A Primary Election serves to select each recognized political parties' nominees, who will then go on to the General Election ballot with all other party's nominees. Arizona has an Open Primary, which allows voters registered without a political party (commonly referred to as "independents”) to choose which primary they want to participate in. To receive a ballot-by-mail for a Primary Election, Independent Voters must notify their County Recorder’s Office which political party's Primary Election ballot they wish to receive.

For the August 4, 2020 Primary Election: Independent voters may request to receive a Republican, Democratic, or Nonpartisan/Municipal Only ballot. The Nonpartisan/Municipal Only ballot is only available in cities or towns with nonpartisan municipal races in August and will only contain those city/town races. (Nonpartisan municipal races are also included on partisan party ballots.)

Voters may indicate their ballot selection in one of four ways:

By Mail: Independent voters on the PEVL will receive a notice in the mail from their County Recorder. Return that notice with your choice of ballot selected.

By Phone: Call your County Recorder's office to indicate your ballot selection for the Primary Election.

Online: Use My.Arizona.Vote and select the Request a Ballot by Mail button. Follow the steps to the end to complete the request.

In-Person: Visit an early voting or Election Day voting location, select your choice of ballot, and vote in-person.

Independent voters on the PEVL will not receive a ballot in the mail for a primary election unless they contact their County Recorder and specify their ballot selection.

Find your County Recorder’s contact information here.