Election Tomorrow! Here’s What You Need to Know.

Who is eligible to vote:  Only Registered Democrats.  Independents, Libertarians, Republicans and unaffiliated voters are not eligible to vote in the PPE. Deadline to return voted early ballot:  March 17, 7:00 pm Locations to drop off voted early ballots:  Coconino County General Services Building, 110 E Cherry Ave, Flagstaff.  There will be drive up/ballot drop off service at this location […]

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Deadlines for PPE Early Ballots

The Coconino County Elections Office wants to remind early voters that voted early ballots must be received no later than 7:00 pm on Election Day, March 17.  Early voters should put their voted early ballot in the mail no later than Wednesday, March 11 to ensure that the ballot is received in time to be […]

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How Does the Presidential Preference Election Work?

On March 17, registered Democrats will go to the polls to indicate their preference for the Democratic Presidential Nominee (or, if they receive ballots by mail, the ballots must be returned to an elections office by 7 pm on March 17). Early voting is now underway — we’ve published information on early voting here. Please […]

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Now’s the Time to Be Passionate

Now’s the time to be passionate about your favorite candidate for president. Get out there and work your heart out to give them Arizona’s delegates on March 17. After that, aim that passion at the orange ball in the White House. Any of our candidates can beat him — and we need to make sure […]

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Voter Registration Deadline for PPE is February 18

If you have not registered to vote and are interested in voting in the upcoming March 17, 2020, Presidential Preference Election (PPE), you have until midnight on Tuesday, February 18 to register to vote. The PPE is not a primary election. This means Arizona’s open primary law does not apply to the PPE. Therefore, only […]

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Arizona Democrats should open their primary

Arizona Democrats should allow Independents to vote in the Primary Preference Election. The Arizona Republican Party has decided not to have a Primary Preference Election in 2020. One-third of the voters of Arizona are Independents. There have already been too many voter suppression attempts by the Republican party members of the Arizona legislature. I think […]

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Democracy fails if you don’t do your civic duty

I’m starting to hear that self-defeating refrain, “I will not under any circumstances vote for X.” It’s your civic duty to vote. No candidate is going to perfectly match your special interests, but one candidate will surely be at least slightly better than the other. If you don’t carry out your duty, democracy will fail. […]

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The Power of Presidential Primaries

Ann Heitland, First Vice-Chair, Coconino County Democratic Party Less than one year from today, voters in nine states will cast their ballots in one of the biggest single days of the 2020 Presidential primary season. Two weeks later — on St. Patrick’s Day — we in Arizona will cast our votes in the Arizona Presidential […]

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