Lunch with the County Recorder + National Voter Registration Day
September 26 is National Voter Registration Day! That means a chance to register to vote, check out new voting equipment with accessible devices, and learn about how the Maricopa County Recorder's Office is reaching out to voters with disabilities in a whole new way.
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes will visit for a lunchtime discussion.
Join Ability360 in the morning or afternoon - two sessions will be available:
9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Please note the sessions are repeats therefore select the one that works best for your schedule)
Program below:
Welcome (5 minutes)
Acknowledgement of elected officials and honored guests (2 minutes)
Program 1) Knowing your rights (Renaldo Fowler)
Program 2) How to register to vote (30 minutes)
Using the State paper form
Using ServiceArizona.com
What fields are required
What fields are optional (and why)
Requirements:o Rights restored if convicted felon
o Age (18 or older)
o Resident of Arizona and County
o Citizen of the United States
§ Excludes: permanent residents, green card holders, etc.
o Not adjudicated incapacitated
Program 3) Voting methodologies (30 minutes)
ALL AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
In person
o Paper ballot
o Edge (accessible voting machine)
§ Large Print
§ Audio
By Mail
o PEVL (permanent early voting list)
o Braille ballots
o Large print ballots
Special Election Board (traveling teams)
o Teams will come to voters – reservations required
Program 4) Ways you can participate (30 minutes)
Become a Deputy Registrar (volunteer to register people to vote)
Work the elections
o Special Election worker (go to people who need help voting)
o Citizen Board worker (separate ballots from affidavits)
o Ballot Center Board (works the polling locations)
Program 5) Using the equipment (open time)
Ballot on Demand Printing system and self-check in at the polls
Edge Voting Machine
Braille ballots (sample ballots on display)
Large Print ballots (sample ballots on display)
