Exercise your rights and vote today, readers!

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., with nine vote centers available

It’s Nov. 6, readers, otherwise known as Election Day, a day for voters across America to get out and take care of their most important civic duty.

Once you do your research, the actual process of voting doesn’t take long. It’s as simple as walking into a polling place and casting those votes.

In Yuma County, polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m., giving Yumans a wide window to stop in.

As a bonus, in Yuma County, voters can choose any one of nine vote centers — they don’t have to go to a specific polling place, which makes the process even simpler. Those centers are located at the following sites:

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood Center — 300 S. 13th Ave., Yuma

• Yuma County Health Dept. — 2200 W. 28th St., Yuma

• Yuma Civic Center — 1440 W. Desert Hills Drive, Yuma

• Community Christian Church — 6480 E. Highway 95, Yuma

• St. John Neumann Catholic Church — 11545 E. 40th St., Yuma

• First Southern Baptist Church of Wellton — 11711 Williams St., Wellton • Somerton Library — 240 Canal St., Somerton • Cesar Chavez Cultural Center — 1015 N. Main St., San Luis • San Luis Library — 1075 N. 6th Ave., San Luis And, if you are uncertain which one is closest to you, you can visit www. yumacountyaz.gov/findvotecenter, which can direct users to the closest site from any address.

In this election, there are candidates on the ballot that will have an impact on your daily lives, including choosing the next governor of Arizona.

There are several statewide ballot propositions as well, including Prop 125 (public retirement systems), Prop 126 (taxation of services), Prop 127 (renewable energy production), Prop 305 (education empowerment scholarship accounts), and Prop 306 (campaign funds and Clean Elections Commission rulemaking).

These propositions and candidates are all important, and you can learn more about them at https:// azsos.gov/election.

There are also local propositions on the ballot, such as Prop 411, which would approve a .5 cent (1/2 cent) sales tax to fix roads in the city of Yuma. Keep in mind — only voters who live in the City of Yuma can vote on this tax.

Voters in Wellton, Somerton and San Luis will have their own specific items on the ballot as well, and voters may also weigh in on school board elections, depending on where they live.

Whether the race is big or small, elections matter. Get to the polls today, and cast your vote — and thank you for taking part in this civic duty!