Arizona

On Friday, two students from Peoria High School held a candidate debate for the four remaining candidates running for Phoenix City Council in districts 5 and 8. Twin sisters and President and Vice-President of the Peoria High School Tomorrow We Vote Club, Elena and Larisa Andreyeva, helped organize the debate inviting the candidates to appear and answer questions regarding their positions on various issues. City Council Debate Video The students challenged the candidates Held at the Tomorrow We Vote Office in the Cosecha Co-Op space, the hosts asked various questions to Carlos Garcia and Vania Guevara of Districts 8 and 5 respectively for nearly 45 minutes. Opponents in the same race, Mike Johnson and Betty Guardado, called in advance regarding a conflict in the schedule and were unable to attend. Garcia and Guevara answered questions regarding police reform, school safety, the environment, and more. The questions asked by the Andreyevas were well-thought out and the candidates responded candidly and succinctly. Mail-in ballots have already been mailed and the polls will open for Election Day on May 21, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ at the following locations. Thank you Carlos and Vania for attending and for Larisa and Elena for hosting and organizing the event. High school students who aren’t old enough to vote are already engaged in the electoral process enough to help plan this event. So, do your part and vote! To view Michael Johnson and Betty Guardado’s positions, watch the previous first run-off election debate by clicking here. More information, visit the Phoenix City Council Runoff Site.

Today We Vote! The time has closed in quickly and the Arizona, Florida, and Oklahoma primaries have come. Today, in Arizona, many positions have opened up and need filling. The candidates had been in full swing these last few weeks and today is the showdown in each political party. In association with Mi Familia Vota, Black Lives Matter Phoenix Metro, Movement Voter Project, and Movimiento Borikua, we at Tomorrow We Vote have been busy getting canvassers out to the doors in neighborhoods that are largely ignored. We’re offering shuttle buses to those who are unable to get to their polling station in Maricopa County and phoning thousands to encourage them to earn their “I Voted” stickers. The amazing thing are the young and enthusiastic volunteers who found this to be so important. Led by Brian Diaz, a 21-year old Puerto Rican political organizer, the 30 phone bankers and canvassers amassed nearly 13,000 calls and knocked on over 1000 doors within a four day period. If you are reading this and need a ride to the polls, please call 602-263-2030 if you’re in Maricopa County, AZ. If you have your ballot and failed to mail it in, visit a polling station by visiting http://www.maricopa.vote.  Every vote matters and we want to make sure all citizens use their voting rights on election day!