By Janet Perez
Mail | X: @AzNewsmedia

Monday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 elections.

Residents can register to vote online by 11:59 p.m. at https://www.arizona.vote/. To verify registration information visit BeBallotReady.Vote.

Mail-in ballots will start going out to those on the Active Early Voting List on Wednesday and they can be dropped off at secure boxes and polling locations through Election Day.

Other important dates to remember:

Oct. 25 — deadline to request a ballot-by-mail

Nov. 1 — deadline to vote early in-person is 7 p.m.

Queen Creek residents can vote early starting Friday, Oct. 25 at Communiversity, 21740 S. Ellsworth Road.

Polls at Communiversity will be open:

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 2, 4
• 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Oct. 28-Nov. 1

Early voting will also take place 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 at:

• Newell Barney College Prep, 24937 S. Sossaman Road
• Queen Creek Unified School District Office, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Road

All three locations, as well as the Queen Creek Library, 21802 S. Ellsworth Road, will be open 6 a.m.-7 p.m., Nov. 5.

Maricopa County will have two 24-hour drop boxes open from Oct. 9 to Nov. 4 at:

• Maricopa County Elections MCTEC, 510 S. Third Ave., Phoenix
• Maricopa County Recorder/Election Mesa Office, 222 E. Javelina Ave., Suite A, Mesa

The boxes will be open from midnight to 7 p.m., Nov. 5.

Janet Perez
News Editor | Queen Creek & San Tan Valley

jperez@iniusa.org

Meet Janet
Janet Perez joined Independent Newsmedia as editor of the Queen Creek Independent and Florence Independent in 2020. She started her career in 1989 with the Gannett-owned El Paso Times. In 1992, she moved to Tempe and has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. She left Arizona for three years to work at New Mexico State University and Baylor University before returning to work at Arizona State  University. Missing the business, she went back to journalism in 2017.

Community: A long-time pet owner, she supports animal welfare causes.

Education: University of Texas at El Paso with a BA in journalism and a minor in political science. 

Random Fact: She had a head full of random facts.  

Hobbies: Reading, watching documentaries, cooking and playing with her dogs.