Last day to request ballot

Today is the last day for Arizona voters to request a ballot in the mail or sign up for the permanent early voting list in time for the November election. It is also the last day for voters to request a replacement ballot.

Today is the last day for Arizona voters to request a ballot in the mail or sign up for the permanent early voting list in time for the November election.

It is also the last day for voters to request a replacement ballot.

Voters in Maricopa County can request a ballot at BeBallotReady.Vote, by email at voterinfo@risc.maricopa.gov or by calling 602-506-1511. Requests must be submitted by 5 p.m.

Ballots are available in English or Spanish. Braille and large type ballots are also available.

Voters outside Maricopa County can find more information at Arizona.Vote.

Maricopa County already has mailed more than 2 million ballots amid heightened interest in this year’s presidential election and an ongoing pandemic.

The ballots are pouring in to election officials, too.

By Thursday afternoon, the county had already processed about 930,000 ballots.

The first week of voting in Maricopa County saw a 116% increase compared with 2018, and 96% compared with 2016.

Voters can return ballots in the mail, though officials recommend mailing a ballot no later than Oct. 27, to ensure it arrives in time to be counted.

Voters also can return ballots at any polling location or drop box. The county had opened 48 vote centers as of Thursday.

The county also will open drivethru drop boxes Saturday in the parking lots of 14 sports venues around the county and elsewhere, including Tempe Diablo Stadium, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Goodyear Ballpark and Gilbert Municipal Center.

Voters can find locations by visiting Locations.Maricopa.Vote.