PHOENIX — Tuesday is Election Day and Arizonans are heading to the polls after weeks of early voting.
Polls are open until 7 p.m. tonight and officials say that, other than a few small delays, things are running smoothly.
We'll be tracking what's happening in the state all day long to bring you the latest updates on the 2024 General Election.
Follow live updates below:
2:15 p.m.
As of 2 p.m., Maricopa County Elections officials reported roughly 147,000 voters had checked in at vote centers.
12:42 p.m.
By noon, around 112,000 voters have checked in at vote centers in Maricopa County, the county elections department announced on social media.
With 246 voting places open in the county, officials recommended that residents visit elections.maricopa.gov/voting for more info on polling place wait times.
12:40 p.m.
Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne was asked to leave a polling place at Paradise Valley Community College Tuesday morning for electioneering within 75-feet of a voting location.
Horne told 12News that he "estimated a circumference" based on a 75-foot limit sign that he saw and "got two or three signatures on [his] petition for reelection in 2026."
He said someone then pointed out another sign showing that he was within the limit and he "immediately" stopped getting signatures and left.
11:30 a.m.
11:05 a.m.
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates shared that the average wait time across the county's 246 voting locations was only 2 minutes and only a small handful had around 30 minutes waiting time.
Officials expect 4 to 7 p.m. to be the busiest time to vote and encouraged people to find which voting locations had the most convenient waiting times.
Gates said that no vote centers have been shut down. "We're not running into any of the tabulation challenges we saw in 2020, '22," he added.
"If you get into line before 7 p.m. you will get the opportunity to vote. It doesn't matter how long that line is," Gates said.
Gates estimated that 1.2 million ballots, roughly 70-75% of early ballots cast, would be reported by 8 p.m. with further updates through the night.
You can visit elections.maricopa.gov/voting for more info on polling place wait times.
11 a.m.
Maricopa County officials are giving an update on Election Day activities as voters head to the polls.
10:15 a.m.
Indian Bend Wash Vote Center in Maricopa County is experiencing long wait times due to a high number of voters, election officials announced on X (formerly Twitter).
Officials recommended visiting Messinger Mortuary at 7601 E. Indian School Rd., Scottsdale 85251 instead.
You can visit elections.maricopa.gov/voting for more info on polling place wait times.
10:05 a.m.
Golden Valley in Mohave County faced a "significant power outage" around 4:45 a.m. County officials said that, although power was restored by 7 a.m., one voting location was without power at 6 a.m.
The Golden Valley Fire Department was reportedly able to get generators working for the building and voters were able to vote by 6:20 a.m.
Officials said that everyone in line voted within 45 minutes.
10:00 a.m.
Secretary of State Adrian Fontes held a press conference to discuss the status of the election so far. He reported that some polling locations opened late because of brief power outages.
Some voters in Apache County reportedly faced issues voting this morning when election equipment malfunctioned. 12News has reached out to county officials to learn more about the exact nature of the issue, how many voters were impacted and what's being done.
Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren tweeted about the issue, urging impacted voters to request a provisional ballot to cast their vote.
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