Get a move on: Arizona vote-by-mail ballots should be returned by Tuesday
Oct 31, 2016, 10:32 AM | Updated: 11:23 am
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PHOENIX — Anyone planning to mail in an early ballot for the upcoming general election needs to send in his or her vote by Tuesday, Arizona election officials said.
The Arizona Secretary of State’s office said the earlier-than-usual recommendation for mail-in ballots would guarantee arrival by Election Day, which is Nov. 8.
The week between the recommended send date and Election Day should create enough of a window for the U.S. Postal Service to get the ballots where they need to be.
Elizabeth Bartholomew of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office said it used to take up to three days for in-state mail to be delivered but now takes from two to five days.
We're closing in on 1 million early ballots cast. Do you know where your ballot is? Find out at: https://t.co/OwZIBPnXmb
— Michele Reagan (@SecretaryReagan) October 29, 2016
The Maricopa County Recorder’s Office reported last week it had received more than a half-million early ballots.
Ballots must be received by the Nov. 8 Election Day in order to count. Early ballots can also be dropped off at any elections office or at a polling place.
Voters can track their mailed ballots online.
Mail-in ballot was #Received&Counted #AGoodLook @SecretaryReagan pic.twitter.com/8zb5I94jAc
— Barry Graham (@BarrySGraham) October 31, 2016
The deadline to request an early ballot was Oct. 28.
Early voting in person continues to be available. In Maricopa County, there are at least two dozen locations accepting early voters.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.