School Board candidates who decide to have their name removed from the ballot must submit a notarized Statement of Withdrawal to the Office of Coconino County School Superintendent. Once a candidacy is withdrawn, if the candidate has registered a campaign committee, the committee is required to continue filing campaign finance reports until/unless the committee is terminated. Candidates who withdraw their name from the ballot cannot run as a write-in candidate for the same office. Committees who file to terminate must have no outstanding debts or obligations and no cash on hand. 

Signatures on petitions are not verified by the Coconino County School Superintendent. However, petition signatures are subject to challenge by other candidates or electors of the State of Arizona. Immediately following the candidate filing period, candidate's filing for candidacy can be challenged with the Coconino County Superior County. The 1-day challenge period for the 2022 School Governing Board Elections is July 12, 2022 to July 25, 5:00 p.m. 2022. Pursuant to 15-242, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors meet, no earlier then 105 days before the election for that office and that office is then deemed vacant and shall be filled as provided in 15-302. 

If only one or no candidate filed qualified nomination papers for a school district governing board member position by 5:00 p.m. on August 9, 2022, our office will recommend cancelation of the election to the Coconino County Board of Supervisors (BOS). 

Under these circumstances, the candidate who has filed in a timely and proper manner may be appointed as if elected by the BOS to file the school district's governing board position (ARS 15-424 (D)). If no candidate files and the BOS opts to cancel the election, the vacancy shall be filled through the appointment process conducted by the County School Superintendent (ARS 15-424 (D) and 15-302). 

Pursuant to ARS 15-421 (F), each candidate whose name has been certified to appear on the election ballot/write in list may submit the following:

• A recent photograph.
• A typewritten or electronic statement, not to exceed 500 words
• A disclosure of any relationships by affinity. consanguinity or by law to the third degree that exists between the candidate and any current governing board members or other candidates for election to the same governing board. 
  
  Certified candidates may begin submitting the information above NO EARLIER THAN Tuesday, July 12 , 2022 and NO LATER THAN 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 21, 2022.

A signed hard copy of the candidates statement can be delivered to our office, or may be sent via email to mcampbell@coconino.az.gov from the candidate's email address that is on file with The Office of the Coconino County School Superintendent.