Upcoming Elections
2010 Primary Election: 08/24/10
2010 General Election: 11/2/10
Click here to download an Arizona Frequently Asked Questions document created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law and its pro-bono law firm partners.
Polling Place Hours
Polls must remain open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Voter Registration Information
Click here for an Arizona Voter Registration Guide created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and its pro bono law firm partners.
Registration Deadlines
In Arizona, individuals must be registered 30 days prior to the election date.
2010 Primary Election: July 26, 2010.
2010 General Election: October 4, 2010.
Identification Required for Registration
A completed registration form must contain the following information:
- Name;
- Residence address or location;
- Date of birth;
- Signature, or if the registrant is unable to sign, a statement that the affidavit was completed at the registrant's request;
- A checkmark or other indicator that the registrant answered "yes" to the question regarding citizenship; and
- One or more of the following [for identification purposes]:
- Arizona driver's license number, if any;
- Non-operating identification license number, if any;
- Last four digits of the voter's social security number, if any; or
- if any of the above are not provided, an affirmation from the registrant that the registrant does not possess any of the above and is requesting a unique identification number to be assigned by the Arizona Secretary of State.
- Additionally, registration requires a statement that the applicant is a United States citizen. Evidence of citizenship must be attached to the application. Acceptable proof of citizenship includes the following:
- the registrant's driver's license or identification card number, if issued in Arizona after October 1, 1996 or if issued by an equivalent governmental agency of another state if the agency indicates on the license or identification card that the person has provided proof of U.S. citizenship;
- a legible photocopy of the registrant's birth certificate that verifies citizenship and supporting legal documentation (e.g. marriage certificate) if the name on the birth certificate is not the same as the registrant's current legal name;
- a legible photocopy of the relevant pages of the registrant's U.S. passport;
- U.S. naturalization documents or the number of the certificate of naturalization;
- the registrant's Bureau of Indian Affairs card number, tribal treaty card number, or tribal enrollment number; or
- a legible photocopy of a tribal certificate of Indian blood or tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs affidavit of birth.
How to Check Registration
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Contact your County Elections Official
Voting Information
Identification Required to Vote
To obtain a ballot at the polling place, the voter must announce or present in writing his or her name and address to an election official. In addition, the voter must present one form of identification that bears his or her name, address and photograph or two different forms of identification that bear only the voter's name and address.
Acceptable forms of identification with photograph, name, and address (one required) include, but are not limited to:
- Valid Arizona driver's license
- Valid Arizona nonoperating identification license
- Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification
- Valid United States federal, state, or local government issued identification
Acceptable forms of identification without a photograph that bear the name and address of the voter (two required) include, but are not limited to:
- Utility bill of the voter that is dated within ninety days of the date of the election. A utility bill may be for electric, gas, water, solid waste, sewer, telephone, cellular phone, or cable television.
- Bank or credit union statement that is dated within ninety days of the date of election.
- Valid Arizona Vehicle Registration
- Indian census card
- Property tax statement of the voter's residence
- Tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification
- Recorder's Certificate
- Valid United States federal, state, or local government issued identification, including a voter registration card issued by the county recorder
How to Find Your Polling Place
Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE
Online polling locators are available for the following counties:
- Maricopa County: recorder.maricopa.gov/pollingplace05/pollingplace.aspx
- Pima County: www.recorder.pima.gov/poll_search.aspx
- Pinal County: pinalcountyaz.gov/Departments/Elections/Pages/pollingplacelocator.aspx
- Yavapai County: apps.co.yavapai.az.us/electionprecinct/
For other counties, you may contact the County Recorder in the county in which you are registered.
Absentee Voting
Click here to visit GoVoteAbsentee.org, a resource for absentee voters.
Any qualified voter may vote by early ballot.
Rules and Deadlines
- Voters can request to receive an early ballot starting 93 days before an election. Voters can request an early ballot for any election that they wish to vote by mail and not go to the polls. Some Arizona counties permit requests for early ballots to be made online.
- The county recorder must receive the request by 5:00 p.m. on the date that is 11 days before the election.
- The voter must provide his or her name and address, date of birth, and state or country of birth or other information that if compared to the voter registration information on file, would confirm the voter's identity.
- If the voter's request is complete and correct, the county recorder must mail the early ballot to the requesting voter within 5 days after the county recorder's receipt of the official ballots.
- If a voter makes a complete and correct request within 26 days before the election, then the county recorder must mail the ballot within 48 hours after receipt of the request (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays).
- The ballot must be received (postmark does not matter), either by mail to the County Recorder's office in the county in which you are registered to vote, or dropping off the early ballot in-person at any polling place or early voting location in the county, by 7 PM on Election Day.
Early Voting
For in-person early voting, you can request to vote early and cast an early ballot in-person at the same time. You can vote early at any early voting location in the county you are registered to vote, or at your County Recorder's office.
Times and dates may vary at locations based on the early voting facilities' business hours, but the early voting period at County offices begins 33 days prior to the election and goes through the Friday before the election.
- In the 2010 General Election early voting begins October 7, 2010.
For information on early voting locations, including times and dates for early voting, contact your County Recorder.
Information For People who have Moved or Changed Addresses
Changing Your Address
- The same registration form used to register a new voter may also be used to file a name or address change.
- A registered voter may also correct his/her residence address by making a written request for an early ballot and notifying the county recorder of the address change. The written request must contain the following:
- a request to change the voter registration record;
- the voter's new residence address;
- an affirmation that the information is true and correct; and
- the voter's signature.
Moving within the Same County
- A registered voter who moves within the same county, either within the same precinct or to a new precinct, who fails to notify the county recorder before the election may correct his or her registration address at the polling place for the new address.
- The voter must present a form of identification that has his or her full name and an address within the new precinct.
- The voter must also affirm the new residence address in writing and vote a provisional ballot.
Moving to a Different County
- A voter who moves from an election precinct in one county to an election precinct in another county must register in the new county of residence at least 29 days before the election to be permitted to vote in the new county.
- If the voter moves during the 29-day period before the election, the voter is considered a resident and registered voter in their old county.
Moving to a Different State
- An Arizona voter who permanently moves out of state within 30 days of a presidential election, may vote for president, but for no other offices, by early ballot in their old precinct.
- The county recorder will cancel the voter's registration immediately following the election.
Information for People with Felony Convictions
In Arizona, a person that has been convicted of ONE felony can have his/her voting rights restored automatically once that person has finished his/her probation and paid any fine or restitution.
With the exception of those convicted of counterfeiting election returns, no court action is necessary for the person's rights to be restored and the person may register to vote. The County Recorder shall presume that the person is eligible to register and accept the registration.
Persons convicted of counterfeiting election returns do not have their right to vote automatically restored.
A person convicted of TWO OR MORE felonies does not have his/her rights automatically restored and must petition the court to have that person's rights restored.
For more information, go to the Secretary of State's website or click here to download an Arizona Election Protection manual created by the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights under Law and its pro-bono law firm partners.
