How to vote in Arizona
You're a U.S. citizen? Then you vote like anyone else. Five questions, in the order you'll ask them. Every date links to the page I read it on.
Can I still register?
- Online: by .
- By mail: your form has to be postmarked by .
- In person: by .
Same day registration: For this one, go by the state's own page: Arizona Secretary of State (Arizona.Vote).
To register, or to check that you are registered, start at Arizona Secretary of State (Arizona.Vote).
Where the source gives a rule and not a day, I counted the day from it. In its words: “the registration has been received by the county recorder or the recorder's designee pursuant to section 16-134 before midnight of the twenty-ninth day preceding the date of the election.”
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 16-120; vote.gov. Checked 12 October 2026.
Can I vote early?
Yes. Early voting in person ends .
Its first day: For this one, go by the state's own page: Arizona Secretary of State (Arizona.Vote).
In person early voting ends at 7:00 p.m. on the Friday before Election Day. Counties set their own sites and hours.
Where the source gives a rule and not a day, I counted the day from it. In its words: “An elector who appears personally not later than 7:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the election at an on-site early voting location”
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 16-542. Checked 12 October 2026.
Can I vote by mail?
Yes. Any registered voter in Arizona can vote by mail, and nobody asks you why.
- Ask for your ballot: your request has to arrive by .
- Send it back: your ballot has to arrive by 7:00 p.m. on .
Where the source gives a rule and not a day, I counted the day from it. In its words: “must be received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections not later than 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day preceding the election.” “the ballot must be received by the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections or deposited at any polling place in the county no later than 7:00 p.m. on election day.”
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 16-542; Arizona Revised Statutes 16-548. Checked 12 October 2026.
What do I bring?
Bring one photo ID that shows your name and address, or two documents without a photo that show your name and address, such as a utility bill or bank statement. Without ID you vote a provisional ballot.
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 16-579. Checked 12 October 2026.
Where and when on 3 November?
Election Day is .
- Polls are open: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Where you vote: find your polling place through Arizona Secretary of State (Arizona.Vote).
Source: Arizona Revised Statutes 16-565. Checked 12 October 2026.
The last word
The state's election office has it, not me. If anything here differs from Arizona Secretary of State (Arizona.Vote), the state is right. I checked these pages on 12 October 2026, and rules can change after that.
I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See how the people who represent Arizona score on Iran, or see how Iranians in one district vote as one.
Not a citizen yet? Here is what your papers allow.