Pima County is holding two elections on Nov. 7, 2023 — a consolidated Tucson and school funding election and one special election that will decide whether to create the town of Vail.

From now through Nov. 7, Tucsonans have the opportunity to shape the city’s trajectory by casting their vote for four city government positions.

Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 4 residents will choose the council member candidate that best represents them and their interests. Mayor Regina Romero will face her first re-election race after serving her first term as the first Latina mayor in Tucson history.

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Tucsonans will also vote on Proposition 413, which increases the salary of council members and the mayor to at least that of the Pima County Board of Supervisors. 

For Vail residents, this Pima County election is their moment for self-determination as they decide whether they’ll form a municipality of their own. The Vail election is in-person on Election Day at local sites listed below.

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Early election results will be released on the Pima County elections website after 8 p.m. on Nov. 7. For questions about the elections or voting process, call the Pima County Recorder’s Office at 520-724-4330. 

Eligible voters in the city and school bond elections should have received a ballot in the mail. 

The Tucson Postal Service Facility sent out more than 484,000 ballots for this year’s election, according to the county recorder’s office. As of Nov. 1, it has processed more than 92,339 early ballots and sent them to the elections department. Officials with the recorder’s office are asking people to double-check their jurisdiction if they feel they should have received a ballot and didn’t.

Ballots can be dropped off or acquired if you need a new one at the sites listed below. Completed ballots should have been mailed by Oct. 31. but voters who missed that deadline can drop them off now at a vote center or at these additional locations on Election Day.

Voters must provide proof of identity to vote in person with a valid photo ID that includes name and address — an Arizona driver’s license; U.S. federal, state, or local government-issued identification; or tribal enrollment card. You can still vote if you don’t have a valid photo ID by presenting two state-approved documents with name and residency information that matches the voter roster. Accepted identification documents include a utility bill or an Indian Census Card — the full list of documents can be found here. 

If potential voters don’t have either photo ID or two approved documents on voting day, they may submit a provisional ballot and provide sufficient identification within five days after the election date. People may vote via provisional ballot at any voting center. You can check the status of your provisional ballot here.

All ballots, whether mailed or dropped off, must come in a signed affidavit envelope. It’s possible that the Pima County Recorder’s Office will text you to verify your signature. In this case, you’ll be asked to call 520-724-4309 to make sure your vote is counted. The recorder’s office will also send a new voter registration form to update your signature. If you know your signature has changed a lot, you can go to a ballot replacement or early voting site listed below to sign your affidavit in person with identification.

If you’ve already voted, you can receive automatic updates by visiting Recorder.Pima.gov/BallotInfo to get information on eligibility for the current election and track your ballot’s progress, from printing to tabulation, without affecting your voter registration.

Here’s the list of places to vote early, get a ballot replacement, drop off your ballot or emergency vote. 

Pima County Recorder’s Office – Downtown

  • Address: 240 North Stone Ave.
  • Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Emergency Voting: Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Pima County Recorder’s Office – Ballot Processing Center

  • Address: 6550 South Country Club Rd.
  • Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Emergency Voting: Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 7: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tucson City Clerk Elections Center

  • Address: 800 East 12th St.
  • Hours: Monday-Friday. 8 a.m. t0 5 p.m.
  • Emergency Voting: Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Fellowship Bible Church

  • Address: 6700 East Broadway Blvd.
  • Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Emergency Voting: Saturday, Nov. 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 6, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Additional Election Day sites can be found here.

The Vail Incorporation Election 

Eligible residents can vote in the Vail Incorporation Election at the following sites on Election Day, Nov. 7.

Cienega High School

Copper Ridge Elementary School

Sycamore Elementary School

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Carolina Cuellar is a bilingual journalist based in Tucson covering South Arizona. Previously she reported on border and immigration issues in the Rio Grande Valley for Texas Public Radio. She has an M.S....