Nomination petitions for three (3) openings on the Avon Town Council will be available at the Town Clerk’s Office, Avon Town Hall, One Lake Street, Avon, Colorado beginning Tuesday, August 7, 2012. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Avon Town Clerk is Monday, August 27, 2012 by 5 pm.

Election information may be by calling the Town Clerk at 970-748-4025 for an appointment to review the election information.

To be eligible for election, candidates must be 18 years of age on the date of the election, a citizen of the United States, a qualified elector, and have resided within the Town of Avon for a minimum of one (1) year immediately preceding said election.

Please contact Town Clerk Patty McKenny at 748-4035 or email for further information. For general election information contact the Eagle County Clerk’s Office at 970-328-8715 or Eagle County Clerk.

Avon's general municipal election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of even numbered years and is non-partisan.

Avon electors may register to vote or change voter information, including address change or party affiliation, at the following locations 1) Eagle County Building, Clerk and Recorder’s Office, Eagle 970-328-8710, 2) Eagle County Clerks office in the Annex Building Avon 970-748-2000. For further information on Colorado Elections please visit http://www.sos.state.co.us/

Requirements for voter registration include:

• Must be a United States citizen
• 18 years of age prior to election date
• A resident for at least 30 days
• Not claim the right to vote in another state

Town of Avon employees and elected and appointed officials are under certain restrictions and prohibitions established by Colorado’s Fair Campaign Practices Act (CRS 1-45-117).