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By Kylee Cruz - Originally published Jun. 17, 2024 - REPOSTED FROM azfamily.com

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Arizona’s primary election is a little more than a month away and if you’re an independent voter, your voice can be heard!

If you live in Maricopa County, you can request either a Democratic or Republican ballot through the county’s website. If you live in another county, you must contact your county recorder’s office to specify which ballot you want to be sent to your home.

If you plan to vote in-person during early voting or on election day, you will need to tell a poll worker which party ballot you want when you arrive to the polling location.

“If you don’t have a particular loyalty to a set party and you want to have an impact in the general election, this is your opportunity to help choose who the nominees are, that are gonna go and be on that general ballot for everybody, so you actually have more of a voice in a primary than you do, in some ways, a general. You are helping to determine who is going to get to the final round in the election,” Arizona GOP Chair Gina Swoboda said.

Swoboda said the Arizona Republican Party is reaching out to independents and Hispanic voters on issues like “inflation, border security and educational choices for their children.”

Meantime, the Arizona Democratic Party said it’s canvassing across the state every weekend along with doing phone banks and town halls to connect with voters.

“Independent voters like all voters, they want stability and that is what Democrats are offering. Democrats are offering protections for abortion. While, on every single turn, Republicans are trying to rip away our abortion rights. They’re trying to privatize Social Security, Medicare,” Arizona Democratic Chair Yolanda Bejarano said.

Arizona’s primary election is on July 30. If you want to participate in the primary, you must register to vote by July 1.