Know Your Rights as a Voter

Arizona voters have three options to vote early before Election Day: 

1. Register for the Active Early Voting List (AEVL) to get a ballot by mail for every election they are eligible to vote in. NOTE: if a voter does not vote early in two consecutive election cycles, they will be removed from AEVL and will need to re-register.
2. Request a one-time ballot by mail.
3. Vote early in-person. Early in-person voting begins 27 days before Election day until the Friday before Election Day. In 2024, early in-person voting begins October 9 and ends November 1.

What to do

Register for the Active Early Voting List

Register for the Active Early Voting List by updating your voter registration online or print and complete this form and mail, fax, or scan and email a copy to your county recorder’s office at least 11 days before Election Day. This year’s deadline to register for the Active Early Voting List is October 25, 2024.

Request a one-time ballot-by-mail

NOTE: Unlike the State Voter Registration Form, there is no way to request a ballot-by-mail when registering to vote with the Federal Voter Registration Form. Individuals using the Federal Voter Registration Form will need to fill-out an additional form to request a ballot-by-mail.

Find an Early Voting Location Near You

Check the status of your ballot-by-mail/early ballot here

If there is a problem with the signature on a ballot-by-mail/early ballot it can be corrected up to 5 days after the election.

For information about how to correct problems contact your county recorder’s office here.

NOTE: in Maricopa County, signatures can often be corrected by text or phone.

Arizona voters have the option to vote in-person on during the state’s early voting period and on Election Day. In 2024, early in-person voting begins October 9 and ends October 29. Election Day is November 5.

What to do

Find your polling place or vote center and its hours of operation

Make a plan to vote: when, where, and how will you cast your vote, what I.D. documents will you need to bring, and how will you get there?

Types of voting locations by county

Cochise, La Paz, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma counties have voter centers, so voters can vote in-person on Election Day at any location.

Coconino, Gila, Graham, and Greenlee use a hybrid model: these counties have vote centers where voters can vote in-person on Election Day at any location AND other polling locations that are restricted by precinct. Voters can choose to go to any vote center or the polling location in their assigned precinct.

Apache, Pinal, and Mohave restrict polling location by precinct. 

In Arizona, every voter is required to show proof of identity when voting in person. There are three types of I.D. you can use: 

1. Photo I.D. that includes your name and address that matches the information you registered to vote with. (one required) OR
2. Two identifying documents without a photograph that include your name and address that matches the information you registered to vote with, such as a bill or bank statement, OR 
3. One photo I.D. that includes your name but does not have an address that matches the address you registered to vote with AND one identifying document with your name and address that matches the information you registered to vote with.

Learn what materials to bring with you on Election Day

Every voter has the right to cast their ballot and have their vote counted. Our democracy needs all of us to fully and fairly participate.

If the polls close while you’re still in line, stay in line – you have the right to vote.

If you make a mistake on your ballot, ask for a new one.

If you run into any problems or have questions on Election Day, call the Election Protection Hotline:

English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683

Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682

Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287

Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese: 1-888-API-VOTE / 1-888-274-8683

To vote a full-ballot in Arizona (state and federal elections), voters are required to provide documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC). This is satisfied by listing any of the I.D. numbers described on your voter registration form.

If you do not have one of these I.D.s, you must provide a photocopy of documentation establishing your citizenship. Here is the list of accepted documents:

• Out of State Driver’s License or Identification Card from these states: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington
• Birth Certificate from any U.S. state or territory
• Certification of Report of Birth or Consular Report of Birth Abroad
• U.S. Passport or U.S. passport card 

NOTE: You must supply supporting legal documentation (such as a marriage certificate or court-documented name change) if the name on the birth certificate is not the registrant's current legal name.

You can provide this DPOC when you originally register to vote, or mail or deliver it to your county recorder’s office before 7:00 pm on Election Day (it can be provided after the October 7, 2024 voter registration deadline).

If you registered before August 22, 2024 or using a Federal Voter Registration Form and did not provide DPOC, you will only be able to vote in all races for federal office in Arizona.

If you have further questions about voter registration, contact your county recorder’s office. 

FIND YOUR COUNTY RECORDER's CONTACT INFORMATION

Your rights

Voters are entitled to a provisional ballot, even if they aren’t in the poll book.

After Election Day, election officials must investigate whether you are qualified to vote and registered. If you are qualified and registered, they will count your provisional ballot.

What to do

Ask the poll worker to double check for your name on the list of registered voters. Make sure to spell your name out for the poll worker.

If your name is not on the list, ask if there is a supplemental list of voters.

If the poll worker still cannot find your name, confirm that you are at the correct polling place:

• Request that the poll workers check a statewide system (if one is available) to see if you are registered to vote at a different polling place.
• If the poll worker does not have access to a statewide system, ask them to call the main election office.
• You can also call 1-866-OUR-VOTE and ask for help verifying your proper polling place.

If you are registered at a different location, in most instances you will have to travel to that location to cast a regular ballot.

If the poll worker still cannot find your name or if you cannot travel to the correct polling place, ask for a provisional ballot.

Cochise, La Paz, Maricopa, Navajo, Pima, Santa Cruz, Yavapai and Yuma counties have voter centers, so voters can vote in-person on Election Day at any location.

Coconino, Gila, Graham, and Greenlee use a hybrid model: these counties have vote centers where voters can vote in-person on Election Day at any location AND other polling locations that are restricted by precinct. Voters can choose to go to any vote center or the polling location in their assigned precinct.

Apache, Pinal, and Mohave restrict polling location by precinct.

Check the status of your provisional ballot

If you completed a conditional provisional ballot because you did not provide I.D., you must complete identification verification with your county recorder 5 days after Election Day. This year, the deadline to verify I.D. is November 10. 

Find your county recorder’s contact information here.

Additional information

If you are turned away or denied a provisional ballot, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español).

Report your experience to local election officials.

Your rights

Under federal law, all polling places for federal elections must be fully accessible to older adults and voters with disabilities. Simply allowing curbside voting is not enough to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility requirements.

In federal elections, every polling place must have at least one voting system that allows voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently. Usually, this is a machine that can read the ballot to you (for people with vision disabilities or dyslexia), and let you vote by pushing buttons (for people with mobility disabilities).

Under federal law, voters with disabilities and voters who have difficulty reading or writing English have the right to receive in-person help at the polls from the person of their choice. This helper cannot be the voter’s employer, an agent of the voter’s employer, or an agent or officer of the voter’s union. The helper must respect the voter’s privacy, not looking at the voter’s ballot unless the voter asks them to do so.

Election officials (including poll workers) must make reasonable accommodations as needed to help you vote.

Election officials must provide you with help if it’s possible for them to do so.

A voter with a mental disability cannot be turned away from the polls because a poll worker thinks they are not ‘qualified’ to vote.

What to do

You can bring a family member, friend, or another person of your choice to assist you at the polls. Do not bring your employer, or an agent of your employer or union.

If you bring a person to assist you, let the poll workers know that when you check in. They may ask you to swear under oath that you have a disability and that you have asked that person to help you. Your helper may also be required to sign a form swearing that they did not tell you how to vote.

If there are long lines and you have a physical or mental health condition or disability that makes it difficult for you to stand in line, tell a poll worker.

Tell election officials what you need. For example, if it’s hard for you to stand, they should provide you with a chair or a place to sit while you wait. If the crowds or noise are hard for you, election officials can find a quiet place for you to wait and call you when it’s your turn to vote.

If you are not able to enter your polling place because the pathway to it is not fully accessible, ask poll workers for curbside assistance. Also call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to report the issue.

If you have difficulty using the materials provided to make your ballot selections, review, or cast your ballot, let a poll worker know and ask for the help you need. Accessibility is the law.

If you face any challenges in voting privately and independently or are unable to cast your vote, report the problem to the Election Protection hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. Trained attorneys can assist you and make sure that other voters do not experience the same problem.

Additional information

Find detailed voting guides at Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law

For a toolkit on voting with a disability, visit the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

Visit SABE’s GoVoter Project for accessible trainings on how to exercise your rights as a voter with a disability.

Take a course on polling place accessibility requirements at the Rocky Mountain ADA Center.

For voting in formation in American Sign Language, visit SignVote.

Your rights

Under federal law, voters who have difficulty reading or writing English may receive in-person assistance at the polls from the person of their choice. This person cannot be the voter’s employer, an agent of the voter’s employer, or an agent or officer of the voter’s union.

Counties covered by Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act are required to provide bilingual assistance to voters in specific languages. This means that they must provide poll workers who speak certain languages, and make all election materials and election-related information available in those languages. Check whether your county is required to provide bilingual election assistance in a language you speak.

What to do

You can bring a family member, friend, or other person of your choice to assist you at the polls. Do not bring your employer, or an agent of your employer or union.

If you live in a county that’s required to provide bilingual voting assistance for a language you speak, you can request oral assistance from a bilingual poll worker and ask for voting materials, such as a ballot, in that language.

If you have trouble voting due to lack of English fluency, call one of these hotlines:

English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683

Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682

Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287

Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese: 1-888-API-VOTE / 1-888-274-8683

Additional information

For detailed guidance on bilingual voting assistance, visit Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

Examples of voter intimidation

• Aggressively questioning voters about their citizenship, criminal record, or other qualifications to vote.

• Falsely representing oneself as an elections official.
• Displaying false or misleading signs that voter fraud is a crime.
• Use of threat of physical force or verbal aggression.
• Aggressively asking a voter whom they are voting for, or trying to prevent a voter from voting by aggressive challenges (inside or outside of the policy place).
• Following a voter to the parking lot (and copying a license tag).
• Disrupting voting lines inside or outside of a polling place.
• Other forms of harassment, particularly harassment targeting non-English speakers and voters of color.
• Spreading false information about voter requirements.

NOTE: you do not need to speak English to vote in any state. You do not need to pass a test to vote in any state.

Your rights

It’s illegal to intimidate voters and a federal crime to “intimidate, threaten, [or] coerce … any other person for the purpose of interfering with the right of [that] other person to vote or to vote as he may choose.”

What to do if you experience voter intimidation

1. In many states, you can give a sworn statement to the poll worker that you satisfy the qualifications to vote in your state, and then proceed to cast a ballot.
2. Report intimidation to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA (en Español).
3. Report intimidation to your local election officials. Their offices will be open on Election Day.

Arizona Residents with accepted I.D.s

Arizona residents can register to vote up to 29 days before Election Day. The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 General Election is October 7.

If you have an Arizona-issued driver's license or non-operating I.D. card, you can register to vote online here.

A paper copy of the Arizona state voter registration form can be found here. 

If you have an Arizona-issued driver's license, Arizona-issued non-operating I.D. card, or any of the other forms of I.D. listed below, it is recommended that you provide the number from that I.D. on your state voter registration form:

• Naturalization Certificate Number;
• Citizenship Certificate Number;
• Alien Registration Number (also known as an "A-Number");
• Indian Census Number;
• Bureau of Indian Affairs Card Number;
• Tribal Treaty Card Number; or
• Tribal Enrollment Number.

Registering WITHOUT an accepted I.D. listed above

To vote in both the state and federal elections you must provide documentary proof of citizenship, otherwise you will receive a federal-only ballot. 

NEW as of August 22, 2024:

If you do not have an Arizona-issued driver's license, non-operating I.D. card, or one of the I.D.s listed above, it is recommended that you register to vote using the Federal Voter Registration Form. That form must be completed, printed out and mailed or delivered to your county recorder.

County Recorder Contact Information

more information about voter registration

voter registration and eligibility requirements

If you have further questions about voter registration, contact your county recorder’s office here.

Checking your voter registration status before the registration deadline is highly recommended to confirm your registration is up to date. You can check your voter registration status here:

Arizona Voter Information Portal

You should update your voter registration if you have moved or changed your first or last name since you last voted. 

If you have an Arizona-issued driver's license or non-operating I.D. card, you can update your registration online:

UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION HERE

You can also mail or deliver a paper copy of the Arizona state voter registration form to your county recorder.

Download the state registration form

FIND YOUR COUNTY RECORDER's CONTACT INFORMATION