 Make a plan to vote a two-card ballot in 2024 General Election
PIMA COUNTY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- Pima County is encouraging voters to make a plan for the Nov. 5 General Election, which is expected to bring high turnout and will include a two-card ballot.
In addition to the presidential election, many local and state contests, as well as numerous propositions, will be before the voters. Pima County encourages voters to research the races and to vote both cards, vote both sides.
Most ballots in Pima County will have races for 34 elected offices and 13 state-wide propositions, plus up to six additional local and school propositions.
A sample ballot for each voter will be available soon at Pima.Vote, where voters also can find:
- Important dates and deadlines
- Information on how to register and to check registration
- Map of 126 Vote Centers
“Everybody can make a plan for this long ballot by not only studying how they want to vote but by picking an option that works best for them – vote by mail, early in-person or at the polls on Election Day,” said Pima County Elections Director Constance Hargrove.
Addressing the possibility of longer in-person lines due to the two-card ballot and the expectation of high turnout, Pima County Elections is increasing voting booths, staffing, printers and ballot stock across the 126 Vote Centers, which makes it easy for residents to vote anywhere with their ballot printed on-demand.
Voters can cut their time at the polls by researching and filling in their sample ballot and bringing it – or other notes -- with them into the voting booth before casting their official ballot.
The front page of the first ballot features the individual races, including for U.S. president and U.S. senator, as well as for County offices and judges. The ballot propositions fill the back side of the first card and both sides of the second card.
If voting by mail or dropping off your ballot, return both cards.
“If somebody returns only one card, that’s what we have to count for that voter,” Hargrove said.
The deadline to register to vote for the General Election is Monday, Oct. 7. Early voting begins on Wednesday, Oct. 9, when the Pima County Recorder’s Office will start sending early ballots by mail.
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