ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTERS - BOS RESOLUTION FINAL.DOCX

RESOLUTION C-21-21-006-X-00
VOTE CENTERS RESOLUTION FOR THE NOVEMBER 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 16-411(B)(4) grants the Board of Supervisors authority to authorize 
the use of voting centers on election day in place of or in addition to specifically designated polling 
places; and
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 16-411(B)(5) grants the Board of Supervisors authority to authorize 
the use of emergency voting centers, to be used on specific days and times for a specific election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Maricopa County Board of 
Supervisors adopts Resolution No. C-21-21-006-X-00 (“Vote Centers Resolution”) for the 
following purposes:
1.
Authorizing the use of voting centers for the November 3, 2020, General Election 
as described in Exhibit A; and 
2.
Authorizing the use of emergency early voting centers for the November 3, 2020, 
General Election, with days and hours of operation as described in Exhibit B; and
3.
Authorizing the use of accessible voting equipment within the election day vote 
centers for the November 3, 2020, General Election, as described in Exhibit C, to be used as voting 
centers should the need arise.  
4.
Authorizing the use of secure drop boxes for the November 3, 2020, General 
Election, as described in Exhibit D, to be used as voting centers should the need arise.  
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in response to the exigencies resulting from the 
COVID-19 pandemic, the Director of Election Day and Emergency Voting is authorized to secure 
additional early voting, emergency voting, and election day voting locations and vote centers 
between September 16, 2020 and November 3, 2020 as they may become available to him, beyond 
those listed in exhibits (A) and (C), and notify the public and the Board of Supervisors as soon as 
practicable of any such additions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any of the voting centers or emergency voting 
centers authorized by the Vote Centers Resolution becomes unavailable, the Board of Supervisors 
will, if time permits, convene to approve an alternate location for that emergency voting center; 
but, if time does not permit the Board of Supervisors to convene, the Director of Emergency Voting 
and Election Day Voting shall make the necessary change of location decisions and notify the 
public and Board of Supervisors. 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if an alternate location for any voting centers or 
emergency voting centers must be selected, the alternate location shall be as close in proximity to 
the approved location as possible

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors, Maricopa County, Arizona, on 
September____, 2020.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MARICOPA COUNTY
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Chairman
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ATTEST:
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Clerk of the Board
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Approved as to form as within the powers and authority of Maricopa County under the laws of 
the State of Arizona.
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Deputy County Attorney
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