Just got off the AZGOP Executive Committee meeting zoom call where we were reminded that there are NO Republican ballot measures out for signature, so DECLINE TO SIGN! Unless you are signing for a Republican candidate to join the ballot, don't sign any petitions for ballot measures.

If you live in the City of Prescott, farther below in the newsletter is a list of the proposed City Charter Amendments.

In the next few weeks we will roll out the 2024 Yavapai Voter Action Plan for PCs.. Much more on that to come.

AZGOP has published their PC Handbook for some great ideas.

-Jana

Arizona’s election processes are under attack!

We’ve told you what’s wrong with Ranked Choice Voting in past Stampede editions. Rep Austin Smith sponsored HCR 2033 that prohibits any election law in Arizona that is contrary to the direct primary election in the Arizona state constitution. That will be on the ballot in 2024.

FOCUS ON THE MISSION

I found myself distracted today by the TV. Its full of Israel, Ukraine, voting on Speaker of the House, all kinds of stuff. I had to just turn it off! Why? Because it’s taking me “Off Mission!” We cannot let that happen!! 

Sheriff Dave Rhodes explained it like this… “We can win the White House, take back the U.S. House and Senate… but if we here in Arizona lose our 1-vote majority in the Arizona House and Senate, we’re toast!” 

I’ll say it again and again… Our MISSION is to support, elect and KEEP every Constitutionally Conservative Republican from the school board to our legislature!  

STAY LOCAL… STAY FOCUSED!

We did not achieve our goals in 2022, but we learned a lot. Use what we’ve learned! Get out there… talk to people. We have NO CHOICE but to work as hard as each and every one of us can to keep our very slim majority in the AZ legislature. With a Dem Governor, a Dem Secretary of State, a Dem Attorney General, the deck is stacked against us. Lose our slim majority and we’ll lose our 2^nd Amendment Rights, our fight for Election Integrity, and everything else Republicans believe in!

Remember… “If we lose our majority, we’re toast.”

Stay on point – Focus on the Mission!!

Prescott Primary 2023

(City Council Races)

Prescott City Charter Amendments that will appear on the November 7th General Election

Early voting begins October 11, 2023. (mail only)

Each referred Charter Amendment Proposition will be voted on separately on your ballot. A “YES” vote would have the effect of amending a particular City Charter provision consistent with the referred language adopted by the City Council at the June 27th Voting Meeting.

A “NO” vote will leave a particular City Charter provision the way it currently exists. 

Proposition 461: Updates attendance requirements for Council members to reflect the Council Rules of Procedure and clarifies expectations and definitions.

YES vote shall have the effect of updating the attendance requirement for members of the City Council to reflect the Council Rules of Procedure and establish expectations and definitions.

Proposition 462: Allows citizen-submitted petitions to be considered in 60 days, rather than 30 days.

YES vote shall have the effect of updating the consideration of petitions from thirty days to sixty days after presentation to the council.

Proposition 463: Updates ministerial duties of the city clerk in receiving nomination petition papers to align with state law.

YES vote shall have the effect of updating the ministerial duties of the City Clerk in receiving nomination petition papers to align with state law.

Proposition 464: Allows for a 5-year, rather than a 3-year, financial auditing contract with the City.

YES vote will amend Article VI, Section 15 by allowing for a five-year contract rather than a three-year contract, for auditing services.

Proposition 465: Adds requirements for the City regarding the lease of city property with the option to purchase and sets appraisal requirements.

YES vote will add Article VIII, Section 13 to the City Charter regarding the lease of city property with the option to purchase and set appraisal requirements.

Proposition 466: Specifies the term of Mayor Pro tempore as one year and determines the meeting date for the designation.

YES vote shall specify the term of the Mayor Pro Tempore as one year and determine the meeting at which the designation shall take place

Proposition 467: Updates language for nomination for general election by simplifying the qualifications for the candidates to move on to the general election.

YES vote shall update the language for nomination for the general election by simplifying the qualifications for candidates to move on to the general election.

Proposition 468: Changes the residency requirements for Mayor and Council candidates from one year to three years and cleans up the language of the section.

YES vote shall change the residency requirement for Mayor and Council from one year to three years and clean up the language of the section.

Proposition 469: Clarifies language that the City Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Council.

YES vote will remove Article III, Section 6 in its entirety and update Article III, Section 1 to clarify language and state that the City Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Council.

Proposition 470: Adds requirements related to the sale of city property exceeding four million dollars.

YES vote will amend Article VIII, Section 12 of the City Charter adding new subsection 3 related to the sale of city property exceeding a value of four million dollars.



Proposition 471: Raises the Council member stipends from $500/month to $850/month. The mayor’s stipend would be raised from $750/month to $1250/month. Subsequent raises would be adjusted based on the annual Consumer Price Index. These pay raise adjustments would be solely limited to Council and Mayor.

YES vote will update the monthly stipend amount for the mayor from $750.00 per month to $1250.00 per month and the Council from $500.00 to $850.00 per month and set the requirement for annual CPI adjustment to the same.

Proposition 472: Changes the term of mayor from two years to four years.

YES vote will change the term of Mayor from two to four years.

Proposition 473 Would establish new appointment procedures for vacancies on the council and in the Office of the Mayor.



YES vote will remove the “either/or” option for filling council vacancies and establish new appointment procedures for vacancies on Council and in the Office of Mayor.

Secretary Fontes submitted the final draft Election Procedures Manual to the Attorney General and Governor for their review and approval. Few changes provided by the public or State Senate were added to the draft. It’s expected that the draft will be approved by the December 31, 2023 deadline and will go into effect in January 2024. 

Beginning September 1 and until further notice the Elections, Recorder, and Voter Registration offices at 1015 Fair Street in Prescott will be undergoing a renovation.

During the renovation all in-person business for the Recorder and Voter Registration will be conducted in the 1st Floor KIOSK. For phone and email assistance:

Recorder 928-771-3244 option 6 recorder@yavapaiaz.gov

Voter Registration 928-771-3244 option 9 voter.registration@yavapaiaz.gov

Yavapai County Elections will be available by appointments, please call 928-771-3248 ext. 8 or email elections@yavapaiaz.gov to schedule. Campaign Finance reports may be filed electronically by e-mailing your forms to elections@yavapaiaz.gov.

Visit our website at www.yavapaivotes.gov for campaign finance forms and candidate filing documents

PC Orientation Classes

Changes to PC Orientation times

• 10/19 New Time: 6pm - 8pm (had requests for an evening class!)
•  11/13 3:30 -5:30 pm YavGOP Office, 112B E Union St., Prescott
• 12/6 3:30 -5:30 pm YavGOP Office, 112B E Union St., Prescott

Calling all PCs who have not attended a PC orientation, or who want a refresher course. You must be elected, appointed, or turned in your PC Application to attend, and you must be pre-registered.  

RSVP required: Send email to YavGOPEducationEvent@yahoo.com, make the subject line: (Date you want to attend) PC Orientation

NOTE: Classes are subject to cancelation without notice if no one signs up.  

Submitted by Ann Pendarvis, PC

I wear many hats as a YavGOP PC and a couple more hats outside YavGOP. For the purposes of this article, I am ONLY wearing my YavGO PC hat.

When I look back at all the Quarterly Meetings I have attended, I see some recuring issues.

1.      PCs not attending at all

2.      PCs ONLY attending via Proxy

3.      PCs leaving before the meeting has concluded

4.      PCs not being prepared for the meeting

5.      PCs not keeping up with what’s going on

6.      PCs not knowing who can vote on what types of business

In my opinion, unless you are newly appointed and have not yet attended a PC orientation, there is no excuse for any of these issues. As PCs we have a duty to our elected or appointed position to attend all Quarterly Meetings in person, (when necessary, by proxy), to stay for the entire meeting, be prepared for the meeting, keep up with what’s going on, and know what types of business we can and can not participate in.

The current EC has listed the Quarterly Meeting dates for the rest of 2023 and 2024. Put these dates on your calendar today. They are listed in every Stampede (here is the posting so you do not have to look it up!):

RESERVE YOUR PLACE NOW

October 23 from 9:30 – 11:30 AM

Michelle Burchill, County Recorder, will host a meeting for Republican PCs to provide an overview of the Yavapai election process and improvements being made for 2024. She’ll answer your questions live during the session. Michelle will be in Cottonwood and Laurin Custis, Elections Director, will be in Prescott. Please attend in person, if possible:

1. In person at County Building Board Room located at 1015 Fair Street, Prescott

2. In person at County Annex Building Board Room at 10 South 6th Street, Cottonwood

BOS Live Stream Video via their website (viewing only, no live questions) Click here for live stream on October 23.

Please submit questions or topics of interest to electionsoversight@ms.yavgop.org

Please submit questions or topics of interest to electionsoversight@ms.yavgop.org 

PC Captains

Presidential Preference Election flyer for PCs. It's designed to be cut in half to save paper. For door-knocking or other voter activities. 

Bison PC Supervisor Recognition

RWOP October 24^th Chili Cook 

Chili Cook-off Ticket ★ Pay Online ★

 Yavapai County Republican Women

We are Republican women who lift other Republicans up. We are here to help empower, educate and elect republicans. If you are interested in being involved and making a difference -  join us!

Call us today at  (928) 308-1624.

 Granite Mountain Republican Women:

What: GMRW Monthly Meeting

When:  October 19th, 2023

Time:  9:00 a.m. Breakfast Club

Where:  Centennial Center  1989 Clubhouse Dr, Prescott, AZ 86301

At our October 19th meeting, we will blessed to have Bob Hughes as our guest speaker. Many of you may not have heard his name as he is a “behind the scene” kind of worker.

Bob Hughes has 50 years of experience in the printing industry—16 of which have been in “printing ballots for Maricopa County Elections,” according to his affidavit. He also helped “establish the auditing criteria for the printing and paper portion of the 2020 Maricopa County ballot audit and helped select and set up the equipment used during the audit to do the ballot counting.”

​***Make reservations at GMRW.org or call DJ Buehring 928-541-1049 

Build Your Own Training or Attend an Upcoming Training

Navajo County

George Washington Academy Middle School

1945 1st St. E.

Snowflake AZ 85937

October 19th

5:30pm – 8:00pm

Here are the website and links Gina Swoboda had provided in the chat:

• www.stopRCV.com  
• AZGOP Lawsuit win - https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/Superior-Court-State-of-Arizona-County-of-Yavapai-RITE-v.-Fontes.pdf
• ERIC lawsuit - https://publicinterestlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PILF-v.-Meyer-Order.pdf

If you aren't receiving our weekly newsletter, please contact Dajana Zlaticanin, AZGOP Communications Director. Her contact info is: dzlaticanin@azgop.com and her cell is: 602-999-5562. 

Liberty Leadership Series that Jill Norgaard mentioned can be found here: azlibertynetwork.org 

Fair Dates

The AZ State Fair runs from September 22, 2023, through October 29, 2023. Opening weekend hours are from 4 pm-10 pm. Regular hours for the rest of the fair dates will be from 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm. The fair is only open Thursdays through Sundays.

Call Christy Bross, 480-296-5684, if you have any questions.

Booth Location 

We are located in the INDOOR SHOPPING PAVILION SPACE-108, please refer to the attached AZGOP Indoor 2023 Map for the exact location. It is the big yellow building located along 19th avenue closer to McDowell Rd.  If you have any trouble finding our table, the Vendor office is located in the center of the building next to the CANDY MAZE.

Signup Genius

Signup Genius is the ONLY volunteer list that we use. Please use the link to sign-up and access the volunteer schedule to verify your days. You may also download the app to your mobile device.

State Fair - We are looking for volunteers and you can sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ACAC2AAAFCC61-azstate1#/

Editorial Disclaimer

Articles contained this publication are from our volunteers and members; they are neither legal interpretations not statements of the Yavapai County Republican Committee. The content expressed is their own.

Plan Prescott

Planning the Future/Preserving the Past

This website is a one-stop shop for information, data, and opportunities to get involved in the 2025 General Plan update process. Check back frequently for updates and new information.

House GOP launches inquiry into Biden ATF gun sales rule: 'Universal gun registry'

by Breccan F. Thies, Investigative Reporter October 12, 2023 03:57 PM

EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX), chairman of the House Small Business Committee, is launching an investigation into a new rule from the Biden administration making single-sale gun sellers subject to gun dealing licenses.



In September, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives proposed a change to the definition of "engaged in the business of selling firearms" to include anyone who sells a firearm with the "predominant purpose" of profit.

Biden Regime Is Forcing Americans Trapped in Israel to Sign Promissory Notes to Repay All Travel Costs If They Decide to Be Rescued by US Government

By Jim Hᴏft Oct. 12, 2023 7:15 am

In a time when Americans in Israel are relying on their government for support and protection, the U.S. State Department’s Consular Affairs Crisis Management System (CACMS) has left many American citizens hanging in the wind, demanding them to sign promissory notes as a precondition for any assistance in evacuating from the crisis-hit region.

The so-called “assisted departure options” were outlined in an email sent to American citizens stranded in the Middle Eastern nation, stating that the U.S. government would offer loans for transportation.

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