In many ways politics is like the weather – everyone likes to complain about it but no one ever does anything about it. Well, the only way to actually do something about it is to make your voice heard by voting. The deadline to register to vote in the Congressional District 8 Special Election is this Monday, May 14, by midnight. If you are not registered to vote there are many options available for you. The easiest, especially for those reading this blog since that means you are already online, is to register to vote online:

https://servicearizona.com/webapp/evoter/selectLanguage

You can register in either English or Spanish. Important Note: To register to vote online you must have an Arizona Driver License and/or an Arizona non-operating Identification Card issued by the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) on or after October 1st, 1996. Upon successful completion of the online EZ Voter registration, you will receive a confirmation number. The confirmation number is your receipt the information you entered has been accepted and changed. You may also download a registration form in PDF format, print it out, fill it in and mail it to the the County Recorder’s Office. It must be postmarked by Monday May 14. And to use this form you must have an Arizona Driver License/Identification Card issued after Oct. 1 1996, or a Tribal Identification Number. The addresses for the Pima, Cochise or Santa Cruz Recorder’s offices are listed below.

Finally, you may register in person at your County Recorder’s Office by close of business Monday, May 14:

Pima County Recorder’s Office:

• Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3145, Tucson AZ 85702-3145 Telephone: Voter Information 520 724-4330
• Walk-in Registration: Main Office: 115 N. Church Avenue,  Hours: Mon-Fri 8AM-5PM, Telephone: 520 724-4350, Map
  
• Eastside Office: 6920 E. Broadway Blvd. Suite D, Hours: Mon-Fri 8AM-Noon & 1PM-5PM, Tel.  520 724-4350, Map

Cochise County Recorder’s Office:

• 1415 Melody Lane Bldg. B, Bisbee, Hours Mon-Fri 8-5, Telephone: 520-432-8354
  

Santa Cruz County Recorder’s Office:

• 2150 N Congress Dr. Suite 101 Nogales, Telephone: 520 375-7990

To register to vote in Arizona you must meet these qualification:

• Must be a Citizen of the United States of America
• Must be a resident of Arizona for 29 days
• Must be 18 years of age or more on or before the day of the next regular General Election
• Must not be a convicted felon, unless your civil rights have been restored
• Must not have been adjudicated incompetent (declared mentally incompetent by a court of law)

 

And when you register to vote in Arizona you must provide ONE of the following forms of identification (if you move to a different county within Arizona you must also provide the identification when updating your voting registration):

• A legible photocopy of a birth certificate that verifies citizenship and supporting legal documentation (i.e. marriage certificate) if the name on the birth certificate is not the same as your current legal name
• A legible photocopy of pertinent pages of a United States passport identifying the applicant
• Presentation to the County Recorder of United States naturalization documents or fill in your Alien Registration Number in box 19 on the front of this form
• The applicant’s Bureau of Indian Affairs Card Number, Tribal Treaty Card Number, or Tribal Enrollment Number in box 16 on the front of the voter registration form
• A legible photocopy of a driver license or non-operating identification from another state within the United States if the license indicates that the applicant has provided satisfactory proof of citizenship
• A legible photocopy of a Tribal Certificate of Indian Blood or Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Affidavit of Birth.

 

You may also use any of those means of voter registration to update your current registration with change of name, address, party affiliation, and to request to be added to the Permanent Early Voting List (“PEVL”), in which you are automatically mailed early ballots for all elections which you fill out, sign, and return postage free (Business Reply Mail). I signed up for PEVL in 2010 and enjoy it quite a lot. If you wish to request an early ballot for this CD8 Special Election only just call the County Recorder’s office to request one. If voting in person remember that due to the large increase in early voting by mail and decrease in voting in person all counties have decreased the number of precincts and voting locations, so if you plan to vote in person call your Recorder’s office to check on your polling location. You can also check online, as long as you have an Arizona Driver’s License Number.

Important dates for 2012 Elections:

CD8 Special Election:

• May 14, 2012             Last Day to Register to Vote
• May 17, 2012             Early Voting Begins
• June 1, 2012              Last Day to Request an Early Ballot To Be Mailed
• June 8, 2012              Last Day to Vote Early in Person at Recorder’s Office
• June 12 2012             Election Day

 

Primary Election:

• July 30, 2012             Last Day to Register to Vote
• August 2, 2012          Early Voting Begins
• August 17, 2012        Last Day to Request an Early Ballot To Be Mailed
• August 24, 2012        Last Day to Vote Early in Person at Recorder’s Office
• August 28, 2012        Election Day

 

General Election:

• October 8, 2012        Last Day to Register to Vote
• October 11, 2012      Early Voting Begins
• October 26, 2012      Last Day to Request an Early Ballot To Be Mailed
• November 2, 2012     Last Day to Vote Early in Person at Recorder’s Office
• November 6, 2012     Election Day

 

Remember, make your voice heard – VOTE!    

 

 

 

 

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