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Two voting deadlines today

● Today is the last day you should drop early ballots in the mail and the last day to vote at an early voting site. Nonetheless, the Pima County recorder's main office will be open this weekend and Monday to accommodate "emergency voting." Emergency voting is available to any registered voter unable to cast a ballot on Election Day. The Recorder's Office, 115 N. Church Ave., will be open for emergency voting Saturday and Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be open on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Today through Monday, you can drop off your early ballot at the recorder's Downtown office. On Tuesday, you can bring it to any polling place. The early voting sites available today, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., in Pima County are: ● Downtown: Recorder's Office, 115 N. Church Ave., Old County Courthouse. ● East Side: Recorder's Office, 6920 E. Broadway, Suite D. ● North Side: 3550 N. First Ave., Suite 200. ● University of Arizona: Conference Room, ASUA Bookstore, Building 19, Suite 325W. ● Northwest: Embassy Plaza Shopping Center, 3912 W. Ina Road, Suite 212. ● South Side: Juvenile Court Center, JIPS Office, 2225 E. Ajo Way. ● Green Valley: Pima County Government Complex, 601 N. La Cañada Drive, South Wing. ● Sells: Election Office Conference Room, Tribal Election Office. ● Ajo: Salazar-Ajo Library, Conference Room, 33 Plaza St., 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today. ... 'Laugh 'n Vote' at Casino del Sol

An event Saturday strives to add some humor to election time. The "Laugh 'n Vote" comedy show will be held at the Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater at Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Road. Doors for the free event open at 6 p.m., and the entertainment is scheduled to start a half-hour later. Comedian Tommy Davidson, who appeared on television's "In Living Color," will headline several acts. Sealed mail-in ballots can be left at a drop box at the event, which also will include visits from local candidates. ...

By the numbers

226,187 Arizonans who registered online to vote between Jan. 1 and the close of registration on Oct. 4. 21,100 Arizonans who registered online to vote Oct. 4. ...

Quip of the day

● "John Kerry went duck hunting, and he's doing that to fulfill his campaign pledge to hunt down the ducks and kill them wherever they are! Kerry did pretty well; he came back with four ducks and three Purple Hearts."