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Voter turnout

Aug 17, 2020

Voters set turnout record

Arizona set a record turnout for a primary election with just over 36 percent of registered voters casting a vote, the official canvass results from the August 4 primaries show.

Jalakoi Solomon PHOTO BY CARMEN FORMAN/ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
Nov 19, 2018

Jalakoi Solomon: Motivating millennials to vote

Jalakoi Solomon led NextGen Arizona’s youth voter outreach initiative, which boosted turnout among young voters this election cycle.

Nov 5, 2018

Democrats narrow margin on early ballots

Election Day officially is tomorrow but more people already have cast their ballots in Arizona than four years ago - though not everywhere throughout the state.

Oct 11, 2018

It’s our responsibility to elect leaders who care

This is the most important election in our history. You don’t have to take my word for it. Our last president knows it’s true. So do something. Now.

Sep 7, 2018

Voters shatter state record for turnout in primary election

More Arizonans voted in the 2018 primary election than in any other primary in the state’s history, a surge that was in part fueled by strong gains from Democrats at the polls.

Mar 8, 2018

House Republicans take another crack at control of local elections; bill passes 34-22

Claiming it will increase turnout, the Republican-controlled House voted March 7 to set up a system that could force cities to move their local elections to even-numbered years.

Nov 29, 2016

Maricopa County’s Nov. 8 election turnout lowest since 2000

Voter turnout for the Nov. 8 general election was the lowest in Maricopa County since 2000.

Jan 5, 2016

Lawn signs could sway votes in close elections, report says

There's a new report that shows those lawn signs for candidates that pop up before every election actually can sway a few votes -- perhaps just enough to change the outcome of a close election. And that surprised the researchers who conducted the experiment.

May 5, 2015

Arizona voter registration numbers down by 11K since January

Arizona's voter registration numbers are down by nearly 11,500 since the last report in January. The Secretary of State's Office says the state has more than 3.23 million registered voters as of April 1.

Mar 18, 2015

Lawmakers attempting to revive ‘ballot harvesting’ ban

Lawmakers are attempting to revive one of the most controversial portions of a repealed election law from 2013 via a last-minute strike-everything amendment to a bill scheduled to be heard in a special meeting of House Elections Committee Thursday.

Oct 1, 2014

Seeking more impact at polls, Arizona groups working to register Hispanics

Six days a week at 3 p.m., high school senior Betzy Solis slips on her white Mi Familia Vota T-shirt, packs her purse with water bottles and fills her clipboard with voter registration cards before heading off to knock on doors.

Jul 2, 2014

O’Connor House aims to increase registration, turnout with Great Voter Challenge

The O’Connor House and its partners are launching the Great Voter Challenge to increase voter registration by 10 percent across Arizona.

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