Five file paperwork to run for three seats on Queen Creek Town Council

Five Queen Creek residents have filed petitions to run for three seats on the Town Council.

They are: Robin Benning, Jeremy Benson, Jeff Brown, Jason Gad and Leah Martineau.

Candidate packets for the Queen Creek Aug. 4 primary election and Nov. 3 general election were to be turned in to the town clerk’s office between March 9  and 5 p.m. April 6.

Candidates must meet the following requirements:

• Must have resided within the town limits for one year preceding the election (or a recently annexed area);
• Must be a qualified elector of the town at the time of filing nomination papers;
• Must be 18 years of age or over;
• Must not be convicted of a felony, unless civil rights have been restored

Register to vote at Servicearizona.com or request a form from Maricopa County at 602-506-1511 (maricopa.gov) or Pinal County at 520-866-7100 (pinalcountyaz.gov). The deadline to register to vote in the primary election is July 6.

For more information, contact the town clerk’s office at 480-358-3211.