Here’s what you need to know about emergency voting in Maricopa County
Nov 4, 2024, 10:03 AM
Emergency voting in Maricopa County runs until 5 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2024. (Facebook File Photo/Maricopa County Elections)
(Facebook File Photo/Maricopa County Elections)
PHOENIX – Arizona’s early voting period is over, but Maricopa County residents who can’t make it to the polls on Tuesday can take advantage of emergency voting on Monday.
State law lets counties conduct emergency voting between the early voting cutoff at 7 p.m. Friday and 5 p.m. the Monday before Election Day.
In Maricopa County, more than 150 vote centers are open across metro Phoenix from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday for voters who experience unforeseen circumstances that prevent them from making it to the polls on Election Day.
Maricopa County also had emergency voting on Saturday on a smaller scale.
Today, November 4, 2024, is the last day of emergency voting. Find a vote center, hours of operation, and live wait times at https://t.co/2Hs9CznmWK. pic.twitter.com/oMHDqhMeH5
— Maricopa County Elections (@MaricopaVote) November 4, 2024
Don’t forget ID for emergency voting and Election Day
The vote center model used in Maricopa County allows registered voters to cast ballots in person at any vote center, regardless of where they live. An interactive map at Locations.Maricopa.Vote shows the locations, along with hours of operation and wait times.
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As with early voting and on Election Day, in-person voters must provide a valid form of ID before casting a ballot in person during the emergency voting session.
With the 2024 ballot covering both sides of two pages in Maricopa County, it’s a good idea to study the candidates and measures ahead of time.
If you still have your early ballot at home or in the car, you can drop it off in its signed and sealed green return envelope at any vote center or drop box during operating hours through 7 p.m. on Tuesday, when the polls close.
If you can’t make it out while the indoor drop boxes are open, there are two 24-hour drop boxes in the Valley, at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in downtown Phoenix and the East Valley county court complex in Mesa.
It’s too late to put your early ballot in the mail. Postmarks don’t count in Arizona, and ballots must be received at county election departments by 7 p.m. on Election Day to count.
