PHOENIX — Alison Cutler, a writer, spent about an hour reading and researching before filling out her mail-in ballot, she told the Deseret News outside a ballot drop-off and in-person voting center in downtown Phoenix .
“I’ve also been advocating for other people to do that too,” she said, noting the ballot is two pages long. Cutler declined to reveal who she cast her vote for but said she was “really happy to show up” and hopes others also exercise their civic duties.
When asked how she’s feeling about the 2024 election coming to a close, Cutler said, “There’s definitely fatigue. I would say that from any kind of standpoint or party.” Still, she said she feels curious to see the results and plans to have her friends over on Election Night to watch the coverage.
Eighteen-year-old student Powell Nash-Hayes cast his first vote in person and he said he was excited to witness the process. Nash-Hayes depended on Ballotpedia, a digital encyclopedia of American politics, and Artificial Intelligence, to do his research.