For Star subscribers: Problems with the nomination process could force Tucson Democrats to re-do their candidate selection, critics say.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors has received the names of three candidates to replace Rep. Andrés Cano, but questions about the process could delay the selection.
"Although we do not have a candidate in this race, as the sitting legislator and senator for this district, we believe it is part of our job to ensure that this is done correctly on behalf of our district," they said. State law says actions taken at public meetings in violation of open meeting law are “null and void.”
Alvarez, with 17% of the vote, teaches as an instructional specialist at TUSD’s Miller Elementary School.Supporters of the"Tucson Election Equality Act" turned in 313 signatures less than the threshold required to put the act on the ballot, which is 14,826 valid signatures. Mailer melee in Tucson Ward 1Now that ballots are in city voters' hands, mailers are landing in Ward 1 mailboxes, prompting the traditional disputes over their content and adherence to law.
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