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UpdateArizonaTuesday, October 27, 2026

Maricopa County reached 630,000 returned ballots, outpacing 2022

How the county's ballot return numbers compared to the last general election and what options remain for voters.

Reporting by
AZ Family
“630K ballots returned in Maricopa County, outpacing 2022, as mailing deadline arrives”, Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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What happened

Maricopa County received about 630,000 returned ballots ahead of the November 3 general election. The county was running roughly 50,000 ahead of the pace at the same point in 2022, when final turnout reached 64 percent of county voters.1

630,000
ballots returned in Maricopa County1
64 percent
final turnout in Maricopa County in 20221
254
polling centers open on Election Day1
What it means in Arizona

What remains for Arizona voters

Mail ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.2 After the mailing deadline, voters can use a drop box, an early voting center, or cast a ballot in person at one of 254 polling centers open Election Day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.1

Key dates in Arizona

Election Day in 5 days
  1. Mon, Oct 5 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Wed, Oct 7 · passed
    Early voting begins
  3. Fri, Oct 23 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  4. Tue, Nov 3 · 5 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  5. Thu, Nov 19 · 21 days
    County/Local certification
  6. Mon, Nov 23 · 25 days
    State certification

Every date in Arizona, and who certifies the election

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Reporting by azcentral.com and The Arizona Republic
Arizona · Oct 28
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Reporting by KVOA
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Sources

  1. AZ Family, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMinwFBVV95cUxOWU5nNlg4d2VsRTRSR0hzTnEydTRhRGxvZFJwR0R0STBqRHhtRG43QUtCc1htSlVZWVFrem9PeWZGb1l5YjBHbFRzMmJjS2pXek8xSTgtelIzd2ZiYmpvR01iQjdMd1RpTjIwVU15SElvTnlhUmVFdExLcjVGZ3pMZlA4NDdod0hHZmJlaHJGSEMyelZNeHFST1JRcXJOWWs?oc=5 · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Arizona Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/arizona/

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