Requirements:

An Election Observer is someone who has been designated by the Pima County Republican Party Chair, as one of the political parties recognized in either the State of Arizona or in Pima County, to be an official observer on behalf of that political party.

• An Election Observer must be a registered Republican Voter living in Pima County.

• An Election Observer must receive a Credential Letter, on official Republican Party letterhead, that must be signed by the Chair of the Party.

• The Chair of the Party provides a list of authorized Election Observers to the Pima County Recorder's Office and/or the Pima County Elections Department in advance of an Observer’s arrival at the assigned venue.  

• Upon arrival at the election venue, the Election Observer must present a copy of the signed Election Observer Credential Letter, along with a picture ID, to the Site Supervisor or Voting Center Inspector.

• Only one observer, from each of the recognized political parties, may be present at an election venue at the same time.

• An Election Observer cannot be a Pima County government employee nor be a candidate for a Federal, Arizona, Pima County, Municipal, or School Board office.

 

Election Observers are permitted to observe in six different types of election venues: 

1. Early Voting Centers

2. Unattended Ballot Drop Box

3. Signature Verification

4. Ballot Processing

5. Tabulation

6. Election Day Voting Centers

 

Election Observer volunteers use the SignupGenius scheduling application to select the election observation types, election venues, dates, and times for observer shifts.   

 

If you are unable to meet the scheduled date and time for your observer shift, contact a member of the Pima County Republican Party Election Integrity Team listed on the next page, and we can reschedule you for another date and time.

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