Voting Under Way In Tempe: What To Know

Tempe AZ

03 November, 2020

10:37 AM

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TEMPE, AZ — Today is Election Day in Tempe 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. PresidentBiden / Harris (DEM)Trump / Pence (REP)Jorgensen / Cohen (LBT) U.S. Senator Kelly, Mark (DEM)McSally, Martha (REP) U.S. Congress District 6Schweikert, David (REP)Tipirneni, Hiral (DEM) U.S. Congress District 7Gallego, Ruben (DEM)Barnett, Josh (REP) U.S. Congress District 9Giles, Dave (REP)Stanton, Greg (DEM) State Senator District 24Michaels, Ray (REP)Alston, Lela (DEM) State Representative District 24 - Vote for no more than 2Alger, David Sr. (REP)Cushman, Robyn (REP)Longdon, Jennifer (DEM)Shah, Amish (DEM) State Representative District 15Kristin Dybvig-Pawelko (DEM)Steve Kaiser (REP)Justin Wilmeth (REP) State Representative District 19Diego Espinoza (DEM)Lorenzo Sierra (DEM) State Representative District 20Shawnna Bolick (REP)Anthony Kern (REP)Judy Schwiebert (DEM) State Representative District 23John Kavanagh (REP)Eric Kurland (DEM)Joseph Chaplik (REP) State Representative District 26Athena Salman (DEM)Melody Hernandez (DEM)Bill Loughrige (REP)Seth Sifuentes (REP) State Representative District 27Reginald Bolding (DEM)Diego Rodriguez (DEM)Tatiana Peña (REP) State Representative District 29Richard Andrade (DEM)Cesar Chavez (DEM)Billy Bragg (REP)Helen Fokszanskyj-Conti (REP) State Senate District 15Nancy Barto (REP) State Senate District 19Lupe Contreras (DEM) State Senate District 20Paul Boyer (REP)Douglas Ervin (DEM) State Senate District 23Michelle Ugenti-Rita (REP)Seth Blattman (DEM) State Senate District 26Juan Mendez (DEM)Jae Chin (REP) State Senate District 27Rebecca Rios (DEM)Garland Shreves (REP) State Senate District 29Martin Quezada (DEM)John Wilson (REP) Corporation Commissioner - Vote for no more than 3Marques 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 3Gates, Bill Shane (REP)Walker, Whitney (DEM)County AssessorCook, Eddie (REP)Connor, Aaron (DEM) County AttorneyAdel, Allister (REP)Gunnigle, Julie (DEM) County RecorderRicher, Stephen I. (REP)Fontes, Adrian P. (DEM) County School SuperintendentWatson, Steve (REP)Casteen, Jeanne M. (DEM) County SheriffSheridan, Jerry (REP)Penzone, Paul (DEM) County TreasurerAllen, John (REP)Toporek, Daniel L. (DEM) Maricopa County Community College District At-LargeBoggs, Shelli RichardsonThor, Linda M. Phoenix Union No. 210 High School Governing Board Member - Vote for no more than oneAlston, LelaAnwar, GirmarCross, DebbieMarquez, AaronSheppard, Nedra A. Madison Elementary No. 38 School Governing Board Member - Vote for no more than 3Gresham, Karen A.Gress, MattHolcomb, ScottSpeer, Sarah W. Mayor of PhoenixSeay, TimGallego, KateHamilton, Merissa Mayor of ScottsdaleBorowsky, LisaOrtega, David "Dave" Scottsdale City Council - Vote for no more than 3Becca LinnigTammy CaputiGuy PhillipsJohn LittleBetty JanikTom Durham Justices of the Supreme Court - Up for retainmentBrutinel, RobertGould, Andrew W.Lopez IV, John Judges of the Court of Appeals, District 1 - Up for retainmentHowe, RandallMcMurdie, PaulMorse Jr., JamesPerkins, JenniferThumma, SamuelWeinzweig, David Judges of the Superior Court - Up for retainmentAdleman, Jay R.Agne, Sara J.Beresky, JustinBlaney, Scott AllenBustamante, Lori HornCoffey, Rodrick J.Cohen, Bruce R.Cohen, Suzanne E.Contes, Connie CoinCoury, Christopher A.Driggs, AdamFisk, Ronda R.Gates, Pamela FrasherGentry, Jo LynnGordon, Michael D.Hannah, John R.Kemp, MichaelKiley, Daniel J.Labianca, Margaret B.Lang, Todd F.Mahoney, Margaret R.Mandell, MichaelMarwil, Suzanne SheinerMcCoy, Michael ScottMead, KathleenMikitish, Joseph P.Minder, Scott S.Mullins, Karen A.Palmer, David J.Ponce, Adele G.Ryan, Timothy J.Sanders, Teresa A.Starr, Patricia AnnStephens, Sherry K.Thomason, Timothy J.Thompson, Peter AllenUdall, David K.Vandenberg, Lisa A.Wein, KevinWhitten, Christopher Proposition 444A "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 449A "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 207The 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 208The 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.