Arizona’s Primary Elections are set to happen on August 2, and early voting has already begun.
On Arizona Horizon is Scott Jarrett, Maricopa County Elections Director, to talk about things to know when voting in this election.
Maricopa County is preparing for Arizona’s primary elections coming up this Tuesday. With 54 voting centers already open ready for voters. On top of that, early voting had been underway with ballots already being returned.
“We’ve actually had over 400,000 ballots returned to the elections department.”
As of this broadcast, Jarrett said that there have been no glitches or issues with voting and voting centers as they began setting up for August 2.
To better help voters get an understanding of the process, some key terms were defined and explained:
Location: Dropboxes are located at every voting center as well as a few in city and town clerk offices and 24 hour dropboxes outside election offices.
Early voters must sign and place their number on the ballot before submitting it into the dropbox and they can be dropped off through Election Day.
If voters want make sure that their ballots are going where they are supposed to, this website will allow voters to track the different processes and details.
“They can see their ballot status, when we’ve mailed it, when they’ve sent it back, once we’ve received it, once it’s been signature verified, and once it goes through tabulation and they can also sign up for our text messaging service.”
Voters are recommended to use the felt tip pens that are provided in the voting booths. This is important for a number of reasons.
The provided felt pens have quick drying ink which will prevent ink from smudging and causing overvotes. On top of that, the provided pens work best with the tabulation equipment and will prevent technical issues.
Scott Jarrett, Maricopa County Elections Director
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