Vote – Coconino County Democratic Party

Vote Now!

Early voting began Wednesday! Returning ballots quickly helps our county elections officials because the signature on the outside of each mail ballot needs to be verified before that ballot moves to the tabulation process. Officials certified in handwriting comparison start working on this as soon as your ballot arrives at the County Recorder’s Office. Holding […]

There Is Still Time To Return Your Early Ballot

The Coconino County Recorder’s Office reminds early voters that ballots you received by mail from them must be received back to the Recorder no later than 7:00 pm on Election Day, August 2. The recommended deadline to mail your voted early ballot has passed. Instead, early voters should drop their ballots off in person. As […]

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. […]

No thanks, David Brooks

by Ann Heitland — the opinions here may not reflect the view of all members of the County Party. We invite an alternative submission. I’m starting to hear that self-defeating refrain, “I will not under any circumstances vote for X.” Embarrassing himself, David Brooks of the New York Times wrote the morning after the second […]

WE, the People, are Responsible for OUR Nation

Op-Ed by Bryan Bates, Doney Park, September 2018 Once upon a time, Republicans and Democrats talked and worked with each as was demonstrated daily by John McCain. Enter large monetary contributions hidden from public view per the “Citizens United” Supreme Court and other legal rulings, and political efforts become entrenched along the stipulations of a […]