How to vote · 2026
Arizona
Any voter can request a mail ballot
Every date below comes from the Arizona election office and links to the page that states it. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Dates and rules
Registration, mail ballots, and early voting
Registration deadlineOctober 5, 2026Register online, in person, or by mail (postmarked) by Oct. 5, 2026 (29 days before). No same-day registration.
Mail-ballot request deadlineOctober 23, 2026
Mail ballots first sentOctober 7, 2026Early ballots (including the Active Early Voting List) are mailed starting 27 days before Election Day (Oct. 7, 2026; Ariz. Rev. Stat. 16-542). Request deadline 5 p.m. Oct. 23 (11 days out).
Return ruleMust be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day
Early in-person votingOctober 7, 2026through October 30, 2026 · In-person early voting begins the same day early ballots are mailed (27 days before) and runs through the Friday before Election Day; locations vary by county.
Official AZ election site ↗Dates last verified against the official site September 1, 2026.Sources: [1] USA.gov directory of official state election offices[2] Mail voting Oct. 7-Nov. 3, 2026; early voting Oct. 7-Oct. 30[3] CEIR 2026 voter registration deadlines (June 25, 2026 dataset; per-mode deadlines and same-day registration windows)[4] NCSL Table 7: statutory rule for when absentee/mail ballots are mailed[5] NCSL Table 5: statutory absentee ballot application deadline[6] NCSL Table 11 (updated Dec. 2025): ballot receipt/postmark deadline
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