Yuma County shares primary voting locations, registration deadline nears

Yuma County voters now have the key dates and places they need before the July primary, and the window to act is short. Registration closes June 22, early voting and mailed ballots begin June 24, and the county has already posted the locations where residents can drop off ballots or cast them in person.

The county’s election calendar is moving quickly toward the primary on July 21. Ballots returned by mail must arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day, and voters can also use designated ballot drop boxes or any Yuma County vote center on Election Day. The county said its Recorder’s Office is at 298 S. Main Street in Yuma, next to Da Boyz Pizza, giving voters another place to confirm election details before the deadline.

Several community drop boxes are open around the county, including Foothills Library, Yuma Main Library, San Luis Library, Somerton Library, Wellton Library and San Luis Medical Mall. That network matters in a county spread across Yuma, Somerton, San Luis and Wellton, where a convenient site can determine whether a voter returns a ballot by mail, votes early or drops it off in person.

The race itself reaches deep into local government. The July 21 primary includes contests for mayor and council seats in San Luis, Somerton and Yuma, along with a council seat in Wellton. In the City of Yuma, the primary ballot includes Douglas Nicholls for mayor, council candidates Carol Smith, Henry Valenzuela and Ronald Van Why, write-in candidates Derek Egeberg and Priscila Ruedas, and Presiding Municipal Judge candidate Nohemy Echavarria.

Arizona’s open-primary rules add another layer for voters who are not registered with a party. Independent voters must choose one ballot type and may vote a Democratic, Republican, No Labels or local non-partisan ballot if one is available. The Arizona Secretary of State’s updated 2026 timeline also lists July 10 as the last day to request a ballot by mail for the primary.

Election officials are already in the final stretch of preparation. Yuma County said its logic-and-accuracy test will be held June 17 at 10 a.m. and its state test will follow June 18 at 2:35 p.m., both at the Yuma County Administration Services Building, 197 S. Main Street. With those checks underway and the deadline to register approaching, voters still have time to confirm their status, choose how they want to vote and line up the nearest site before the primary begins.