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From the Town of Buckeye website: (http://www.buckeyeaz.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?CID=1)

District Voters Will Have Races, First All-Mail Election, to Consider in Town Council Primary Election

Town of Buckeye voters in three Town Council districts will have races in each district to consider when they participate in the town’s first all-mail primary election March 9.

In District 4, incumbent David Hardesty, 54, of 23461 W. Hopi St., is running for re-election to a second four-year term against Ray Strauss, 38, of 26107 W. Potter Dr.

Candidates seeking the District 5 Council seat being vacated by Councilman Dr. Robert Doster, who is not running for re-election, are Craig Heustis, 66, of 22879 W. Kalena Ct., and Larry Miller, 69, of 22578 W. Antelope Trail.

Two candidates will square off on the ballot for the District 6 seat, incumbent Dave Rioux, 46, of 23400 W. Galpin, and Eric Orsborn, 38, of 20636 W. Grandview Dr.

All-mail elections are conducted using the same process as early voting, but the major difference is that a voter does not have to request a ballot mailed to them. The Maricopa County Election Department uses the active voter registration list to send a mailer packet to all registered voters in each district.

Voter registration for the primary election March 9 ends Feb. 8. The general election is scheduled for May 18; voter registration for that election ends April 19.

If registered voters have changed their last name or their address since registering previously, they must register with the new name or address to receive the all-mail ballot.

For more elections information, call Town Clerk Lucinda Aja, 623-349-6911, or Deputy Clerk Deb Harrell, 623-349-6914.