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Cochise County Jail District board unanimously certifies Nov. 4 special election
Summary
The Cochise County Jail District board unanimously certified the Nov. 4, 2025 special election on Nov. 13 after elections staff reported turnout and ballot-processing details; supervisors praised staff but flagged low voter participation and discussed poll-worker pay and staffing.
The Cochise County Jail District board on Nov. 13 unanimously certified the results of the Nov. 4 special election after hearing a report from county elections staff.
The motion to certify the election canvas was made by Supervisor Gomez and seconded by another board member; the board voted 3–0 to approve the certification, which will be forwarded to the Cochise County Board of Supervisors. The chair called the vote and announced, “motion passes 3 aye.”
Elections department official Yvette summarized the department’s procedures and results, telling the board, “A total of 83,512 voters were registered for this election. Of those 23,110 ballots were cast resulting in a voter turnout of 27.67%.” She detailed testing and processing steps, saying the office performed an internal pre-election logic-and-accuracy test on 09/26/2025 and a public logic-and-accuracy test on 09/30/2025, convened an early board on 10/20/2025 that completed work on 11/07/2025, and uploaded the first election-night results at 8:39 p.m. on Nov. 4 with final results uploaded on Nov. 7 at 6:52 p.m.
Board members congratulated the winners referenced in the meeting and expressed concern about low turnout. “I’m just sad that there was such a low turnout,” Supervisor Gomez said, urging more voter participation in future contests. The chair observed that the certified results mean the county will not need to raise property taxes or cut services tied to this outcome.
Supervisors also questioned staffing and compensation for poll workers. Yvette said more than 100 poll workers checked in on Election Day and that the county employed seven signature verifiers. She said payroll for poll workers totaled about $17,000–$20,000 and described typical stipends and rates: about $35 for training for in-county workers (higher for remote locations), roughly $200 for inspectors, and about $120 for marshals, clerks and judges. Yvette emphasized that poll workers receive stipends rather than serving entirely without pay.
The board set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m., covering library, flood-control, jail and regular board business, and then adjourned.
Sources: Cochise County Jail District meeting transcript, Nov. 13, 2025; presentation to the board by an elections department official.
