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ERIC
KRZNARICH
Write In Candidate
For Constable
Primary Election 2022
Paid for by Eric Krznarich
I’M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TO RE-ELECT JOHN PECK AS YOUR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
For the past eight years I have shown you my
dedication and singleminded focus on the job of
being an informed, fair, and committed judge for all
our communities. I work on behalf of my fellow
justices throughout Arizona as president of our
statewide association, and interact with judges and
courts at all levels, in rural and metro areas, with
tribal, magistrate, superior, and appeals courts. At
the invitation of the Chief Justice of the Arizona
Supreme Court, I am one of 12 judges on the
Arizona Judicial Council, the policy- making body for
the state’s judicial system.
In preparation for becoming a judge I studied
under a mentor judge for nearly two years, and
attended Arizona’s Judicial College – all at my own
expense. Each year I receive additional judicial
training and updates, and help develop
judicial-training programs for other judges. And, of
course, there’s the learning I’ve had through more
than 13,000 cases that have processed through this
court in the decade that I’ve been here.
As a judge I am not an advocate for specific issues or causes, whatever my personal
feelings. My“advocacy”is about fairness, independence, factual evidence, civility, respect, and
the rule of law.
This election shouldn’t be about politics, but about experience and proven commitment.
The only promise I can make is that I will continue to serve you and all our communities
professionally, ethically, and to the very best of my abilities.
With my respect and thanks for your support -
John Peck
EXPERIENCED. INDEPENDENT. FAIR. Paid for by John Peck for JP.
VISIT THE WEBSITE AT www.johnpeckforjp.com
Constable candidate is a write-in
Eric Krznarich wants to be the
next constable to serve Ajo Justice
Court. While he’s not listed on
the 2022 primary ballot, that’s not
stopping him. Voters can still elect
him by writing him in.
He said filing as a write-in can-
didate was his only option after
missing the April deadline this
year to file as a conventional can-
didate. He didn’t file before then
because he didn’t want to run in
opposition to incumbent consta-
ble Jose Gonzalez, but when he
learned that Gonzalez isn’t run-
ning this year, Krznarich took the
steps necessary to be considered
as a write-in. “If Joey was still
running, I wouldn’t be,” he said.
No one else had registered by the
deadline either. “Someone’s got to
step up and do it, and I love this
town, and I’ve basically been in
public service my entire career.”
Krznarich currently is a mem-
ber of Ajo’s school board, where
he has served as president in
years past. He’s also a paramedic
at Ajo Ambulance, has coached
tee-ball and golf, and served on
the Ajo/Gibson Volunteer Fire
Department. “I try to keep in-
volved with the community,” he
said.
He plans to keep those commit-
Six are running
for three seats
on school board
All six people who filed state-
ments of interest to run for the
Ajo Unified School District gov-
erning board have filed their pe-
titions and will be listed on the
November general election ballot.
Incumbents Rodney Hopkins and
Windy Robertson are joined in the
candidate field by Marie NaVeaux,
Carolyn Rodriguez, David Lesko,
and Trish Olsen.
There are three seats to fill. The
third incumbent, Marcia Duncan,
is not running for re-election.
The deadline to file petitions
was July 11; however, anyone who
wants to run as a write-in candi-
date has until 5 p.m. on Monday,
July 25, to file a write-in candi-
date nomination paper with the
office of the Pima County School
Superintendent.
Information can be found at
www.schools.pima.gov/elections
or by calling 520-724-8451.
ments, with constabulary duties
working into his existing sched-
ule.
A chief duty he will have if
elected will be to serve legal pa-
pers to members of the communi-
ty, notices of eviction, or orders of
protection, for example. He said
his familiarity with the commu-
nity will be useful there. “When a
constable is delivering papers, that
can be a very stressful situation
for the individual on the receiv-
ing end,” he said. “Sometimes a
familiar face might make it a little
easier and less confrontational.”
Previous constables at Ajo
Justice Court have done a great
job, Krznarich said, and a goal
of his in the position would be to
help the public learn more about
all the things that the court does
and the role the constable plays.
“What does the constable do?
That’s the number one question I
get from the community,” he said.
Krznarich said one hurdle
would-be voters might need to
overcome is the spelling of his
name. It has to be spelled correctly
on the ballot to count. It’s a popu-
lar family name in Croatia, from
where his grandfather, then age-
seven, emigrated through Ellis
Island when Croatia was a part of
Yugoslavia. But the spelling may
be something his supporters will
have to think about in advance to
get right.
The way voters can indicate
support for a write-in candidate
is to write the candidate’s name
on the empty line provided on the
ballot in the section reserved for
a given office, then color in the
circle next to that line. Both steps
are needed to make the vote count.
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