
Exhibit C: City of Glendale 1997/1998 Primary and General Election Calendar.
Exhibit D: Resolution No. 3107, New Series, placing a request for increase in salary for the
Mayor and Councilmembers on the ballot.
Exhibit E: Resolution No. 2881, New Series, adopting the results of the 1994 General
Election, which approved the Home Rule Alternative Expenditure Limitation for
four years.
Exhibit F: Copy of Arizona Revised Statutes, Section 16-204, mandating consolidated
election dates.
Exhibit G: Letter dated February 21, 1997 to the City of Glendale from the Justice
Department, approving the City of Glendale's 1996 redistricting plan.
Exhibit H: Letters dated December 7, 1995 and February 7, 1996 to the City of Glendale
from the Justice Department, approving 1996 Primary and General Elections.
Exhibit I Annexation Ordinance 1866 , New Series - 1996 Primary Election through current
date.
Exhibit J: Deannexation Ordinances 1891, New Series, and 1961, New Series - 1996
Primary Election through current date.
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Exhibit K: Canvass of Vote Information for the 1996 Primary Election (Resolution No. 3035,
New Series); 1994 Primary Election(Resolution No. 2873,New Series ) and 1994
General Election.(Resolution No. 2881,New Series.).
Exhibit L: Request for Early Ballot form.
Exhibit M: List of 1998 Satellite Polling Places, including dates and times available.
Exhibit N: List of 1996 Satellite Polling Places, including dates and times available.
Exhibit 0: Minutes of a City Council Workshop meeting held on October 7, 1997, at which
election day polling places was discussed.
Exhibit P: The Glendale Star election news article, published December 4, 1997, regarding
additional services and changes in polling places.
Exhibit Q: List of 1998 Election Day polling places and County precincts.
Exhibit R: Map of 1998 Election Day polling places and County precincts.
Exhibit S: List of 1996 Election Day polling places.
Exhibit T: Map of 1996 Election Day polling places.
Exhibit U: Polling Place Check List,which was used as an inspection sheet.
CONCLUSION
Although a City redistricting and County reprecincting made changes in polling places inevitable,
we have tried to make positive changes when a change was indicated. Our goal throughout the
election process is to provide service to the voter and stimulate voter turnout.
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If you have any questions concerning this submission, or further information is required, please
contact Pamela Oliveira, City Clerk, at (602) 930-2252 or 930-2253.
Respectfully submitted,
Pamela Oliveira, CMC, CEO
City Clerk
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