Camp Verde AZ (February 19, 2013) – March 12, 2013 is Primary Election Day for candidates running for Camp Verde Mayor and Town Council. The League of Women Voters of Greater Verde Valley and the Camp Verde Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Mayoral Candidates’ Forum, 6:00 to 7:25 p.m., Thursday, February 28, 2013 followed by a forum for candidates for Camp Verde Town Council from 7:30 to 8:30pm. Both forums will be held at the Camp Verde Unified School District Multi-use Complex located at 410 Camp Lincoln Rd in Camp Verde.
There are two candidates running Camp Verde Mayor – incumbent Bob Burnside and challenger Charles German. The mayoral candidates have been asked to address their reason for running mayor, their qualifications and the biggest challenge they see facing Camp Verde. In addition to the candidates giving their reason for wanting to be the mayor of Camp Verde, forum attendees will have an opportunity to pose questions to candidates about issues they feel are important to them.
The second forum will be held for the four candidates running for four seats on the Camp Verde Town Council. The candidates are incumbents Jackie Baker, Robin Whatley, and Jessie Jones; and newcomer Bradford Gordon. Since these are uncontested seats, this forum will be an informal discussion between the candidates on the challenge and opportunities they see facing Camp Verde. And forum attendees will have an opportunity to pose questions to candidates about issues they feel are important to them.
These forums will be recorded by Yavapai Broadcasting’s Verde Valley TV for broadcast on cable channel 2 on Suddenlink and Cable One cable systems before the election and available for viewing online at www.verdevalleytv.com/features.html.
The last day to register to vote for the Camp Verde Primary Election is February 13, 1013. If you don’t know if you are registered, or are not registered, visit the website of the Arizona Secretary of State at http://www.azsos.gov for registration information. This election is a mail-in election. Ballots will be mailed out the week of February 18, 2013. For more information about the candidates forums or about the League of Women Voters, contact the League of Women Voters Greater Verde Valley at lwvsvv@yahoo.com.
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