Election Department Newsletter

Latest News and Updates from the Elections Department

The 2024 election cycle has come to an end for Pinal County, and the Elections Department has begun a comprehensive review of its procedures and practices from a busy election year. With that in mind, we've included a survey for those who voted in person on Election Day below. If you cast your ballot on Election Day at one of our 94 polling locations, please take our brief survey! As always, we also invite any feedback or suggestions on any part of the process. Simply email PCelections@pinal.gov with any questions or thoughts you may have!

Voter turnout for the general election was 74.86%, coincidentally the same percentage as four years ago. Overall, 211,594 cast a ballot in this election with more than 166K voting by early ballot. Republican participation (84.7%) was slightly higher than Democratic turnout (79.9%) this year, while 61% of those not registered with a party voted in the general election.

To watch the November 20, 2024 official canvass click here or click the button below to review the results from the general election.

Election Results

Polling Place Voter Feedback

This survey is designed for voters to provide valuable feedback to the Elections Department staff about their experience at the polls during the last election. This helps us to continue improving our processes and identifies areas that may need further attention.

Take the Survey

County Recorder Update

I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the Voters of Pinal County for electing me to continue serving as your Recorder. I remain fully committed to upholding the trust that has been placed in me and I look forward to wholeheartedly serving with integrity, professionalism, and excellence.

I also want to sincerely thank all who played a role in this year's successful elections. From Poll Workers, election cycle temps, our staff and county partners, I am extraordinarily humbled by the team's work to execute fair, transparent, legal and accurate elections!

Please stay tuned as we look towards future improvements in the New Year.

Dana Lewis Pinal County Recorder

Have a question?

Elections are complex and have layers of procedures, policies and legal guidelines from the state and federal government from which we administer the election.

From election equipment and polling places to ballot security and chain of custody, each process we perform is based on statute and industry best practices. If you have a question, click the link below to submit it to us and we'll feature it in an upcoming newsletter!

Send Us Your Questions!

This month's featured question:

What is ballot duplication and why does it happen?

While voting a ballot can be a fairly straightforward process, the Elections Department receives thousands of ballots that cannot be tabulated by our voting equipment. According to state law, if a ballot is damaged or defective so that it cannot be scanned by a tabulator, it must be manually duplicated by a bipartisan Ballot Duplication Board and tabulated in place of the damaged one.

As seen in the images below, ripped, mismarked, or otherwise unreadable ballots require duplication. Additionally, the slightest mark on the oval (highlighted) needs to be reviewed by the bipartisan team to attempt to interpret the voter's intent before it can be duplicated. If intent cannot be determined, the replacement ballot cannot be marked. People can observe the duplication process in person at the Pinal VOTES building in Florence or on our live stream cameras whenever we are actively processing ballots.