EMGNCY AND VOTE CENTER BOS RESOLUTION.DOCX

RESOLUTION ___________________
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING EMERGENCY VOTING CENTERS
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. ____________________ (“Vote Centers Resolution”) for the 
following purposes:
1.
Authorizing the voting centers for the March 17, 2020, Presidential Preference 
Election as described in Exhibit A; and 
2.
Authorizing the emergency early voting centers for the March 17, 2020, 
Presidential Preference 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 polling 
places for the March 17, 2020, Presidential Preference Election, as described in Exhibit C, to be 
used as voting centers should the need arise.  
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, pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-411(B)(5)(c).
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, as required by A.R.S. § 16-411(B)(5)(c).   
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors, Maricopa County, Arizona, on 
February ____, 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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