A team of two staff members counts and logs the number of envelopes and ballots. The envelopes are then set aside and stored for the legal retention period. You will need to give your name and address to the staff inside the polling station when you arrive. Depending on which election is being held, you might have to show your photo ID. The Arizona Legislature adopts laws related to the administration of elections. They set the policy for how elections should be conducted in the state of Arizona, including determining when elections are held, key deadlines such as when early voting begins and the qualifications for voting.

The Arizona Secretary of State (SOS) is the Chief Election Officer for the state. The Elections Services Division is responsible for certifying state election results, serves as the filing officer for federal, statewide and legislative candidates and statewide ballot measures.

How to vote

The Electoral Committee does not cater to any political power’s needs but rather broadens the participatory democracy for the voters. Once you have registered in your town or city ward, your name is added to the checklist for that town/ward for all future elections. If you move to a different town or ward, you will need to re-register.

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To register to vote in Lee County, Florida, you must claim residency in Lee County. If you have never established residency, you are not eligible to register to vote in Lee County. You may register to vote in the last location you claimed residency, or where you were last registered to vote. A UOCAVA citizen who has established residency in Lee County is eligible to register to vote in Lee County. Read more about Media and Social Media Advocacy here. The principle of uniformity means that every voter’s vote must have the same weight. In 2005, the Supreme Court found that, in i-voting, despite repeated voting, a voter cannot affect the election results to a greater degree than the voters who use other manners of voting. A vote cast by electronic means is counted as one vote, and in terms of election results, it does not have more influence than a vote cast by a voter using another manner of voting.

Refer to the Voting Assistance Guide for everything you need to know about military and overseas absentee voting. If the ballot doesn’t arrive in time to send it back before the deadline, the voter can use the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) as a back-up ballot.