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UpdateArizonaThursday, November 5, 2026

Pima County, Arizona expects to finish counting 67,000 ballots by Monday

Officials said they would complete the count by Nov. 9 and the county board would canvass the results on Nov. 19.

By the Democracy SENTRY deskPublished

Reporting by
AZ Luminaria
“Pima County has 67,000 ballots left, expects to finish count Monday”, Thursday, November 5, 2026
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What happened

Pima County Elections said it has about 67,000 ballots remaining and expects to finish counting by Monday, Nov. 9. County spokesperson Mark Evans said the Pima County Recorder was completing signature verification on early ballots turned in on Election Day and would hand them to the Elections Department Thursday. The recorder also had roughly 3,700 provisional ballots still to process.1

The Pima County Board of Supervisors will meet virtually on Nov. 19 to approve the canvass, as required by state law.1

67,000
ballots remaining in Pima County1
3,700
provisional ballots still to process1
What it means in Arizona

What comes after the count

Counties must canvass the returns no later than the third Thursday after the election, November 19.2 The county board of supervisors receives the results from the county recorder, canvasses them and sends them to the Secretary of State.3 The statewide canvass must be done by the third Monday after the election, November 23, 2026, with certifications issued promptly thereafter.4

Key dates in Arizona

Election Day in -7 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. Fri, Oct 30 · passed
    Early voting ends
  5. Tue, Nov 3 · passed
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  6. Mon, Nov 23 · 13 days
    State certification

Every date in Arizona, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. AZ Luminaria, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxNZ3FNYTdUalBjQ0lNMTBBUkl2blAyeXRodm13Qjg2c3JmNldpaVNkYWpWcGIwTzFmWUNZVlNvRGJwdDNYQ21Pblk3U05pck5udFpPc1V4b0hnTjVybzkydHhFdW5hOUhzcExNVm80V21vUnA2YmF1Mk5oNzB5YUw3RFVqWkI2UkJobG5GMHctUllPNnh2cVgtZmhBTmd2ZE9nUlA0?oc=5 · Thursday, November 5, 2026
  2. NCSL, Canvass Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/canvass-deadlines
  3. Bolts, Who counts our elections, https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/who-counts-our-elections/
  4. NCSL, Election Certification Deadlines, https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/election-certification-deadlines

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