Tuesday is Election Day for local, state, federal offices

In two days, voters will have the last word.

They've read and heard campaign promises. They've seen candidates make charges and counter-charges against one another. They've been been told how to vote on this or that ballot proposition.

And Tuesday, Yuma County voters will join the rest of the nation in choosing a president, members of Congress and local office holders.

Actually, many county voters have already been casting their general election ballots in early voting that began Oct. 7.

More than 26,000 residents requested early ballots be mailed to their homes - nearly 5,000 more than in the last presidential election - and lines of people formed last week at the county recorder's office to cast their early ballots. Based on the number of early votes coming in, overall turnout in the general is expected to be high, say county officials and representatives of local political parties.

On the county's general ballot are candidates for president, U.S. House of Representative, the state Legislature, county offices, school board seats and Superior Court judgeships, plus eight ballot propositions. Yuma voters will decide whether to allow the city to proceed with plans for a multipurpose events center, and all county voters will decide whether to consolidate the county's nine school districts into five.

For those voters who choose to go to the polls, the county's 42 polling sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Voters who had early ballots mailed to their homes must return them by 7 p.m. Tuesday to be counted.

County Elections Director Sue Stallworth said that since the general election is two days away, voters may drop off the ballots at any polling place or place them in the early ballot collection box in front of the recorder's office at 410 S. Maiden Lane.

"It is too late to risk them not arriving in time by mail," Stallworth said.

Voters who go to the polls will need to present identification on Tuesday, she said. Proper identification, includes a valid Arizona driver's license, a non-operating identification card issued by the state Motor Vehicle Division, a tribal enrollment card or other tribal identification, or any other valid federal, state or local government issued identification.

In lieu of one of the photo identification, Stallworth said voters can bring other forms of identification that contain a name and address, such as a utility bill dated within 90 days of the election, a bank or credit card statement, a vehicle registration, a property tax statement or a vehicle insurance card.

Voters who don't have acceptable identification won't be turned away but instead will be given a provisional ballot. They will then have five days to present the accepted ID at the recorder's office for their votes to count.

"We don't preclude anyone from voting," Stallworth said. "These voters would have to fill out provisional ballot which would still have to be verified after the election."

Provisional ballots would not be included in election night returns but would be included in final tallies, once verified, she said.

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YUMA COUNTY ELECTION CANDIDATES

• Board of Supervisors - District 1
Lenore Lorona-Stuart (D)

• Board of Supervisors - District 2
Russell McCloud (R)
Donna Phipps (D)

• Board of Supervisors - District 3
Casey Prochaska (R)

• Board of Supervisors - District 4
David Lara (R)
Marco Antonio Reyes (D)

• Board of Supervisors - District 5
Greg Ferguson (R)

• Recorder
Robyn Stallworth Pouquette (R)
Brenda Wehrle (D)

• Treasurer
Daniel Dawson (D)
David Egeberg (R)

• Assessor
Joe Wehrle (D)

• County Attorney
Jon Smith (D)

• School Superintendent
Tom Tyree (R)

• Sheriff
Ralph Ogden (D)

• Judge of Superior Court - Division 1
Mark Wayne Reeves (D)

• Judge of Superior Court - Division 2
Andrew Gould (R)

• Judge of Superior Court - Division 6
Maria Elena Cruz (D)
John Minore (R)

• State Representative District 24
Russ Jones (R)
Lynne Pancrazi (D)
Theresa Ulmer (R)

• State Senator District 24
Amanda Aguirre (D)
Jack Kretzer (G)

• U.S. Congress - Arizona District 7
Raymond Petrulsky (L)
Joseph Sweeney (R)
Raul Grijalva (D)

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PROPOSITIONS

Proposition 100: Protect Our Homes
This measure would constitutionally prohibit any state or local tax or fee on the sale or transfer of real estate.

Proposition 101: Medical Choice for Arizona
If approved it would amend the state constitution to bar any legislation which would require individuals to buy health insurance or pay a fee to opt out. It also would ban any measure which limits an individual's choice of doctors.

Proposition 102: Marriage Constitutional Amendment
This would put a provision in the constitution defining marriage in Arizona as solely between one man and one woman.

Proposition 105: Majority Rules, Let the People Decide
Current law says any ballot measure needs a majority of those voting on the issue to pass. This would raise the bar to require a majority of those registered to vote - even if they stayed home - for any statewide initiative that would raise taxes or impose new spending requirements on the state, individuals or businesses.

Proposition 200: Payday Loan Reform Act
This would override a current law that will otherwise put payday lenders out of business in Arizona in 2010. The measure would reduce what lenders could charge slightly, from $17.85 per $100 for the two-week loans to $15.

Proposition 201: Homeowners Bill of Rights
This would require homebuilders to provide a 10-year warranty on new homes and tilt existing laws more in favor of buyers. That includes eliminating a provision in current law which says if buyers lose a lawsuit they are liable to builders for legal fees and costs.

Proposition 202: Stop Illegal Hiring
This would ease some of the provisions in the state's employer sanctions law which allows a judge to suspend or revoke business licenses of firms found guilty of knowingly hiring undocumented workers. It provides employers with additional legal protections and raises the legal bar to get convictions.

Proposition 300: State Lawmaker Salary
Placed on the ballot by a special commission, this measure asks voters to hike the salary of state lawmakers from $24,000 a year to $30,000. The last voter-approved increase was in 1998.

Local Proposition 400:
City of Yuma voters will vote on this referendum, which, if approved, would authorize developing, financing, equipping and operating a multi-purpose center in the city of Yuma, and contracting with one or more minor league sports franchises.

School district unification
Yuma County voters will be asked to decide two questions, which will be based on the school district where the voter resides. One question will ask whether the voter's high school district should be divided and the second will ask whether the elementary schools should be merged with a high school to form a unified K-12 school district rather than having separate high school and elementary school districts.

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POLLING LOCATIONS

Polls for the general election will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

• Precinct 1 - Yuma City Hall, One City Plaza
• Precinct 2 - Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood Center, 300 S. 13th Ave.
• Precinct 3 - Immaculate Conception Church, 501 S. Avenue B
• Precinct 4 - Valley Baptist Church, 3830 W. 8th St.
• Precinct 5 - Pecan Shadow Apts., Community Building, 2650 W. 3rd St.
• Precinct 6 - Oasis Church, 1545 S. Avenue C
• Precinct 7 - Immanuel Southern Baptist Church, 1000 E. 24th St.
• Precinct 8 - Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church, 150 W. 28th St.
• Precinct 9 - Trinity United Methodist Church, 3030 S. 8th Ave.
• Precincts 10 and 16 - Yuma County Health Department, 2200 W. 28th St.
• Precinct 11 - Yuma Civic Center, 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive
• Precincts 12, 13 and 14 - Yuma Community Food Bank, 2325 S. Engler Ave.
• Precinct 15 - Gila Ridge High School, 7150 E. 24th St.
• Precinct 17 - Martinez Lake Fire Station, 10845 E. Martinez Lake Road
• Precinct 18 - Wellton Elementary School, 29126 E. San Jose, Wellton
• Precinct 19 - Dateland School, Avenue 64E and Easy Street, Dateland
• Precinct 20 - Mohawk Valley School, 5151 S. Avenue 39E, Roll
• Precinct 21 - Community Christian Church, 6480 E. Highway 95
• Precinct 22 - Victory Community Church, 11358 S. Avenue 9E
• Precinct 23 - Yuma East Clubhouse, 11357 E. 35th Place
• Precincts 24 and 25 - Foothills Assembly of God, 12831 E. 41st St.
• Precinct 26 - Desert Grace Community Church, 12134 E. North Frontage Road
• Precinct 27 - Britain's Chuckwagon, 4331 W. Riverside Drive
• Precinct 28 - Crane Junior High School, 4480 W. 32nd St.
• Precinct 29 - Somerton Public Safety Building, 445 E. Main St.
• Precinct 30 - Fernando Padilla Community Center, 800 E. Juan Sanchez Blvd., San Luis
• Precinct 31 - San Luis City Hall, multipurpose room, 1090 E. Union St.
• Precinct 32 - Orange Grove School, 3525 W. County 16-1/2 St.
• Precinct 33 - Yuma Mesa Irrigation and Drainage District, 14329 S. 4th Ave.
• Precinct 34 - Gila Vista Junior High School, 2245 S. Arizona Ave.
• Precinct 35 - Centennial Middle School, 2650 W. 20th St.
• Precincts 36 and 42 - Generations Church, 1535 S. 8th Ave.
• Precinct 37 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1550 S. 14th Ave.
• Precinct 38 - Ronald Reagan Elementary School, 3200 W. 16th St.
• Precinct 39 - Yuma County Health Department, 2200 W. 28th St.
• Precinct 40 - Vince Nelson Community Building, 2030 S. Avenue A
• Precinct 41 - Woodard Junior High School, 2250 S. 8th Ave.