Primary set for Tuesday in Graham

By Greg Jones, staff writer
Published on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 10:17 PM MST

With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary over, the focus of the nation is turning to Arizona, among seven other states, where a Presidential Preference Election (PRE) is scheduled for Feb. 3.

Vermont Senator John Kerry has won the first two states, and come Tuesday night, it should be possible to gauge his strength for the remainder of the primary season. About 12 percent of the required 2,162 delegates needed to receive the nomination are up for grabs on Tuesday.

The Arizona Republic reported on Thursday that Kerry, former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean, and retired General Wesley Clark are in a dead heat, with North Carolina Senator John Edwards a close fourth.

Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has spent the most time campaigning in the state, the Republic reported. Lieberman has spent nearly 100 hours in Arizona since Labor Day. Dean has spent 60 hours, followed by long-shot Al Sharpton. Kerry and Clark have spent 39 and 30 hours, respectively, and Edwards has spent only 20 hours in the state.

None of the candidates have campaigned in Graham or Greenlee counties, home to more than 10,000 registered Democrats.

In Graham County, there are 7,624 active democrats and 1,343 inactive Democrats who are eligible to vote in the PRE. In Greenlee County, there are 2,864 registered Democrats who can vote. An inactive Democrat is defined as someone who is a registered Democrat for whom the county recorder's officer does not have a valid mailing address.

Inactive Democrats can still vote in the primary as long as they show up and provide a valid mailing address.

Polling Sites

In Graham County, there are seven polling places where people can cast their votes. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

District 1 -- Precincts 1, 2, 3 -- St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church

District 2 -- Precincts 4, 5, 15 -- Sunshine Valley Apartments

District 3 -- Precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 18 -- Eastern Arizona College

District 4 -- Precincts 14, 17 -- National Guard Armory

District 5 -- Precincts 12, 13 -- All done by mail

District 6 -- Precinct 11 -- Stanley Hall

District 7 -- Precinct 16 -- San Carlos Recreation and Wildlife Building.

Contact Greg Jones at 428-2560 (ext. 234) or gjones@eacourier.com

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