2024 ARIZONA VOTER GUIDE

     

    1.Voter Registration

    Deadline to Register: October 7, 2024

    REGISTER ONLINE

     

    2. Check Your Registration

    Why check your registration? Your address is where election officials send notices, application forms to receive your ballot in the mail, and more. Additionally, poll workers will check if the address on your voter registration matches the address on your ID at the polls.

    Check/Update  Your Registration

    Checklist:

    • Is your name spelled correctly? (Correct hyphenations, middle initials, etc)
    • Correct Address
    • Active Voter Status (if not update by sending in another online/mail voter application)
    • Correct Date of Birth
    • Take a time-stamped photograph or screenshot of your registration, and take it with you to the polls as proof of your registration.

     

    3. Voter ID Law

    Source: Ballotpedia

    Arizona requires voters to present photo identification or two forms of non-photo identification (ID) while voting. Accepted forms of photo ID include driver’s licenses, Arizona ID cards, and U.S. government-issued IDs. Accepted forms of non-photo ID include utility bills, bank statements, and valid Arizona vehicle registration documents containing the voter’s name and address.

    Voters can present one of the following forms of ID that contain the voter’s photograph, name, and address:

    • Driver’s license
    • U.S. federal, state, or local government-issued ID, issued with printed name and address
    • Arizona ID card
    • Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal ID

    If a voter does not have one of the above forms of ID, the voter can present two of the following forms of ID that contain the voter’s name and address:

    • Utility bill in the voter’s name
    • Bank or credit union statement that is dated within 90 days of the date of the election
    • Valid Arizona vehicle registration
    • Arizona vehicle insurance card
    • Indian census card
    • Property tax statement
    • Recorder’s certificate or voter registration card
    • Tribal enrollment card or other tribal ID
    • Valid U.S. federal, state, or local government-issued ID with a printed name and address or
    • Any mailing in the voter’s name that is labeled “official election material”

    Additionally, if a voter presents photo ID that does not list an address within the precinct in which he or she wants to cast a vote, that person may present the photo ID with one non-photo identification material from the second list above. The identification material should include the voter’s address.

     

    4. Order Your Absentee Mail Ballot

     

    Deadline to Order Absentee Mail Ballot: October 26, 2024

    Apply for Absentee Ballot Online

    Track Your Ballot Online

    Deadline to return absentee mail Ballot:
    Must be received by 7:00 pm on November 5, 2024 (Election Day)

     

    • If you are on the Active Early Voting List (AEVL), you will automatically receive a ballot in your mailbox beginning 27 days before the election. Voters not on AEVL may make a one-time early ballot request.

     

    Ballot can either be mailed or hand-delivered to any County Election Official or any Voting Location. Find your local County Election Official here: https://azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/county-election-officials-contact-information

     

    Surrendering Your Absentee Ballot:

    Arizona does not have the Surrender Rule. Even if you surrender your mail-in (absentee) ballot at the polling place on Election Day, they will still make you vote with a provisional ballot.

     

    Arizona voters should be instructed to locate and fill out their mail-in ballots. If they cannot locate it, they should request a replacement ballot to ensure they are not forced to vote with a provisional ballot in-person at the polling location.

      • Request Here: https://my.arizona.vote/Early/ApplicationLogin.aspx
      • Source: https://www.recorder.pima.gov/faq_voter_provisional#g
      • Arizona state law requires that a voter’s name be flagged on the poll roster as soon as they request a ballot by mail. Arizona poll workers do not have any information to indicate whether or not the voter has actually returned that ballot by mail. Even if the voter brings their ballot by mail with them to the polling place, that voter could have requested a replacement ballot and voted by that ballot. Thus, Arizona requires even those who surrender their mailed-out ballot on Election Day to vote provisional “to make certain that no one is voting twice in an election.”

     

    5. Early Voting Information

     

    In-person early voting is available from October 9 – November 1, 2024.

     

    • Hours of operation may vary by location. Locations are published on the Arizona Secretary of State’s website here: https://azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/county-election-officials-contact-information
    • The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission publishes the location and hours for in-person early voting on their website: https://www.azcleanelections.gov/how-to-vote/early-voting/in-person
    • ID is required if you vote early in person, or at a polling place or voting center on Election Day.
    • The County Recorder and/or Officer in Charge of Elections may determine that an election will be “All Ballot by Mail”. This means that the county will automatically mail a ballot to every eligible voter, regardless if they requested it. The county will set up ballot replacement centers throughout the county where voters can receive a replacement ballot if they never received theirs or spoiled their ballot and need a new one. For those voters that prefer to vote in person, they may also visit a ballot replacement center to receive their ballot in person and vote it onsite. On Election Day, there will not be traditional polling places, only ballot replacement centers.
    • For more information regarding federal, state and local elections contact your state election official online: https://azsos.gov or call Arizona Secretary of State, Katie Hobbs 602.542.4285 or the Election line (toll-free in Arizona) 1.877.843.8683.

     

    6. Be A Poll Worker

     

    Become a poll worker!