How To Register As Independent In Arizona

How to Participate in different elections

Presidential Preference Elections

Contained Voters must alter their voter registration to participate in the PPE.

WHY?

Since the provision for open primaries does not utilize to this particular ballot, every voter needs to be affiliated with the political party in which they choose to vote.

Primary Elections

Arizona has an open primary provision. This means that Contained voters are still eligible to vote in the primaries!

HOW?

To participate, an Independent Voter must specify which ballot type they would like to vote. Run across the instructions below on how to select your ballot.

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General Elections

An Contained Voter is not required to practise anything unlike during the Full general Election.

WHO?

The nominees from each party in the principal election will appear on the same full general ballot election.

How to receive your ballot for the Principal Elections

How to request a ballot by mail

Early Voting

To receive a ballot in the mail, y'all must contact your County Recorder's Function to specify the ballot blazon you wish to be sent to you. If you lot are on the Permanent Early on Voting List, you withal need to contact your Canton Recorder.

How to request a ballot at the polling location

Election Day

Independent Voters who vote in-person need to tell a poll worker which political party election they wish to vote. This can either occur at an early on voting location or on election day.

Independent Voters FAQ

Can I request a not-partisan election?
Local jurisdictions (cities and towns) sometimes accept non-partisan elections that tin coincide with the statewide primary election. Contained voters who wish to vote in the statewide chief election, must cull either: A partisan ballot (Democratic or Republican)*. Partisan ballots too contain the not-partisan jurisdictional elections. Or, A non-partisan, jurisdictional merely ballot. These ballots simply incorporate the non-partisan, local jurisdiction ballot (such as a non-partisan Urban center Council race).
Independent voters need to contact their county recorder's role to make their pick.

*The Libertarian Political party has a closed chief.

Can independent voters vote in the chief ballot?
Yes. Arizona has an Open up Primary and voters that are not registered with a recognized political party (Independents) are able to asking a partisan ballot. Who gets which ballot in a main election?

Autonomous Voter → Democratic Political party Ballot
Libertarian Voter → Libertarian Party Ballot
Republican Voter → Republican Party Ballot
Contained Voter → Democratic OR Republican Party Election (may only choose ane)*

*The Libertarian Party has a airtight master. Contained voters who vote by mail service must contact their County Recorder to designate which partisan ballot they want mailed to them. Local, non-partisan ballots may be available. Bank check with your county recorder'due south office.

Can I vote early in the primary?
Absolutely. If yous are registered with a political party and on the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL), you lot will automatically receive a ballot in your mailbox. Independent voters, that are on PEVL, must contact their Canton Recorder to designate which partisan ballot (or potentially a non-partisan ballot if available) they would like to receive. Voters not on PEVL may make a old early election request or sign upwards for the Permanent Early Voting List, by contacting their county recorder'southward part.