Sign up to be a Cochise County poll worker

Learn how you can be a part of our democratic process

Cochise County needs reliable non-political poll workers for elections in 2024.  You may have the opportunity to work in the March 2024 presidential preference primary, the August primary election and the November general election.  The county needs an infusion of new workers as many workers are now getting too old to continue working.  Fill out the application here.  Training is in February 2024.

Volunteer to write postcards

Write postcards to voters!

Write postcards for candidates, campaigns and issues.  Sign up on Mobilize  or learn more about it here.
Join Third Act and Activate America to write 10,000 postcards in the Fall of 2023! We will together write postcards to voters and help safeguard our democracy, win elections in Fall 2023, and build voter enthusiasm and turnout to elect progressives and climate champions in 2024.

LUCHCA looking for Cochise Field Organizer

Learn more about the Cochise County Field Organizer position

About LUCHA: "Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), is an organization led by changemakers fighting for social, racial, and economic transformation.  At LUCHA, we organize low- and moderate-income and minority families to take action on the issues most important to them and advance the cause of social and economic justice for all."
More information about the job and how to apply for it here.

 

 

How to become an appointed precinct committee person (PC)

The minimum duties of a PC shall be to assist the Cochise County Democratic Party (CCDP) in voter registration and to assist get out the vote (GOTV) actions on election days. The CCDP encourages PCs to be part of outreach activities in the precinct where they live when they occur during the election cycle.

The term of office of an appointed PC is from the day that they are appointed until October 1 after the following primary election at which PC is appointed.  In this election cycle that is October 1, 2024

To become an appointed PC, you must be a registered voter in the Democratic Party living in Cochise County.  Your first step is to fill out a Precinct Committee Person Appointment Application.  Please contact the CCDP Chair, Elisabeth Tyndall at countychair@cochisecodems.org   to get further information and the appointment application.

If you received the application from another source, it must be returned to Elisabeth Tyndall rather than submitting it to the county elections department.

ALL APPLICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT TO BECOME A PC ARE NOT VALID UNLESS SIGNED BY THE CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.  MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT HER TO VALIDATE YOUR APPLICATON.

She will submit it to the county elections department and notify you that your are a valid appointed Precinct Committee Person.

Youth4Douglas on voting in the Cochise County Jail District election

Youth4Douglas is getting the voting message out

Young people in Douglas, Arizona are letting everyone know how easy it is to vote by mail in the Cochise County Jail District election.  They are reaching out to Spanish speakers with a strong message of civic participation.

Meet these young activists at Douglas Days, May 12-13 in Raul Castro Park in Douglas, Arizona.  For more information visit our events page.

In Spanish

How to sign a candidate nomination petition online

Signing online takes only two minutes

The Arizona Secretary of State's online candidate petition system is secure and easy to use.  You will need your Arizona driver's license and your home address used when you registered to vote.

Information provided is not authorized by the Arizona Secretary of State’s office.  It should be used as a guide to signing through the E-Qual system, and may not reflect changes in the system or laws. 

Before you start:  have your Arizona State Driver's License or Voter ID and DOB available.

In your browser start at https://apps.azsos.gov/equal/

Click on the SIGN A CANDIDATE NOMINATING PETITION graphic.  Note:  Ignore the $5 dollar qualifying contribution button for this action.

Enter your information (usually AZ driver's license and DOB)
You do not need your Voter  Registration ID and the last four digits of your social security number if you have your driver's license info.
Select the Submit button at the bottom left of the screen to got to the address verification screen.

Only the street number of your address is shown with the state and the Zip code.  Make sure this matches where you are registered to vote before continuing.

If the address information is correct, select the Yes button at the left bottom of the screen.

The system shows only those candidates that have allowed for online nomination petition signatures that YOU ARE ALLOWED TO SIGN.  This means the system has correctly identified the district(s) in which you live and has shown you candidates running in the Democratic Primary (for partisan offices) or November 2024 general election (for non partisan offices) in your district.
Note: If you are registered as an Independent or have not declared a party, you are shown all candidates that have online petitions available.
Note:  The image shown to the left is as of 4/25/2023 for a registered Democrat living in Sierra Vista.  Your list could be different.  Be sure to scroll completely through the list to see all candidates available to you.
To sign a petition, select the candidate's name on the left.
The candidate's petition information is shown.  You have the option of providing the candidate your email address.  It is not required to sign the petition.
If you want to sign, select the "Yes, I want to sign the petition" button to sign.  Be sure to click yes on the confirmation button on the final screen.

That's it, you're done!