Arizona’s July 21 primary: Where to vote, what to bring and when to expect election results

The Arizona primary election is today, and the winners will advance to the November ballot, where Democrats hope that a historically unpopular Donald Trump will allow them to retain control of key statewide offices in the Grand Canyon State.

All registered voters in the state, even those not registered with a political party, are eligible to vote in the primary election. Voters affiliated with a political party will receive a ballot for their party’s candidates, while independent voters are able to choose which party’s primary they wish to vote in. Voters need to bring a government issued ID or one of the other forms of ID that the counties accept. 

For voters in Maricopa County, information on where to vote in person can be found at Locations.Maricopa.Vote, which shows all polling locations — including wait times at each — and drop boxes for early ballots that haven’t yet been turned in. 

The total expected turnout in Maricopa is estimated to be between about 30% of total eligible voters, and roughly a third of those are expected to cast their ballots in person at a polling site. 

Those in other counties in the state can find information on where they can vote on the Secretary of State’s Office website at my.Arizona.vote. 

Voters with early ballots who haven’t yet mailed them in can still drop them off at any polling location before 7 p.m., when polls close. The ballot must be sealed in the envelope given to them by the county and signed. Voters can also vote in person at any polling location and those still in line at 7 p.m. are encouraged to stay in line. Polls open at 6 a.m.. 

Voters can find a full list of the contacts for the election officials in their county at this link. 

Election results won’t be released until 8 p.m.; the first tallies will be early ballots dropped off prior to Election Day. Vote centers in Maricopa County will also be tabulating on-site with bipartisan teams handling the data and taking it to central tabulation once complete. 

Voters can find additional information on the vote counting process as well as election results at CountingBallots.Maricopa.Vote.