Ballots for the March 22 Presidential Preference Election are in the mail.

But be patient because it might take a while for the green envelope to get to your mailbox.

Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez said those eager to cast their vote in next month’s Presidential Preference Election might have to wait as the post office delivers more than 1 million mail-in ballots in Arizona.

The first wave of ballots, 218,216, went out in the mail Wednesday.

Registered Democratic, Republican and Green Party voters who are on the county’s permanent early voting list do not need to request a ballot. They will automatically receive one in the mail.

Those who are not on the early voting list may call the county recorder’s office — 724-4330 —to request one be mailed to their home. The deadline to order a vote-by-mail ballot is March 11.

If you can’t wait until Election Day, you can vote early at one of three early voting locations set up by the county recorder’s office. The locations are:

  • Downtown — 240 N. Stone Ave.
  • South side — 6550 S. Country Club Road
  • East side — 6920 E. Broadway, Suite D.

All sites are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Only those voters registered with a party that has a candidate in the preference election — Democratic, Republican and Green Party — can vote in this election.

By the last official count, which dates back to January, Pima County had 175,086 registered Democrats, 164,914 independents and 147,331 registered Republicans.


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