Drop Off Your Arizona Ballots In Person: Officials

ARIZONA — If you haven't mailed in your ballot just yet, it's probably too late.

That is according to local, state and national election officials. With less than one week left until the Nov. 3 election, it is too late to mail your ballots in time to be counted and officials are urging voters to drop them off in person.

“The General Election is well underway, and we have seen a historic number of ballots-by-mail already returned,” Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said in a news release. “Because ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, after Oct. 27, we recommend that voters find a place to drop-off their ballots.”

Ballots received after Nov. 3 will not be counted, even if they are postmarked prior to the deadline.

Voters can return their completed ballots to their County Recorder’s Office, any official drop-box or drop-off location, or any voting location in their county. Find a polling place near you online.

Early voting runs in Arizona until Friday, with emergency voting options available until Election Day. The polls will open at 6 a.m. Nov. 3 and close at 7 p.m., though you can vote if you're still in line when the doors shut. If you're voting in person, be sure to wear a mask and bring your own pen.

To date, about 25,000 people have voted in person in Maricopa County, compared with only 9,000 at this point in 2016. Arizona is also receiving a historic number of mail-in ballots. The number has surged by nearly 100% in the state's three most-populous counties compared to 2018, according to data obtained by The Arizona Republic.

As of Tuesday, the Pima County Recorder’s Office has processed a record 316,208 early ballots, breaking the previous record set in 2018.

“With a week remaining in this election, we can expect the numbers to keep going up,” Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez said in a statement.