Voting Under Way In Phoenix: What To Know
PHOENIX — Today is Election Day in Phoenix and throughout the U.S. Here's everything you need to know about voting in Maricopa County.
Due to the coronavirus, this election may look a little different. A record number of voters have voted early or mailed in absentee ballots, surpassing the total number of people who voted in 2016 in the days before the 2020 election. Residents choosing to vote in-person will need to bring a black pen and valid identification with them to the polls. Masks and social distancing will also be required.
The Maricopa County Recorder's Office has provided a sample ballot on its website, as well as a list of polling places in the county. Ballots will vary by district.
On Election Day, polling places will be open for in-person voting or for ballot drop-off. Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. You can still vote if you're in line after closing time. Some voters unable to make it to the polls will be given assistance through the Secretary of State's office either by telephone or videoconferencing.
It is too late to mail your early ballot, according to state election officials. Voters can still drop off their ballots at polling places on Election Day if they want them to be counted.
Here's what's on the Maricopa County ballot:
U.S. President
Biden / Harris (DEM)
Trump / Pence (REP)
Jorgensen / Cohen (LBT)
U.S. Senator
Kelly, Mark (DEM)
McSally, Martha (REP)
U.S. Congress District 6
Schweikert, David (REP)
Tipirneni, Hiral (DEM)
U.S. Congress District 7
Gallego, Ruben (DEM)
Barnett, Josh (REP)
U.S. Congress District 9
Giles, Dave (REP)
Stanton, Greg (DEM)
State Senator District 24
Michaels, Ray (REP)
Alston, Lela (DEM)
State Representative District 24 - Vote for no more than 2
Alger, David Sr. (REP)
Cushman, Robyn (REP)
Longdon, Jennifer (DEM)
Shah, Amish (DEM)
State Representative District 15
Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko (DEM)
Steve Kaiser (REP)
Justin Wilmeth (REP)
State Representative District 19
Diego Espinoza (DEM)
Lorenzo Sierra (DEM)
State Representative District 20
Shawnna Bolick (REP)
Anthony Kern (REP)
Judy Schwiebert (DEM)
State Representative District 23
John Kavanagh (REP)
Eric Kurland (DEM)
Joseph Chaplik (REP)
State Representative District 26
Athena Salman (DEM)
Melody Hernandez (DEM)
Bill Loughrige (REP)
Seth Sifuentes (REP)
State Representative District 27
Reginald Bolding (DEM)
Diego Rodriguez (DEM)
Tatiana Peña (REP)
State Representative District 29
Richard Andrade (DEM)
Cesar Chavez (DEM)
Billy Bragg (REP)
Helen Fokszanskyj-Conti (REP)
State Senate District 15
Nancy Barto (REP)
State Senate District 19
Lupe Contreras (DEM)
State Senate District 20
Paul Boyer (REP)
Douglas Ervin (DEM)
State Senate District 23
Michelle Ugenti-Rita (REP)
Seth Blattman (DEM)
State Senate District 26
Juan Mendez (DEM)
Jae Chin (REP)
State Senate District 27
Rebecca Rios (DEM)
Garland Shreves (REP)
State Senate District 29
Martin Quezada (DEM)
John Wilson (REP)
Corporation Commissioner - Vote for no more than 3
Marques Peterson, Lea (REP)
O'Connor, James "Jim" (REP)
Sloan, Eric (REP)
Mundell, William "Bill" (DEM)
Stanfield, Shea (DEM)
Tovar, Anna (DEM)
Board of Supervisors District 3
Gates, Bill Shane (REP)
Walker, Whitney (DEM)
County Assessor
Cook, Eddie (REP)
Connor, Aaron (DEM)
County Attorney
Adel, Allister (REP)
Gunnigle, Julie (DEM)
County Recorder
Richer, Stephen I. (REP)
Fontes, Adrian P. (DEM)
County School Superintendent
Watson, Steve (REP)
Casteen, Jeanne M. (DEM)
County Sheriff
Sheridan, Jerry (REP)
Penzone, Paul (DEM)
County Treasurer
Allen, John (REP)
Toporek, Daniel L. (DEM)
Maricopa County Community College District At-Large
Boggs, Shelli Richardson
Thor, Linda M.
Phoenix Union No. 210 High School Governing Board Member - Vote for no more than one
Alston, Lela
Anwar, Girmar
Cross, Debbie
Marquez, Aaron
Sheppard, Nedra A.
Madison Elementary No. 38 School Governing Board Member - Vote for no more than 3
Gresham, Karen A.
Gress, Matt
Holcomb, Scott
Speer, Sarah W.
Mayor of Phoenix
Seay, Tim
Gallego, Kate
Hamilton, Merissa
Mayor of Scottsdale
Borowsky, Lisa
Ortega, David "Dave"
Scottsdale City Council - Vote for no more than 3
Becca Linnig
Tammy Caputi
Guy Phillips
John Little
Betty Janik
Tom Durham
Justices of the Supreme Court - Up for retainment
Brutinel, Robert
Gould, Andrew W.
Lopez IV, John
Judges of the Court of Appeals, District 1 - Up for retainment
Howe, Randall
McMurdie, Paul
Morse Jr., James
Perkins, Jennifer
Thumma, Samuel
Weinzweig, David
Judges of the Superior Court - Up for retainment
Adleman, Jay R.
Agne, Sara J.
Beresky, Justin
Blaney, Scott Allen
Bustamante, Lori Horn
Coffey, Rodrick J.
Cohen, Bruce R.
Cohen, Suzanne E.
Contes, Connie Coin
Coury, Christopher A.
Driggs, Adam
Fisk, Ronda R.
Gates, Pamela Frasher
Gentry, Jo Lynn
Gordon, Michael D.
Hannah, John R.
Kemp, Michael
Kiley, Daniel J.
Labianca, Margaret B.
Lang, Todd F.
Mahoney, Margaret R.
Mandell, Michael
Marwil, Suzanne Sheiner
McCoy, Michael Scott
Mead, Kathleen
Mikitish, Joseph P.
Minder, Scott S.
Mullins, Karen A.
Palmer, David J.
Ponce, Adele G.
Ryan, Timothy J.
Sanders, Teresa A.
Starr, Patricia Ann
Stephens, Sherry K.
Thomason, Timothy J.
Thompson, Peter Allen
Udall, David K.
Vandenberg, Lisa A.
Wein, Kevin
Whitten, Christopher
Proposition 444
A "yes" vote would continue local control by allowing the Phoenix Mayor and City Council, by majority vote, and after obtaining community input on the proposed spending plan to establish a local expenditure limitation. Constitutional and previously authorized voter exclusions shall continue to apply.
A "no" vote would result in an estimated $1.3 billion reduction in the fiscal year 2021-22 budgeted expenditures and reductions in or eliminations across all city cervices.
Proposition 449
A “yes” vote would allow the continuation of the levy of a secondary property tax for the benefit of the Maricopa County Special Health Care District – which includes the public teaching hospital, the Arizona Burn Center, three behavioral health hospitals and 12 family health centers – for a period not to exceed twenty years, which tax is estimated at $38 per year on a home assessed at $200,000.
Proposition 207
The law would allow limited marijuana possession, use and cultivation by adults 21 and over. It would amend criminal penalties for possession and ban smoking marijuana in public. It would also impose a 16 percent excise tax on marijuana sales to fund public programs, as well as allow expungement of marijuana offenses.
Proposition 208
The law would impose a 3.5 percent tax surcharge on those with an annual income over $250,000 or $500,000 for married persons filing joint taxes. It would increase funding for public education.
This article originally appeared on the Phoenix Patch
