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Voter confusion about polling locations

Posted: Nov 3, 2009 12:44 PM
Updated: Nov 3, 2009 12:44 PM

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When the clock struck 6:00 Tuesday morning, voters lined up to cast their votes at the Randolph Golf Clubhouse.

They didn't beat any big crowds though. It was a slow stream of voters all morning long.

Voter turnout will be hard to compare to any past elections because this election is unique. The county is actually running the city's election this year, which means your polling place could have changed.

Ann Rodriguez, Pima County Recorder, says some voters are automatically going to their regular polling locations and some of them are not open for this election. She says in some cases, they merged several precincts into one polling location.

Deborah Holdaway says that's what happened to her.

"What I noticed is the polling places are connected with the county rather than the city. This is not the place I normally go to vote," Holdaway said.

One of the main reasons for the changes, there are seven school districts with propositions this year, which is a lot more than normal during an off-year election.

That's why the county is stepping in, putting everything on one ballot so voters in some districts don't have to vote twice.

At last check Tuesday at noon, the county had only received about half of the early ballots in the mail, more than 68,000.

Rodriguez says that number includes early walk-in voters.

You can drop off those ballots at any polling place until the polls close at 7pm. It's too late to mail them because post marked envelopes don't count.

Call 520-740-4330 to find your polling location.

Click here for your polling place, http://www.pima.gov/elections/polls.htm

See what's on the ballot, click here, http://www.pima.gov/elections/canpage.htm

Click here for election results, http://www.pima.gov/elections/results.htm

To sign-up to be on the permanent early voter list click here, http://www.recorder.pima.gov/pevl.aspx

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