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HOW TO SECURE YOUR VOTE
Preparing to Vote, Casting Your Ballot
How to Order an Election Board to Your Home
If you are disabled or confined at home, the Maricopa County Election Department can send a bipartisan Special Election Board (SEB) to your house.
To order an SEB team to your house, contact the Maricopa County Elections Department’s SEB team directly at (602) 506-1511 or by email at SEB@risc.maricopa.gov.
When making a request, they ask you include the voter’s Name, Residence Address, Date of Birth, last 4 digits of Social Security and Phone Number.
Learn more HERE.
What it looks like on screen:
Secure Your Ballot, Preparing to Vote
Sign Up for Ballot & Voter Registration Alerts
Go to BeBallotReady.vote, scroll down the page a little, and sign into your dashboard.
Scroll to the "Election Details" section on the left hand side of the page. Scroll down to Text Alerts.
Click on "Manage Your Preferences" and update your mobile number and email address.
Click "Update My Subscription."
What it looks like on screen:
Preparing to Vote
Ensuring You Have Proper ID to Vote
Per A.R.S. § 16-579, Arizona voters need "a valid government issued ID that includes your name, photo and the address where you are registered to vote. If that ID does not match your voter record, you need two forms of ID."
Go HERE and scroll down to the section "ID Questions" number 2 to see the list of acceptable forms of ID.
Your Voter Registration ID card is an acceptable ID option for your two forms of ID when you don't have a government issues photo ID.
To print your digital Voter Registration ID, go to BeBallotReady.vote and sign into your dashboard. Scroll down to the 2nd row and click the first item in the row "View My Voter Registration Card."
Click Print.
What it looks like on screen:
speed up election results, secure your ballot & Save AZ
1) Vote Early & Scan Your ID (Maricopa County)
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Drop off your ballot at a voting location instead of mailing it. It's too late to mail your ballot.
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Maricopa County: Have your ID scanned when dropping off your ballot to skip signature verification.
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You can vote early in person and receive a ballot at a voting location.
2) Sign Up for Alerts with the Recorder
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Go to beballotready.vote (Maricopa County) or my.arizona.vote
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Secure your voter record and get ballot alerts
3) Vote Your Whole Ballot to Save AZ.
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WHAT'S ON MY BALLOT
Your vote is like the secret sauce that makes keeping our Constitutional Republic sizzle . Remember, YOUR VOTE MATTERS, especially on all of the statewide races and the legislature. Every race you leave blank, you let the commies have more voting power. 🤯😱 So, don't be a wallflower, strut your stuff to the polls and show off your voting skills ASAP. Let's make voting & saving AZ the coolest thing since having AC in the desert! 🌵
Vote your conscience!
Sources You Might Find Helpful for More Information (click highlighted text)
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Informational Resources: Voter Guides Match Your Values Quiz AZ Inflation Relief Scorecard
Federal Races
The only federal race on your ballot in 2026 is the US Representative in Congress.
Why It Matters:
Congress holds the purse strings of the government. They also have significant influence over key issues like election integrity, mass surveillance, privacy rights, tax rates, and affordability issues.
Top Issues Impacted:
Government Spending, Inflation, Border Safety, Censorship, Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Regulations, Executive Government Leadership Confirmations, War, Mass Surveillance, Foreign Policy, Federal Judge Selection, Committees & Investigations, Electoral College, Abortion, Healthcare, Environmental Regulations, Social Security
Federal
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
No - Only 1
Governor
The Governor of Arizona is the state's chief executive—the top elected official responsible for enforcing state laws, proposing and managing the budget (with line-item veto power), appointing agency heads and filling judicial vacancies, commanding the Arizona National Guard, and deciding what becomes law by signing or vetoing bills passed by the Legislature. They can also call the Legislature into special session.
Why It Matters:
Sure, the Legislature dreams up the bills, but the Governor holds the veto pen—and in Arizona that includes the power to slice spending line by line. That one desk decides whether election integrity gets stronger or weaker, whether your tax dollars fuel more bureaucracy or actual relief, and whether "emergency powers" become a habit or a rare tool. Pick the wrong one and suddenly We the People are just passengers while the administrative state throws a party. Pick the right one and you've got a real check on overreach who remembers government is supposed to serve citizens, not rule them. The Governor isn't a figurehead—it's the difference between Arizona staying the land of liberty or sliding into "trust us, we know better" territory.
The Governor also acts as a figurehead who can attract new businesses and jobs or scare them away. The buck stops with the Governor. Are you better off than you were 4 years ago?
Top Issues Impacted:
15 Minute Cities, Abortion, Border Safety, Budget, Bureaucratic Oversight, Censorship, Corporate Tax, DEI, ESG, Emergency Powers, Environment, Energy, Health Policy, Green New Deal, Healthcare, Income Tax, Inflation, Lawmaking, Mass Surveillance, Parental Rights, Limiting Emergency Declarations, Public Safety, Woke, Welfare, Water, Transportation Freedom
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
No - Only 1
Arizona Secretary of State
The Arizona Secretary of State is the Chief Election Officer. They write the election procedures manual, advise the counties on election administration, manage the statewide voter list maintenance system, certify results and voting equipment, investigate campaign finance violations, and qualify candidates and ballot measures.
Why It Matters:
Get it wrong and clean elections become optional, with election procedures that override state law. Get it right and you’ve got a real gatekeeper for We the People.
Top Issues Impacted:
Election Integrity
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
No - Only 1
Attorney General
The Arizona Attorney General is the state’s chief legal officer. They represent Arizona in court, enforce state laws, issue legal opinions, oversee criminal investigations, and can sue or defend against the federal government.
Why It Matters:
This office decides whether Arizona laws actually get defended or quietly abandoned in court. The wrong AG can side with federal overreach or let bad policies stand unchallenged. The right one fights to protect election integrity, the border, and citizens from government abuse. When the state’s top lawyer picks the wrong side, We the People lose.
Top Issues Impacted:
Election Integrity, Consumer Advocacy, Criminal Justice
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
No - Only 1
State Treasurer
The State Treasurer is the chief financial and banking officer of the state. They manage the taxpayers $32 billion dollar investment fund and the local investment pools. They can also play an influential role in fiscal policy and advise the legislature and governor on fiscal issues. They can act as a watchdog on state agency and local spending.
Why It Matters:
Recent events have shown how the Treasurer's oversight, or lack thereof, can lead to significant financial adjustments, like the "rounding error" which caused $64 million to go unaccounted.
When you don't have a Treasurer with experience, investment returns can be low and cost taxpayers a higher tax burden.
Top Issues Impacted:
Financial Accountability, Taxes, Election Integrity, Public Investment Management
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
No - Only 1
Superintendent of Public Instruction
The Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction heads the Department of Education and oversees K-12 public schools statewide. They set education standards, manage school accountability and funding, certify teachers, and influence curriculum and assessments across Arizona.
Why It Matters:
This office has huge influence over what your kids are taught in school. One wrong Superintendent can push ideology into classrooms and weaken real education. The right one fights for parental rights, school choice, and keeping schools focused on basics instead of bureaucracy and activism. The office also manages Arizona's school choice program.
Top Issues Impacted:
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
No - Only 1
Corporation Commissioner
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) sets rates and policies at utilities, which are government granted monopolies. They serve a quasi-judicial role. Recently, the ACC allowed utility companies to increase prices every single year, which has sped up inflation on our electricity bills.
Why It Matters:
The Arizona Corporation Commission isn't just about keeping the lights on. They're the unsung heroes (or villains, depending on who you ask) shaping our daily lives. They're the gatekeepers of our energy bills, making sure utilities play nice and keep costs down. But there's more. Think energy and water policy that could flip our world upside down. By pulling the plug on coal or nuclear, or greenlighting a power surge for growth, the ACC holds the key to whether our state runs on caffeine or chaos. Their decisions light up more than just our homes; they spark the economy or throw it into shadow.
Top Issues Impacted:
Energy, Solar, Green New Deal, Water, Consumer Advocacy, Corporate Governance, ESG
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
Yes - Pick 2
State Legislative Races
State legislative races include one Senate seat and two House seats for every legislative district. The state legislature term in office is two years. They write the laws and set the budget and tax rates.
Why It Matters:
The state legislature holds the purse strings, sculpting budgets and tax policies. They're the watchdogs of the Executive, greenlighting gubernatorial picks and crafting laws or putting big decisions directly to the people via ballots. But it's not just about policy. The vibe in the legislature whether they're singing in harmony or stuck in a deadlock shapes everything. Effective lawmaking reflects the public's pulse, while gridlock protects us from an assault on our liberties, impacting our trust in government, how we engage politically, the access people have to their government, and the state's overall groove and freedom families have to stay together and thrive.
Top Issues Impacted:
Lawmaking, Budget, Government Spending, Inflation, Border Safety, Taxes, Executive Government Leadership Confirmations, Committees & Investigations, Welfare, Abortion, Healthcare, Environment, Criminal Justice, Election Integrity, Education Freedom, Public School Funding, Bureaucratic Oversight, Limiting Emergency Declarations, Parental Rights, Transportation Freedom, Woke
State
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
Senate - Only 1
House - Pick 2
Municipal Mayor and City Council Races
The Mayor and City Council races oversee the operation of your city budget, city services, including police and fire, fix roads, determine planning and zoning, set tax rates, and hold emergency declaration power.
Why It Matters:
The city's elected officials hold the keys to your daily life, shaping:
Your Wallet: They control taxes and city spending.
Safety and Services: Overseeing cops, firefighters, and neighborhood care.
Community Issues: Their choices can tackle or exacerbate homelessness, abuse, and addiction.
Money Moves: Funds can fuel innovation or foster corruption.
Smooth Roads: They decide if your commute is smooth or a nightmare.
Clean Living: Managing trash and water to keep your city livable.
Crisis Mode: Declaring when it's time to hit the panic button and declaring lockdowns for health or climate purposes.
Global Membership: They control your ties to globalist entities implementing or opposing a degrowth policy strategy including limiting access to food supplies or radical climate policies.
In essence, they sculpt the city's heartbeat, for better or worse, including whether your city gets cut up into 15-minute surveillance neighborhoods, also referred to as smart cities or holistic planning.
Top Issues Impacted:
Transportation Freedom, Public Safety, Taxes, Homelessness, Budgets, Emergency Powers, Road Diets, 15 Minute Cities, Mass Surveillance, Health Policy, Woke, DEI
Local
Can I Vote for More Than 1?
Varies - See your ballot
HELP! THIS HAPPENED.
NOW WHAT?
Get the answers to the most common questions and concerns about voting in Maricopa County. We also answer what to do if you find yourself in scenarios that can impact your ability to vote. Reach us at help@ivoteaz.org or 602-842-0373.
PLEASE NOTE: Nothing on this website is legal advice. Content is for educational purposes only.
My voter registration was inactivated. Can I still vote?
YES! Typically when your voter registration is inactivated it means you need to just show ID again or provide your proof of address to the Recorder. In some cases, you may need to provide proof of citizenship.
Here are some options to rectify the issue:
GOOD
Bring your government issued photo ID, copies of two documents proving your address such as a utility bill and bank statement, and a copy of your photo ID to the in-person voting location.
The poll workers should be trained to reactivate you.
If not, they will offer for you to vote a provisional ballot. Include the documentation or follow the instructions of where to send your documentation.
BEST
Prior to voting, bring your government issued photo ID and two documents proving your address such as a utility bill and bank statement to the Recorder's Office, 311 S 3rd Ave #200, Phoenix, AZ 85003. Open 9 am to 4 pm Monday - Friday, except holidays.
They can reactivate your voter registration record so you can vote a full ballot with no additional steps at the voting location.
For the list of ID and address verification document options, go HERE and look at the FAQ # 2.
If you have any questions, call the Recorder's Office at 602-506-3535.
I don't receive an early ballot in the mail. Can I still vote early?
YES! You can vote early in-person at any open voting center in Maricopa County.
Here's the general schedule:
From now until 11/4 - Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm
Saturday 10/26 and 11/2 from 9 am to 5 pm
Election Day 11/5 from 6 am to 7 pm
Hours ands days vary. Please check the schedule before you go vote.
Go to beballotready.vote to find locations and hours or download the schedule HERE.
For Arizona, go to my.arizona.vote.
What's the difference between voting early in person versus just dropping my ballot off early?
Early in-person ballots and early ballots with ID checked get processed a little bit faster.
1) In Maricopa County, you can now have your ID checked when you drop off your early ballot. It will get stamped and skip signature verification, going straight to tabulation.
2) If you drop your early ballot off without the ID getting checked or you mail it, your affidavit will have to go through signature verification. You'll need to log into beballotready.vote to check if your signature needs to be approved through a process called curing.
3) When you check into vote in-person, the election system marks immediately that you've checked into vote and the barcode on your early ballot is canceled so no one can vote it.
If you are signed up for alerts, you'll get a text that you checked in to vote and cast your ballot. Then you will get a text your ballot was received at the tabulation central count center.
I didn't get my early ballot. How do I still vote?
Early ballots should be in your mailbox by Wednesday, July 1st. However, you can vote early in-person before or after that date with or without your early ballot.
For Maricopa County:
If you haven't received your ballot by Wednesday, July 1st:
Immediately email the Maricopa County Recorder at voterinfo@risc.maricopa.gov with:
Full name
Residential address
Birthdate
Last four of SSN or Driver’s License Number
Mailing address (if different from your residential address)
A statement you never received your early ballot so that they can cancel the barcode preventing someone else from voting it.
If you want them to send you a new ballot include that (or you can vote in-person, see below). The deadline to request a new ballot is July 10th.
Sign Up for Ballot and Voter Record Alerts by Text or Email:
Go to BeBallotReady.vote, scroll down the page a little, and sign into your dashboard.
Scroll to the "Election Details" section on the left hand side of the page. Scroll down to Text Alerts.
Click on "Manage Your Preferences" and update your mobile number and email address.
Click "Update My Subscription."
To vote in-person: If you are in Maricopa County, go to beballotready.vote to find a voting location open near you. About 16 voting locations are open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Another group of voting locations open on Saturday, July 11th and most will be open on Saturday, July 18th.
If you are registered outside of Maricopa County, go to my.arizona.vote for voting locations and county contact information.
I voted early in-person. Is it normal that my ballot was placed inside an envelope after I filled it out?
Yes. In Maricopa County, when you vote early, there isn't onsite tabulation. Your ballot will be placed in an affidavit envelope, usually white in color, and you will sign the outside of it.
My ballot or envelope got damaged in the mail. How do I get a new one?
No later than 11 days before the election, email the Maricopa County Recorder at voterinfo@risc.maricopa.gov and EVreq@risc.maricopa.gov.
Include in your email the following information:
Your name
Your address
A statement that your ballot got destroyed and you need a new one.
The Recorder's Office will send you a new and cancel the damaged one.
Additional options:
Call 602-506-3535 to order a replacement.
Go to an early vote location and vote in-person. Find locations at beballotready.vote.
For Arizona, go to my.arizona.vote.
I am at the vote center and there's an equipment problem preventing me from voting. What options do I have to vote?
The voting centers in Maricopa County are vote anywhere. This means that you can vote at any other location in the valley. Go to beballotready.vote to find voting locations and check wait times.
Once you have checked in, Maricopa County records that you voted even if you didn't turn in your ballot. If you have already checked in to vote, here are important considerations:
Do not leave until you have been CHECKED OUT of the voting location. This requires the poll workers to log into their system and check you out.
Ask them to call the Maricopa County Hotline to confirm you are checked out before you leave.
If you want the issue reported, ask the poll workers to complete a Golden Rod report about the issue.
Send us an email at help@ivoteaz.org to report to our support line what you experienced.
If you still need help, call us at 480-374-0102.
If you are able to put your ballot in Door 3, consider this as an option so that your ballot is still processed.
For Arizona, go to my.arizona.vote to look up your county.
Can I vote in-person if I ordered an early ballot in the mail?
YES! The voting system instantly cancels the barcode on the envelope of your early ballot when you vote in-person so that it can't be processed.
Also, if your early ballot is processed, you'll be notified you already voted when you try to vote in person to prevent double voting.
If you are signed up for alerts, you'll get a notification when your ballot is processed. Scroll to the "Secure Your Vote" section above if you have any questions on how to sign up for alerts.
For Arizona, go to my.arizona.vote to set up voter record alerts.
I was told I am not registered to vote and can't vote. Can I still vote?
Check if you are registered to vote at beballotready.vote. If you don't get a warning message when you log in, then you are registered to vote as an active voter.
If you do get a warning message, it may be because your voter record was inactivated. If so, call the Recorder's Office at 602-506-3535. You may just need to provide paperwork to be reactivated.
If you believe there's a mistake, poll workers cannot deny you from voting a provisional ballot at an in-person voting location. Make sure to bring documentation that supports you as a legitimate legal voter in Arizona in the district you reside.
(For outside of Maricopa County, go to my.arizona.vote.)
Doesn't voting early tell the opposition how many votes they need to cheat by to win?
Voting early helps your side win too (without cheating). When you vote early, all of the data sites tracking voting are notified so that your favorite candidates and organizations' voter outreach teams can stay focused on voters who haven't voted yet.
Since credit card companies and others sell consumer data (booo!!!), it's easy for data crunching experts to predict each person is inclined to vote based on purchases, social media posts, etc.
Early voting saves candidates and voter outreach volunteers a tremendous amount of money and resources because once you vote vote, they can shift their focus on people who usually don't vote but support their values or those on the fence and flippable to your side.
Plus, you'll stop receiving the constant barage of texts and mailers once it has registered that you voted!
What's different about this election being secure or not?
We now have a champion in the Recorders Office as a watchdog for the voters. Thanks to Recorder Justin Heap, the AZ Supreme Court is watching Maricopa County very closely. The Board of Supervisors have lost a number of cases in their pursuit of continuing election maladaministration.
In 2024, the Arizona Legislature passed an omnibus election integrity package which requires the Counties to public the EMS logs from the tabulation machines. This provides transparency on every electronic entry for the machine operations.
The law also prohibits aggregation of election results until the voting period is over after Election Day at 7 pm.
Additionally, the same law requires the counties count and publish how many ballots left every voting location on Election Day. This is critical improvement in chain of custody that creates transparency and accountability to prevent "ballot injection" concerns.
The Election Procedures Manual strengthened Chain of Custody requirements including requiring reconciliation of the Election Day precinct poll worker reports.
A new law was passed that requires notification on changes to your voter registration record. This ensures voter registration records can't be moved to another county without the voters being alerted to it.
Do I have to be a citizen to vote?
It is a violation of state and federal law to vote in Arizona if you are not a US citizen. See more info HERE.
If I make a mistake on my ballot, can I use white out?
We highly recommend you don't use white out as it can chip off when it's scanned.
Here are some options to fix your ballot:
Good: Cross out the bad vote and circle the good vote which will cause your ballot to kick out of automatic tabulation. Your ballot will be assigned to a duplication and adjudication bipartisan team to duplicate your ballot so that it can scan correctly. Learn more at the AZ Voter Intent Guide on page 10.
Better: Go to an early vote in-person center and ask for your ballot to be spoiled and get a new one. Go to beballotready.vote to find an early vote in-person voting center.
Best: Before you start filling out your ballot, print out your sample ballot as a dry run before you fill out your official ballot. Go to the "Secure Your Vote" section for instructions.
My voter registration record in Maricopa County says I am not registered to vote. What can I do?
If you are sure you registered to vote before the deadline or were previously registered to vote and you don't think you made any changes, check if you are registered accidently in another county at my.arizona.vote.
If you are registered in another county, go to that county's website to see how you can vote. You might be able to get a ballot sent to you if it's before October 24th or you can drive to that county and vote. Go to my.Arizona.vote to find the county information.
If my.arizona.vote shows that you are not registered to vote, you can still vote provisional at a voting location. Bring any documentation with you showing you were registered to vote prior to the deadline and are a citizen in the county you reside in. Go to beballotready.vote or to find voting locations.
For Arizona, go to my.arizona.vote.