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May 6, 1912 New York City Suffrage Parade
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Register to Vote
- In Arizona
- Your driver's license address and voter registration need to match. To update one or both click here
- Anywhere in the U.S.
Know your elected officials
- In Arizona go to the Arizona State Legislature website to find your district and your elected officials, including their contact information.
- In any other state, visit your state's legislative website or the Secretary of State's website.
Attend district meetings
- Arizona is divided 30 legislative districts. Each district holds meetings either once a month or once every other month depending on the current election cycle. These meetings are attended by Precinct Committeeman and are open to the public. This is a fabulous place to get information about what is going on in your area and in your state. Elected officials will often attend meetings, give updates and answer questions from their constituents. Click on the link in the section below to find information about district meetings, but please use the contact info to double check meeting times as they may have changed since posting.
- In other states, the procedures and geographical divisions vary. The best way to find out about these public meetings would be to contact your state or county GOP office and ask about these meetings
Become a precinct committeeman
- A precinct committeman is the most basic, grassroots level elected official. You attend district meetings, talk to your neighbors about important issues and help candidates get elected.
- To find out more about becoming a precinct committeeman, ask one of the officers at your district meeting, or contact them directly.
Elections
- Go to the Secretary of State website or the Maricopa County Recorder website for information on polling place location, election dates, ballot status and more. On the Secretary of State website you can also electronically sign petitions for state races and make $5 donations to clean elections candidates. Have your driver's license or voter id card handy because you will need one or the other to do this.
- Get involved in campaigns. If you would like to be generally involved in the election or become a poll watcher contact the AZGOP. Precinct meetings are a great place to meet candidates running for office. It's important to help solid conservative candidates who are operating from a biblical worldview get elected, especially during the PRIMARIES.
CAP Supported and Opposed Bills
Note: Use caution when signing petitions
Petition gatherers are everywhere. Many are paid, which is fine. But they likely will not be experts on the person or initiative they are helping. You may sign a limited number of candidate petitions for each office based on how many people you can vote for in that race. If you can only vote for one person for that office, then you can only sign one petition for that office. For some offices, like the State House or the Corporation Commission you can sign more than one (ie there are 2 House seats so you can sign 2 petitions) Use those signatures wisely. Know who you are signing for and what they support. Ballot initiatives are equally important. It's NEVER a good idea to just get something on the ballot in AZ. Our initiative laws are such that once something is passed the legislature cannot alter it if it turns out to be disastrous. It can only be undone by another ballot initiative process, which takes years. If in doubt on a ballot initiative, DECLINE TO SIGN
- The Center for Arizona Policy has been my go to organization for information and education. I highly recommend them. Every legislative session they put out a list of bills that they support and oppose. Find it here. It's a great quick reference tool.
Note: Use caution when signing petitions
Petition gatherers are everywhere. Many are paid, which is fine. But they likely will not be experts on the person or initiative they are helping. You may sign a limited number of candidate petitions for each office based on how many people you can vote for in that race. If you can only vote for one person for that office, then you can only sign one petition for that office. For some offices, like the State House or the Corporation Commission you can sign more than one (ie there are 2 House seats so you can sign 2 petitions) Use those signatures wisely. Know who you are signing for and what they support. Ballot initiatives are equally important. It's NEVER a good idea to just get something on the ballot in AZ. Our initiative laws are such that once something is passed the legislature cannot alter it if it turns out to be disastrous. It can only be undone by another ballot initiative process, which takes years. If in doubt on a ballot initiative, DECLINE TO SIGN
