The City of Phoenix will hold the regularly scheduled City Council Election on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. In this election, voters in Council Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 will elect council members. There is no election in Districts 1, 3, 5 or 7 this year because the terms for council members are staggered and there is no election for Mayor or propositions this year.
Phoenix voters who reside in Council Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 can vote early either by mail or at early voting locations.
Permanent Early Voting
List
Arizona law allows a voter to place their name on a Permanent Early Voting
List, which is maintained by the County Recorder. Once you are on this list,
you do not have to request that an early ballot be mailed to you for each
election. Instead, by being on this list, an early ballot will be mailed to
you about four (4) weeks before the election. For more information about this
list, click
here to go to the Maricopa County Recorder’s Web site.
If you are on the Permanent Early Voting List and do not want an early ballot for this election, sign and return the postcard that was mailed to you in early May or notify the City Clerk not to send the ballot by calling 602-261-VOTE (8683) or TTY/602-534-2737. The signed postcard or other notification must be received by the City Clerk no later than Saturday, July 18. When choosing this option, you will not be mailed a ballot for this election, but your name will remain on the list for future elections.
Requests for an Early Ballot
by Mail
Registered voters in Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8 who are not on the Permanent
Early Voting List, but wish to receive an early ballot by mail, may request
a ballot. Request forms are available at city public service counters and
libraries or by clicking here. 
Request forms can also be obtained by calling the City Clerk Department, Elections
Division. The City Clerk must receive a signed, written request for an early
ballot by mail no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21.
Mailing of the Early Ballots
Early ballots will be mailed beginning about 30 days before the election (early
August). If you will be away from your regular mailing address at that time
and wish to have your ballot mailed to another address, please contact the
City Clerk Department. The early ballot packet will include instructions for
voting the ballot.
Voted early ballots must be received by the City Clerk Department by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Sept. 1, 2009. The ballots may be returned by mail, be delivered to the City Clerk Department, or dropped off at any city polling place on Election Day.
Early Voting Locations
Voters who wish to vote early but do not request an early ballot by mail may
vote early at an early voting location beginning Monday, Aug. 3. Click
here for a list of these
locations and their voting hours. The last day to vote an early ballot at
these designated early voting locations is Friday, Aug. 28.
• Early
Voting Instructions
• Early Voting Frequently Asked Questions
Additional Information
For additional information or questions, call the City Clerk Department, Elections
Division, at (602) 261-VOTE (8683) or TTY 602-534-2737.