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Pinal County sets timeline, polling places for special CD7 congressional election
Summary
Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis outlined a compressed schedule after Governor Hobbs called a special election to fill the U.S. House seat vacated by Rep. Raul Grijalva, saying 4,337 registered voters in four precincts will be eligible and the county will seek reimbursement for extra costs.
Pinal County Recorder Dana Lewis told the Board of Supervisors on March 19 that Governor Katie Hobbs issued a proclamation on March 14 calling a special election for Congressional District 7 after the death of U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva.
Lewis said candidates must file nomination papers and petitions with the Arizona Secretary of State by April 14, and that county party chairs must submit names of special election poll workers by May 16. Early processes begin in mid-April: 90-day notice mailings are scheduled for April 16 and UOCAVA ballots must be transmitted by May 30; in-person early voting at satellite offices is set to start June 18. The election date is July 15, with the Pinal County Board of Supervisors asked to canvass on July 23 before the Secretary of State’s canvass on July 31.
“This is the 65th day of the 57th Legislature’s first regular session,” Lewis said. “Interested parties seeking to fill this seat must file a nomination paper and petitions to the AZ SOS no later than April 14.”
Why it matters: Lewis emphasized the operational workload for the county even though the special election affects a small slice of Pinal County’s electorate — about 4,337 registered voters across four precincts. Lewis said 2,457 voters in the affected precincts are set to receive ballots by mail and named four precinct-based polling places: Calvary Chapel, Central Lutheran Church, Choo Choo Elder Center and Hidden Valley Public Works.
Board members asked for clarity on scale. Lewis said Pinal County has roughly 311,000 registered voters overall and that the special election affects a small percentage, but that the Elections Department will “go full throttle” on staffing, logistics and outreach. She said the department is preparing logic-and-accuracy testing timelines and will submit projected costs to the Secretary of State to request reimbursement.
The board did not take separate action on the timeline at the meeting; Lewis indicated the department will post full details to the Pinal County elections website. She also said candidate challenges to petitions are due April 21 and that deadlines to file as a write-in candidate and other operational dates fall in early June. The county listed the primary statutory and administrative deadlines in its presentation.
Ending: Lewis encouraged voters in the affected precincts to check the county map and the elections website for details and to confirm whether the special election applies to them.
