MOHAVE COUNTY – Thousands of Mohave County residents can be expected to take advantage of the early voting window that opens next Wednesday, July 3. The majority of the county’s registered voters have been casting ballots early for years, as was evident in the local 2020 primary election.
“There were 41,855 (people) who voted. 32,557 of those were voters that voted early,” said Mohave County Recorder Lydia Durst. “So, 78% of Mohave County voters voted early in the 2020 primary election.”
Durst said the voter registration total surged to 83% for the Presidential Preference election conducted in March.
“Our voters do enjoy getting a ballot by mail, or going early in person,” Durst said. “And any voter on the Mohave County rolls is eligible to vote early in person at the libraries.”
While accommodating early in-person voting, the library locations also serve as an option for early ballot drop off for anyone preferring not to send them back by mail. The Mohave County District libraries are located at 1170 Hancock Rd in Bullhead City, 1770 McCulloch Blvd N in Lake Havasu City and 3269 E Burbank St. in Kingman.
Early ballots can also be dropped off at two locations within the Mohave County Administration building at 700 West Beale St. in downtown Kingman. One drop box will be located by the security station on the first floor and another in the Recorder’s Office reception area on the second floor.
Durst said county officials are mailing almost 67,000 early voting ballots on July 3. “That’s the day that early ballots are mailed out and the day that early voting in person opens,” she said.
The drop off option will not be available on the 4th of July and July 19 is the last day eligible county residents can request an early ballot by mail.
Durst said the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green and No Labels political parties are recognized in Arizona. But, one she said, has no candidates.
“We have almost 800 No Labels in Mohave County and, unfortunately, that political party has decided not to allow anyone to be in their races for this ballot,” Durst explained. “So, anyone registered as a No Labels, we have sent them a letter by mail to let them know that their ballot will essentially be blank unless they live within the city. They can vote for those non-partisan city council races.”
Those who are registered as Independent, were previously mailed notice directing them how to request alternative ballots should they wish to participate as Republicans or Democrats in the July 30 primary.
An abundance of election related information can be found on the Mohave County website (www.Mohave.gov) by clicking government, then the Elections and Recorder tabs.
Dave Hawkins
