Lake Montezuma, Arizona Public Records

The department also runs a Verde Valley office at 10 South 6th Street, Cottonwood, AZ 86326, considerably closer to the community and serving walk-in voters for registration, early voting, and general election information. Arizona residents can register to vote online through the Arizona Secretary of State's Service Arizona portal at servicearizona.com, which requires an Arizona driver license or state ID number. The voter registration deadline stands at 29 days before any election. Paper registration forms are available at county offices, public libraries, MVD offices, and can be mailed to the County Recorder. Arizona requires proof of citizenship for voter registration, birth certificate, passport, or Arizona driver license issued after 1996. Voters must be U.S. Citizens, Arizona residents, at least 18 years old by election day, and not have had civil rights revoked due to felony conviction. As an unincorporated community, Lake Montezuma has no municipal government and therefore no mayoral or city council elections. Residents vote in county, state, and federal contests. Local voters participate in elections for Yavapai County Board of Supervisors (District 3 represents Lake Montezuma), County Sheriff, County Assessor, County Recorder, County Treasurer, County Attorney, and other county offices. At the state level, residents vote for Arizona Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Legislature (currently part of Legislative District 1), and other statewide offices. Federal races include U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives (currently Arizona's 2nd Congressional District). Residents can find their specific polling place using the polling place lookup tool at my.arizona.vote or by contacting the County Elections Department. Arizona allows in-person early voting beginning 27 days before any election at designated locations. The Cottonwood office typically is an early voting site for Verde Valley residents. On Election Day, polls are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Arizona has extensive public access to election records. Voter registration lists are available for purchase for political purposes under § 16-168. Campaign finance reports for county, state, and federal candidates are publicly searchable through the Arizona Secretary of State's website at azsos.gov/elections/campaign-finance. Candidate filing information, ballot measure details, and official election results by precinct are published by both the County Elections Department and Secretary of State. The county's official election results are posted at www.yavapaiaz.gov/election after certification. The county historically trends Republican but has seen increasing competitiveness in recent cycles. At the federal level, there is no U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Lake voters are published by the Arizona Secretary of State (https://azsos.gov/elections). However, voters will elect their U.S. Representative for Arizona's congressional districts. County offices on the ballot in 2026 will include Yavapai County Board of Supervisors for certain districts, and potentially other county officials depending on term schedules. Local ballot measures and propositions affecting the county may also appear. Candidate filing typically opens in early spring of the election year. Arizona offers extensive mail-in voting through the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL). Voters can sign up for PEVL to automatically receive a ballot by mail for every election. Early ballots are mailed approximately 27 days before elections and must be returned by 7:00 PM on Election Day either by mail (postmark does not count, must be received by 7 PM), at secure drop boxes, or at any polling place. Voters can track their early ballot status at my.arizona.vote. To request a one-time early ballot without joining PEVL, voters can submit a request to the Yavapai County Recorder's office online, by phone at (928) 771-3248, or in writing, with requests accepted up to 11 days before Election Day.