November 8, 2022, seemed so far away and then suddenly, it’s here. We have knocked on tens of thousands of doors, we have made hundreds of thousands of phone calls. Over a hundred thousand Golden Tickets have been given out in Pima County and signs have withstood the winds, monsoons, and ‘destroyers’ throughout the desert landscape. The Victory Bus will be finishing its three-day tour of Arizona today and our candidates will prepare to work one more day to get their message out at the Vote Centers.
Now it’s all up to you. Did you vote, will you vote?
Early Voting
Early Vote Centers have been operational since October 12. As we move forward to the 2024 election, this is going to be one of our top priorities. The County Recorder has refused to allow Observers in the Early Vote Centers (EVC). While there was no credible legal challenge which could be made in 2022, we will work with the newly elected Secretary of State (vote MARK FINCHEM) and the Legislature to correct this for 2024. The organization and training of the EVC staff is also an issue that must be addressed.
We have staffed the Signature Verification, Duplication, and Tabulation rooms and will continue to staff them while any ballots are being verified, duplicated, or tabulated—that looks like through November 14 right now.
Election Day Vote Centers
There are 129 Vote Centers in Pima County. As a registered voter in Pima County, you can vote in any of the Vote Centers. The Pima County Elections Department is required by Statute to staff the Vote Centers with Republicans and Democrats. There must be equal numbers of Rs and Ds in the positions of Inspector, Marshal, Judge of the Same Party, and Judge of the Opposite Party. In other words, they can’t all be Republicans or Democrats. Other positions—Clerk, Equipment Operators—can be Republicans, Democrats, Independents, or PNDs. It is difficult to find Republicans in Ajo, San Miguel, Arivaca, but we have been able to do so. The Observers are the political party’s responsibility.
The Pima County Republican Party has verified (1) that we have about 670 vetted Republicans working in the Vote Centers with Pima County Elections, (2) we have staffed the Vote Center shifts. No Vote Center will be without an Observer. This is historic. The Pima County Republican Party has NEVER staffed the Vote Centers at this level. The team continues to receive calls from Observers who have conflicts now with their shift, but we will work even on Election Day to get those Observers replaced. We received a call on Saturday from an Observer who had been offered a position with Elections and so she wanted to do that. We replaced her two shifts with another Observer.
Support Staff and Process
We have also provided Credentials for several Attorneys who will be in Pima County to address any issues that we have. Our Observers have received information on what to look for and who to contact if there are any issues. We will have teams traveling throughout the county checking the Vote Centers to make sure the lines are not exceeding 30 minutes. We have Credentialed our Logic and Accuracy Tabulation Machine Lead with credentials to observe throughout the county. The Arizona Republican Party will be staffing hotlines to address issues across the state.
The Pima County Republican Party will staff a ‘war room’ and are asking voters who see something they think is suspicious to contact us at 520-800-4053.
On November 12, the Pima County Republican Party in collaboration with the Department of Elections will conduct a HAND COUNT of a statistically valid sample to determine the accuracy.
It’s All Up to You
If you had a mail ballot and you held it to vote on Election Day, it’s time. Tomorrow is the day. Take your ballot into the Vote Center and ask for a same day ballot. They will ‘spoil’ your ballot and print a ballot for you to vote.
No matter what you hear about a ‘red wave’ or a ‘red tsunami,’ it can only happen with your vote. November 8 is Election Day. Please share this message with all your friends. We are ready, we have our eyes on the process, we will continue to watch as they count ballots.
Join me. Vote November 8, 2022, for our Republican candidates.