The early voting polling station at Town Hall will close tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 25, at the end of the business day (6 p.m.).

Residents who received their early ballot in the mail should have it back in the return mail by Thursday, Aug. 25, also to assure that it arrives at the elections department in time to be counted on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 30. Don’t forget to sign the envelope before mailing it back.

If you missed these deadlines, or are a registered voter who does not receive an early ballot, you can go to your polling station on Tuesday to join the other traditional voters.

There are five polling sites in Fountain Hills for the Primary Election next Tuesday. Those not sure where to go can check the sample ballot they received in the mail for the location, or go to the Maricopa County Recorder’s website at recorder.maricopa.gov/elections for voting information and the polling site locator.

Those sites include the Fountain Hills Precinct #232, Fountain Hills Community Center, 13001 N. La Montana Drive.

Four Peaks Precinct #233, The Fountains, United Methodist Church, 15300 N. Fountain Hills Blvd.

Golden Eagle Precinct #257, Fountain Hills Unified School District Office, 16000 E. Palisades Blvd.

Palisades Precinct #458, Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church, 13001 N. Fountain Hills Blvd.

Saguaro Precinct #544, First Baptist Church, 10215 N. Saguaro Blvd.

It should be noted that this is a primary election to determine the candidates for the General Election ballot in November.

That being the case, when arriving at the polls the voter will be asked which party’s ballot they wish to vote on. The choices are Democrat, Republican and Green. This is also a Town Council election, which is non-partisan, so those voters with no party affiliation may ask for a ballot with just the council candidates.

The Town Council election will have five candidates vying for three seats with expiring terms. The candidates include two incumbents, Councilmen Dennis Brown and Cecil Yates. Councilwoman Cassie Hansen has chosen not to run for what would be a third term.

The others seeking a council seat include Mike Archambault, a former councilman and current chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission; Tim Rawlings, a retail manager with Target; and Art Tolis, a mortgage broker.

Mayor Linda Kavanagh is seeking a third term and while she has no official challenger on the ballot, Ginny Dickey has qualified as a write-in candidate and has drawn significant support in her previous political races for Town Council and School District Board of Directors.

With an official write-in candidate it is guaranteed there will be a delay in learning the results of the mayoral race.

The machines tallying the votes will count the number of ballots marked for write-in, but it has to be verified those marks go to an official write-in candidate.

County officials say that is done by a hand count after all other votes are tallied. The timing could be dictated by the time it takes to count all the regular ballots and provisional ballots from the election.

There are also numerous choices for local party precinct committee members.

County offices on the ballot include Treasurer with incumbent Paul Petersen running unchallenged. Attorney candidates include incumbent Republican Bill Montgomery, Democrat Diego Rodriguez and Libertarian Michael Kielsky as a write-in.

County Recorder Helen Purcell faces a primary challenge from Aaron Flannery in the Republican race, and Adrian Fontes in running as a Democrat.

The race for county schools superintendent includes Republicans Dan Covey (incumbent), Jana Jackson and Steve Watson. Michelle Robertson is running as a Democrat.

Incumbent Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a Fountain Hills resident, is challenged in his own party by Wayne Baker, Marsha Ann Hill and Dan Saban. Paul Penzone is the Democrat running.

On the state level there are six running for three seats on the Arizona Corporation Commission. They include Republicans Bob Burns, Boyd Dunn, Rick Gary and Al Melvin. Tom Chabin and Bill Mundell are Democrats.

In Legislative District 23, Republican Senator John Kavanagh of Fountain Hills is running unchallenged for re-election to his seat.

In the State House race incumbent Republicans Jay Lawrence and Michelle Ugenti-Rita are running. Democrat Tammy Caputi will challenge them in November.

Congressman David Schweikert, a Fountain Hills resident and District 6 incumbent, is facing a primary challenge in the Republican Party from Russ Wittenberg. Democrats John Williamson, Brian Sinuk and Aaron Sutton are running for the opportunity to challenge the Republican choice in the General Election.

Senator John McCain is facing a primary challenge from Republicans Dr. Kelli Ward and Clair Van Steenwyk. Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick is unchallenged as a Democrat in the Senate race and will face the GOP choice in the General Election.