ARIZONA, USA — Polls opened across Arizona Tuesday morning and multiple counties have reported that the day is off to a smooth start.
Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s state primaries will set the stage for competitive contests that could determine control of the closely divided U.S. Senate, U.S. House and both chambers of the state legislature.
The only hiccup reported so far was one of 222 vote centers in Maricopa County opening about 30 minutes late. All others opened as scheduled.
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Maricopa County
All voting centers are currently open for operations. As of 8:15 a.m., 7,762 voters have checked in to vote, according to Deputy Elections Director Jennifer Liewer.
"Things are going well. One of the 222 vote centers opened about 30 mins late because the poll workers were locked out but all others were open at 6 am." Liewer said.
Workers at one site had to re-login to equipment, but Liewer said that this wasn't anything unusual with 2,000 poll workers across the county.
Pima County
All voting centers are currently open for operations. No issues have been reported.
"Things are going well here in Pima County," Said Director Constance Hargrove. "Voting is steady, but nothing that will cause a line."
Pinal County
All voting centers are currently open for operations. No issues have been reported.
Coconino County
All voting centers are currently open for operations.
"Our primary is going smoothly. All the polls are open, and we are not hearing any reports of long lines," said Assistant Director of Elections Whitney Juszczak.
Cochise County
All voting centers are currently open for operations. No long lines have been reported at this time.
Greenlee County
All voting centers are currently open for operations. No issues have been reported.
"Thank you for checking in, so far, it's going good here, no problems reported, no long lines!" said Elections Director Bianca Castañeda.
Navajo County
All voting centers are currently open for operations. No issues have been reported.
"So far so good, knock on wood! No long lines, only 1,145 checked in voters so far county wide," county officials said.
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12News has reached out to election departments across the state. We will continue to update this list as officials respond.
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