Title
Designation of Voting Centers for March 2019 Special Election (Ordinance S-45248)
Description
Request City Council to designate voting centers for the City of Phoenix Special Election to be held on March 12, 2019, and establish the days and hours for voting.
Report
Summary
For the proposed voting centers, 25 of the 28 sites are the most recently used locations in City conducted elections. Three of the usual locations were not available for use for this election, and replacement sites were secured. The new locations are Northminster Presbyterian Church, 13001 N. 35th Ave., and located one mile from Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, which it is replacing; Scottsdale Worship Center, 6508 E. Cactus Road, and located 3.5 miles from the Hampton Inn, which it is replacing; and First Institutional Baptist Church, 1141 E. Jefferson St., and located three blocks from Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, which it is replacing.
The voting centers will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2019; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, March 11, 2019; and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Registered voters in the City of Phoenix can go to any of the voting center locations to cast a ballot.
Public Outreach
Households with one or more registered voters will receive a Sample Ballot Pamphlet (SBP) in early February containing a list and map showing the voting center locations and the days and hours the voting centers will be open. The SBP also will contain election information. Information also will be available at phoenix.gov/elections. All election information will be disseminated in English and Spanish.
An interactive voting center locator will be available at phoenix.gov/elections that will allow a voter to enter an address or use their current location on a mobile device to identify the nearest voting centers. The application also will indicate the level of voting activity at each location so voters can identify sites that are less busy.
Location
A map of the proposed voting center locations is attached (Attachment A).
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Acting Deputy City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.