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REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS "FOR" OR "AGAINST" THE SPECIAL ELECTION

Phoenix Elementary School District No. 1 of Maricopa County, Arizona (the “District”), will hold a special election on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The District seeks authorization to (i) continue its existing capital outlay override by the lesser of $3,000,000 or ten percent of its revenue control limit and (ii) purchase a school site or sites and the construction of a new school building thereon, or the renovation of buildings on such site. The estimated first year tax rate for the proposed capital outlay budget override is $0.4384 per $100 of secondary assessed valuation. The Maricopa County School Superintendent will be preparing an information pamphlet that will be mailed to households of registered voters within the District. Any persons wishing to submit a statement "for" or "against" the capital outlay budget override or the site purchase questions (not to exceed 200 words) may do so by mail or hand delivery of the statement to the Maricopa County School Superintendent's office, 4041 North Central Avenue, Suite 1100, Phoenix, AZ 85012; telephone: (602) 506-3978.

To be included in the information pamphlet, such statement regarding the election issue must be received in the office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent on or before 5:00 p.m., August 10, 2012. Such statement must be signed and should include the name of the school district, the author's name, the name of any entity submitting an argument, address and telephone number. The entity and author’s name will be printed in the information pamphlet. The last day to register to vote in order to be eligible to vote in this election is Monday, October 8, 2012. For more information concerning the election, please contact Phoenix Elementary School District, 1817 North 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006, telephone: (602) 523-8974.