POLITICS & TAXES
The City of Tucson has a charter form of government, with an appointed city manager, elected six-member city council, and elected mayor. Tucson is the county seat of Pima County. Pima County has an elected five-member board of supervisors.
VOTER REGISTRATION
The following organizations provide voter-registration information, as does the Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (629-9808, servicearizona.com):
| Green Party of Pima County PO Box 6014 pimagreens.org | 798-6169 |
| League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson 2424 E. Broadway Blvd., Ste. 110 lwvgt.org | 327-7652 |
| Pima County Democratic Party 4639 E. 1st St. pimademocrats.org | 326-3716 |
| Pima County Recorder's Office 115 N. Church Ave. recorder.pima.gov | 740-4350 |
| Pima County Republican Party 5447 E. 5th St., Ste. 100 pimagop.org | 321-1492 |
CITY GOVERNMENT
Every odd-numbered year, three of the six part-time Tucson city council members come up for re-election to four-year terms. In each ward during the primary elections, candidates are selected from each party. But in the general election, all city voters choose from among the candidates in all wards. Every four years Tucsonans also elect a part-time mayor. The city council then selects or retains a salaried full-time city manager.
If you would like to let the mayor and council know what you think about a local issue, you can phone and leave a message on the mayor and council comment line at 791-4700. These messages are transcribed regularly and passed along to all members of the city council.
| Tucson Mayor tucsonaz.gov |
791-4201 |
| City Council Members' Offices tucsonaz.gov |
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| Ward I 940 W. Alameda St. e-mail ward1@tucsonaz.gov |
791-4040 |
| Ward II (Northeast) 7575 E. Speedway Blvd. e-mail ward2@tucsonaz.gov |
791-4687 |
| Ward III (North) 1510 E. Grant Rd. e-mail ward3@tucsonaz.gov |
791-4711 |
| Ward IV (Southeast) 8123 E. Poinciana Dr. e-mail ward4@tucsonaz.gov |
791-3199 |
| Ward V (South) 4300 S. Park Ave. e-mail ward5@tucsonaz.gov |
791-4231 |
| Ward VI (Midtown) 3202 E. 1st St. e-mail ward6@tucsonaz.gov |
791-4601 |
OTHER TOWN GOVERNMENTS
| Marana Town Council marana.com | 382-1999 |
| Town Council of Oro Valley orovalleyaz.gov | 229-4700 |
| City of South Tucson southtucson.org | 792-2424 |
County Government
In every presidential election year, a full-time Pima County supervisor is elected from each of five districts to serve on the board. In each district, primary elections are used to select a candidate from each political party. In the general election, voters in each district choose from among those candidates. The Board of Supervisors votes to select from among themselves the chairperson of the board.
| Pima County Board of Supervisors 130 W. Congress St. pima.gov | 740-8126 |
State Government
Governor of Arizona
Jan Brewer (R)
602-542-4331 or 800-253-0883
1700 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
azgovenor.gov
Arizona Legislators
| Switchboard | 800-352-8404 |
| Tucson Representatives azleg.gov |
398-6000 |
| Tucson Senators azleg.gov | 398-6000 |
Courts
| Tucson City Court tucsonaz.gov/courts | 791-4216 |
| Pima County Justice Court jp.pima.gov |
740-3514 |
| Pima County Superior Court sc.pima.gov |
740-3210 |