Maricopa supervisors approve CD 7 special-election plan, bar automatic mailings to remote voters

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on May 5 approved the county’s plan for the 2025 special primary and general elections in U.S. Congressional District 7 and voted to exclude automatic mailing of ballots to remote precincts that are not enrolled in the early ballot program.

The vote followed presentations from the county elections director and recorder’s office about outreach, voting locations, ballot timelines and changes to signature verification. The board approved the plan on a roll-call vote with four ayes and one member absent.

At issue was how to serve roughly 59,810 registered CD 7 voters in Maricopa County, most concentrated in Tolleson and Avondale. Scott Jarrett, Maricopa County elections director, told the board “So currently, there are just shy of 60,000 voters in Maricopa County. I believe, as of last week, is 59,810.” The plan lays out critical deadlines, vote‑center locations and staffing, and the recorder’s office described recent procedural changes intended to speed provisional‑ballot and signature‑curing work.

Officials stressed key dates and logistics. The voter registration deadline for CD 7 is end of day June 16. Because July 4 falls on the statutory E‑11 deadline for requesting a ballot by mail, that deadline moves to the next business day: July 7; elections staff warned voters that ballots requested after July 3 will likely need to be returned in person at a voting center for timely counting. The general election day is Sept. 23; the equivalent last‑mail‑request date for the general election…