By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | AZ Mirror
The Arizona primary election is today, and voters across the state have different options on how they can cast their ballots.
All registered voters in the state, even those not registered with a political party, are eligible to vote in the primary election. Voters affiliated with a political party will receive a ballot for their party’s candidates, while independent voters are able to choose which party’s primary they wish to vote in. Voters need to bring a government issued ID or one of the other forms of ID that the counties accept.
For voters in Maricopa County, information on where to vote in person can be found at Locations.Maricopa.Vote, which shows all polling locations — including wait times at each — and drop boxes for early ballots that haven’t yet been turned in.
The total expected turnout in Maricopa is estimated to be between 718,000 and 894,000 voters, or about 30% of total eligible voters. Maricopa County expects about a third of those voters will cast their ballots in person at a polling site.
Those in other counties in the state can find information on where they can vote on the Secretary of State’s Office website at my.Arizona.vote.
Voters with early ballots who haven’t yet mailed them in can still drop off their early ballot at any polling location before 7 p.m., when polls close. The ballot must be sealed in the envelope given to them by the county and signed. Voters can also vote in person at any polling location and those still in line at 7 p.m. are encouraged to stay in line. Polls open at 6 a.m..
