Sasabe, Arizona Public Records

Law enforcement in Sasabe is provided by the Pima County Sheriff's Department. The department's Southern District station is responsible for patrolling and responding to calls in the Sasabe area. Residents can contact the Pima County Sheriff's Department for assistance with criminal investigations, traffic incidents, and other public safety concerns. The department works closely with federal border authorities to maintain security along the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe.

Sasabe voters are served by the Pima County Recorder's Office, which administers elections throughout Pima County. The Pima County Recorder's Office is located at 240 North Stone Avenue, 1st Floor, Tucson, AZ 85701; phone: (520) 724-4330; website: https://recorder.pima.gov/. The Recorder's Office manages voter registration, early voting, polling place operations, and vote counting for all elections in Pima County, including federal, state, county, and local races.

Sasabe residents can register to vote online through the Arizona Secretary of State's Service Arizona portal at https://servicearizona.com/. Arizona law requires voters to register at least 29 days before an election. Voter registration requires providing an Arizona driver license or non-operating identification license number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number, plus date of birth and residence address. Arizona requires proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections (documented through driver license, birth certificate, passport, or naturalization documents) and state/local elections. Voters can check their registration status and update their address through the same online portal or by contacting the Pima County Recorder's Office.

Because Sasabe is an unincorporated community, there are no municipal elections for mayor, city council, or local ballot measures specific to Sasabe. Sasabe residents vote in Pima County elections for the Board of Supervisors (Sasabe is located in District 5), county offices such as Sheriff, County Attorney, Recorder, Treasurer, and Assessor, as well as state legislative races for the Arizona House and Senate, statewide offices, and federal races for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House of Representatives (Sasabe is located in Arizona's 7th Congressional District).

Sasabe voters can find their assigned polling place by using the polling place lookup tool on the Pima County Recorder's website at https://recorder.pima.gov/PollingPlace or by calling (520) 724-4330. Given Sasabe's remote location and small population, residents may be assigned to polling locations in nearby communities or may choose to vote early.

Arizona has extensive early voting and mail-in ballot options. Voters on the Active Early Voting List (AEVL, formerly known as the Permanent Early Voting List) automatically receive a ballot by mail for every election. Any registered voter can request an early ballot for a specific election through the Pima County Recorder's website, by phone, or in writing. Early ballots are mailed beginning approximately 27 days before Election Day and must be returned by 7:00 PM on Election Day either by mail (postmarked by Election Day is not sufficient—ballots must be received by 7 PM), by dropping off at any polling place on Election Day, or at secure ballot drop boxes throughout Pima County during the early voting period.

In Arizona, several types of election records are public. Voter registration lists are available to candidates, political parties, and political committees, though not for commercial purposes. Campaign finance reports for federal, state, and local candidates are accessible through the Arizona Secretary of State's website at https://azsos.gov/elections/campaign-finance and the Pima County Elections Office for county races. Candidate filings, statements of interest, and nomination petitions are public records. Precinct-level election results are published by the Pima County Recorder's Office and archived on the website at https://recorder.pima.gov/elections-results.

In the November 2024 general election, Pima County reported approximately 476,000 ballots cast out of roughly 676,000 registered voters, representing a turnout rate of approximately 70.4% for the presidential election. Sasabe's specific turnout data is included in these county totals but not separately reported due to the community's small size.

Looking ahead to November 3, 2026, Sasabe and Pima County voters will decide several significant races. At the federal level, Arizona's Class 3 U.S. Senate seat will not be on the ballot in 2026 (it was last contested in 2022); however, Arizona's Class 1 Senate seat is scheduled for election in 2024, not 2026. All of Arizona's nine U.S. House seats, including the 7th Congressional District seat representing Sasabe, will be contested in 2026. At the state level, the 2026 ballot will include races for Governor of Arizona (four-year term), Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Mine Inspector, Arizona Corporation Commission, and all seats in the Arizona State Legislature (30 Senate seats and 60 House seats, with Sasabe voting for District 2 representatives). At the county level, Pima County voters will elect county supervisors in odd-numbered districts (Districts 1, 3, and 5—which includes Sasabe), Sheriff, County Attorney, Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, School Superintendent, and Superior Court judges in retention elections. Additionally, voters may face ballot propositions and initiatives at the state and county levels addressing policy questions ranging from taxation to constitutional amendments.