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Voting by mail in Arizona
Yes. Anyone can request a mail ballot. Any registered voter can request a mail (absentee) ballot, no reason needed. There's a deadline, so request early. Postmarks do not count in Arizona: the county must have your ballot by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Postage is prepaid, and you can use any drop box or voting location in your county. Active Early Voting List available: sign up once and get a ballot for every election.
Key dates
| Register to vote by | Mon, Oct 5 |
| Mail ballot request received by | Fri, Oct 23, 5 p.m. |
| Early in-person voting | Wed, Oct 7 – Fri, Oct 30 |
| Mail your ballot by | Tue, Oct 27 (USPS: allow 7 days) |
| Election Day | Tue, Nov 3 |
| ID at the polls | ID required (photo not necessary). Without one: Provisional ballot; you must return to the county elections office with valid ID by the deadline (5 business days after a general election with federal races per the state Elections Procedures Manual) or it is not counted. Address on ID must reasonably match the roster. |
| Return rule | Must be RECEIVED by 7 p.m. on Election Day, whether mailed or dropped off. Postmarks are not sufficient. Return postage is prepaid. |
| Fix a flagged ballot by | Tue, Nov 10 |
| Missed the request deadline? | Voters who become ill or disabled after Oct. 23: by Mon, Nov 2. Voters admitted to a hospital after 5 p.m. Oct. 23: by Tue, Nov 3, 5 p.m.. |
| Who can return it for you | Only certain people may return it for you. Collecting another person's early ballot is a felony unless you are a family member (by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship), a household member, or a caregiver. No numeric limit for them; any county drop box may be used. Ballot must arrive by 7 p.m. Election Day. |
Steps
- Request your ballot now. Don't wait for the deadline.
- Confirm your registration and mailing address while you're at it.
- When it arrives, fill it out in blue or black ink and sign the envelope.
- Return it by drop box or in person if you can. Mail it at least a week early if not.
- Track it on your state's tracker until it shows received.
Don't get rejected
- Sign the envelope the way you signed your voter registration or driver's license. Your state compares them.
- Use the secrecy sleeve if one is included, then the return envelope. Don't tape anything.
- Keep the phone and email on your registration current. If there's a problem, that's how they reach you to fix it.
https://azsos.gov/elections/voters/early-voting
https://my.arizona.vote/AbsenteeTracker.aspx
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Rules checked 2026-09-09; deadlines checked 2026-09-09. Sources: NCSL, Vote.org, CEIR, state election offices. The official site wins if anything differs. Free to copy and post.