
Final campaign tally in 2017 city election: $308,319
Amount more than triples any previous Prescott election
With all of the campaign money from Prescott’s 2017 election season now recorded, the total collected for the August primary and November general election tops $300,000 — significantly exceeding any previous city election.

Ducey silent on whether or not he’ll campaign with Trump
Facing a possible tough reelection next year, Gov. Doug Ducey won’t say whether he wants the help of the nation’s chief executive.

City Council order changes in ‘unofficial final’ vote count
Scholl is new top vote-getter in council race; Mengarelli is winner in mayor’s race
With the “unofficial final” election results that were posted late Wednesday, Nov. 8, the Prescott City Council race has a new top vote-getter.
Mengarelli elected mayor; Goode, Scholl, Blair win seats on Prescott council
Prescott voters stuck to their City Council choices over the past month and a half: The four top vote-getters on primary night went on to win in the general election, in exactly the same order.

Prescott General Election results - Nov. 7, 2017
Unofficial results as of 7:43 p.m.
The City of Prescott General Election results, unofficial, as of 7:43 p.m.

Prescott’s campaign spending tops $200K
Mayor’s race more than doubles amount raised in previous elections
Money continued to flow into and out of the Prescott Mayor and City Council campaigns in the final weeks before the Nov. 7 general election.

Council candidates clash on experience, water at forum
Nearly 350 attend to hear from 7 running for office
The value of life experience, the future of the Big Chino Water Ranch, and party affiliation in a non-partisan election all came up in a candidate forum that allowed candidates to question one another.

Quick guide to the Prescott General Election
Here's what you need to know before you vote in the next City of Prescott election.

Possible foul play obtaining signatures against school vouchers
PHOENIX — The Senate Ethics Committee voted Thursday, Oct. 5, to investigate whether a Democrat lawmaker broke the law in how she gathered signatures to thwart expansion of the voucher program that lets parents use public dollars to send their children to private and parochial schools.
Register to vote in City of Prescott election by Oct. 10
Yavapai County Recorder Leslie Hoffman reminds voters to be eligible to vote in the City of Prescott election Nov. 7, you must register by Tuesday, Oct. 10.

Lazzell withdraws from Prescott council race
Field of candidates reduced to five
The number of Prescott City Council candidates dropped by one this week when incumbent Councilman Greg Lazzell announced that he was withdrawing from the race.

Council, mayoral races head to run-off election
Mengarelli, Wilcox advance in race for mayor
The City of Prescott’s run-off election in November is shaping up to be a virtual repeat of the primary, minus one mayoral candidate and two propositions.

Voters raise Prescott sales tax
Prop. 443 passes by 8 percentage points
Two years after Prescott voters overwhelmingly rejected a 0.55-percent pension-related sales tax, they turned around this year and approved a 0.75-percent sales tax for the same purpose.

Prescott Primary Election results - Aug. 29, 2017
Unofficial results as of 7:30 p.m.
These are the most current results available for the Prescott Primary Election, Aug. 29, 2017.

Prescott's primary ballots must be turned in today
Prescott voters to decide council seats, propositions
Today is election day for the City of Prescott’s primary election where voters will decide positions on the City Council as well as two propositions, including a sales tax hike.

Prescott primary election season wraps up this week
Turnout already 43%; voters’ ballots are due Tuesday
About 43 percent of Prescott voters have already cast their ballots, and remaining voters now have about three days until the deadline.

More than $220,000 spent on city election
Mengarelli more than doubles most raised by closest opponent
Total money collected in the City of Prescott’s primary campaign season is approaching the quarter-million-dollar mark.

Group spends $13,000 to oppose Wilcox
Two of three mayoral candidates had groups working to defeat them
Two of Prescott’s mayoral candidates have been targets of negative campaigning this year, according to financial disclosure reports that were filed with the Prescott City Clerk’s office this past week.

Hrin withdraws preliminary injunction request
Defamation lawsuit continues
A bid to block a Phoenix-based organization from “repeating the publication of false and defamatory statements” about Prescott mayoral candidate Mary Beth Hrin was withdrawn this week.

City has $123M? Yes, but most is already spent
Should Prescott use its cash on hand for pension debt?
For some voters, word this past week that the City of Prescott has a fund balance of $123.5 million begged a question: Why is a sales-tax increase needed if the city has so much money on hand?

Voters to decide Home Rule Option in primary
Proposition 442 is ‘equally important’ as Proposition 443
The City of Prescott’s bid to extend its Home Rule Option for another four years (Proposition 442) may not have generated as much voter interest as Proposition 443, but officials say it is also critical to the city’s future.

Prescott voters should have ballots by today
29,008 ballots were mailed out Aug. 7
Prescott’s nearly 30,000 registered voters should all have received their city primary ballots by today, Aug. 14.
Hrin files claim of campaign finance law violations
City attorney says complaint may be premature
Prescott Mayoral candidate Mary Beth Hrin has followed up last week’s campaign-related defamation lawsuit with a claim of election finance fraud by the organization that sent out recent mailers about her.

City: Public safety could suffer without additional sales tax revenue
Growing PSPRS payments could lead to police, fire cuts
When massive heartburn and chest pains signal the onset of a heart attack, seconds can count.

City Council, mayoral candidates address water issues at CWAG forum
CWAG, public ask questions during forum
All but two candidates running for Prescott City Council or Mayor this election season were present to provide their views on water issues facing the Prescott area during this year’s Citizens Water Advocacy Group (CWAG) candidate forum Saturday.
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