How to register to voteIf you live in Arizona there are a number of ways you can register to vote. The Arizona Secretary of State’s office outlines those depending on your needs, but the simplest is usually online registration through ServiceArizona.com.
If you live in Arizona there are a number of ways you can register to vote. The Arizona Secretary of State’s office outlines those depending on your needs, but the simplest is usually online registration through ServiceArizona.com.
How to check your registrationCan’t remember whether you’re registered to vote? Arizona’s voter portal can help. Visit my.arizona.vote to check your registration status, what districts you’ll be voting in, voting history, and more.
Can’t remember whether you’re registered to vote? Arizona’s voter portal can help. Visit my.arizona.vote to check your registration status, what districts you’ll be voting in, voting history, and more.
Key dates for voting in your state
OCT 7
Last day to register to vote in General Election
OCT 9
Early ballots begin mailing to voters
OCT 29
Last day to mail in early ballot
NOV 5
General Election day
Ballot Measures
What are ballot measures?
It’s common to feel uncertain about statewide ballot initiatives in the voting booth or on our election ballots, but this can be where the rubber meets for the road in fighting climate change.
Voting on ballot measures, also known as propositions in Arizona, can be a critical way to protect the environment. These measures, known as a form of “direct democracy” put the public in the decision-making seat and gives voters direct access to the legislative process and the ability to influence public policy.
Citizens can propose, adopt, or reject laws, policies, and taxes through initiatives, referendums and recalls, giving more power to the people and fostering a more informed and involved electorate. Ballot propositions can be submitted by a state legislature, a local government, or by citizens, and are up to the voters to decide.
Why do they matter?
Ballot measures are critical to vote on because they’re an opportunity for your voice to directly impact an outcome for our environment and resources. For example, in 2018, Proposition 127 gave Arizonans the chance to require electric utilities to acquire 50% of their electricity from renewable resources by 2030. While Proposition 127 ultimately didn’t pass, it shows how important voting in ballot measures can be for our environment and health.
This year, Arizona has thirteen ballot measures. Visit here to learn more about each proposition so that you can be prepared on election day!
Our Priorities: Utilities and Clean Energy Commitments
WRA is pushing for stronger clean energy commitments that will result in a healthier and thriving Arizona.
Extreme heat poses threats to our public health and safety, as well as the security and reliability of our electricity grid. Continued reliance on fossil fuels drives more extreme heat, threatening our economy, our livelihoods, and our health. In Arizona, burning fossil fuels to generate electricity is the number one source of the greenhouse gas pollution that drives extreme heat.
To limit warming to no more than 2°C and avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change, we must achieve economy-wide net zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. For Arizona to do its part to achieve this ambitious and science-based goal, we must significantly accelerate the pace of emissions reductions from electricity generation today. Learn How WRA is working hard to make that a reality in Arizona.
Visit your home county’s election department to find sample ballots, candidate lists, in-person polling locations, and more
Upcoming nonpartisan debates or candidate forumsArizona Clean Elections hosts a series of debates for Federal, state, county and city candidates. Check their website for scheduling, as well as how to submit questions for specific forums.
Arizona Clean Elections hosts a series of debates for Federal, state, county and city candidates. Check their website for scheduling, as well as how to submit questions for specific forums.
"Make sure your voice is heard by pledging to vote in the upcoming election this November. Each ballot cast will have a lasting impact on our state. This year is an opportunity to show those in power that climate change is a priority for our communities and voters across the political spectrum want climate action now."
Ask Your Candidates Where They Stand on Climate Policy in Arizona
Potential candidates in 2024 include: Arizona Corporation Commission, State Legislators, County Supervisors, Mayors and City Council members
One of the most important down ballot elections in Arizona is for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). The ACC is an elected body of five members that oversees public utility companies, the incorporation of businesses and organizations, and railroad and pipeline safety. The ACC is charged with ensuring the “convenience, comfort, and safety, and the preservation of the health” of utility customers and employees. The ACC is on the front lines of fighting climate change in Arizona, with the power to improve air quality, and ensure energy affordability through its regulation of monopoly utilities.
Clean Energy
- Arizona is falling behind when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. What would you do to help Arizona get back on track to meeting the renewable energy goals that science shows we need?
- People living and working near dirty fuel plants in Arizona have faced some of the worst health impacts due to their proximity to pollution. As electric utilities move away from costly fossil fuels and to cheaper renewable energy, states and utilities have a responsibility to help impacted communities plan for their economic future. Do you support policies that invest in communities transitioning away from coal and other dirty fuels and help ensure a just and equitable future for people that have long been dependent on dirty energy production?
- Pollution from the fossil fuel industry and extreme heat from the resulting changing climate are hurting our communities and Arizona’s way of life – what will you do to ensure that we’re addressing these preventable deaths?
- The demand for new data centers in Arizona is growing with the proliferation of AI. Since data centers require significant energy and water resources, how do you think this challenge could be addressed at the state-level?
Water
- Arizona’s future is dependent on how we use our surface water and groundwater resources. If elected, how will you continue to sustainably conserve and protect Arizona’s water future?
- What do you think are some of the ways that Arizona can balance growth in our state while also protecting our water resources?
- Arizona has already been required to reduce its use of water from the Colorado River and will likely be taking even deeper cuts following the renegotiation of the Colorado River guidelines, as other states also contribute. How will you guide water users to ensure water security and stream protection for the state?
- As your state engages in re-negotiating new guidelines for managing the Colorado River, do you support a more holistic approach that better responds to climate change, and that seeks ways to provide water security for our communities as well as benefit the environment and recreation?
Public Lands
- Arizona does not have dedicated funding for outdoor equity across the state. Would you support actions to ensure that all Arizonans have access to the outdoors?
- How will you work to support and protect Arizona’s public lands?
