Below is the 2026 Election Calendar for Pima County. The image is linked to a pdf.
Recent USPS procedural changes (which are that now letters and packages will be postmarked with the date they are processed at a postal facility rather than when they are dropped off in a mailbox) will not affect mail-in ballots in Pima County. Unlike some states, Arizona election law does not rely on the postmark date. Ballots are counted based on the date they are received into our custody, not the date they are postmarked. The speed or method of mail processing by USPS has not changed in a way that would impact ballot delivery. As long as voters mail their ballot by the recommended mail-by date or return it to an authorized drop-off location by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, their ballot should be received without issue.
March 10 - Regional Transportation Authority Special Election (in the past now)
July 21 - Primary Election
Recent USPS procedural changes (which are that now letters and packages will be postmarked with the date they are processed at a postal facility rather than when they are dropped off in a mailbox) will not affect mail-in ballots in Pima County. Unlike some states, Arizona election law does not rely on the postmark date. Ballots are counted based on the date they are received into our custody, not the date they are postmarked. The speed or method of mail processing by USPS has not changed in a way that would impact ballot delivery. As long as voters mail their ballot by the recommended mail-by date or return it to an authorized drop-off location by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, their ballot should be received without issue.
November 3, General Election
July 21 - Primary Election
- Ballots mailed to Uniformed & Overseas Voters - June 5
- Last day to register to vote - June 22
- Early voting begins / Early ballots mailed - June 24
- Last day to request mail ballot - July 10
- Recomm. deadline to mail back your ballot - Mail by July 14
- Election Day (Vote or drop off early ballot) - Tuesday, July 21
Recent USPS procedural changes (which are that now letters and packages will be postmarked with the date they are processed at a postal facility rather than when they are dropped off in a mailbox) will not affect mail-in ballots in Pima County. Unlike some states, Arizona election law does not rely on the postmark date. Ballots are counted based on the date they are received into our custody, not the date they are postmarked. The speed or method of mail processing by USPS has not changed in a way that would impact ballot delivery. As long as voters mail their ballot by the recommended mail-by date or return it to an authorized drop-off location by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, their ballot should be received without issue.
November 3, General Election
- Ballots mailed to Uniformed & Overseas Voters - September 18
- Last day to register to vote - October 5
- Early voting begins / Early ballots mailed - October 7
- Last day to request mail ballot - October 23
- Recomm. deadline to mail back your ballot - Mail by October 27
- Election Day (Vote or drop off early ballot) - Tuesday, November 3
