San Tan Valley Ready to Collect Signatures for Incorporation Vote
SanTanValley.com
SanTanValley,com
After years of working to change Arizona State law so residents of San Tan Valley could decide for themselves if they wanted to become their own city, legislation was passed and signed by Governor Ducey on February 21, 2017. That legislation became law August 9th and today, a new group of San Tan Valley residents filed the necessary paperwork to start collecting signatures, in an attempt to put the incorporation initiative on the ballot.
On October 6th, a boundary map and petition were filed with the Pinal County Elections Department, beginning the process of collecting signatures. A minimum of 10% of the registered voters within the proposed boundary, must now sign the petition in order for the initiative to qualify to be placed on a ballot. The community has 180 days to collect the required signatures, which must then be filed with the Pinal County Elections Department by April 4th, 2018.
The last attempt to collect signatures was in 2010, and while the required number of signatures were collected to qualify for a vote, the “six mile rule” allowed neighboring municipalities the right to veto the initiative, blocking the vote from taking place.
