{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"Arizona early ballot receipt deadline at the county recorder or a polling place (postmarks do not count), November 3, 2026","statement":"Arizona early ballot receipt deadline at the county recorder or a polling place (postmarks do not count): November 3, 2026 at 19:00 America/Phoenix. Official source: Yavapai County Recorder's Office. This record covers regular civilian voters using the mail method. Scoped to receipt of a voted early ballot by the county recorder by 7 p.m. on Election Day; postmarks do not count. UOCAVA voters have separate rules.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"Yavapai County Recorder's Office","url":"https://www.yavapaivotes.gov/Voter-Registration/Vote-by-Mail-Drop-Box-Locations"},"last_checked":"2026-09-25","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by VoteFiles","permalink":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://votefiles.com/midterms.php?state=AZ#calendar","publisher":"Vote Files","formats":{"ap":"Vote Files, \"Arizona early ballot receipt deadline at the county recorder or a polling place (postmarks do not count), November 3, 2026,\" last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing Yavapai County Recorder's Office, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026","apa":"Vote Files. (2026, September 25). Arizona early ballot receipt deadline at the county recorder or a polling place (postmarks do not count), November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026","chicago":"Vote Files. \"Arizona early ballot receipt deadline at the county recorder or a polling place (postmarks do not count), November 3, 2026.\" Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_az_mail_return_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Vote Files}},\n  title        = {{Arizona early ballot receipt deadline at the county recorder or a polling place (postmarks do not count), November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Citation ID deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026; official source: Yavapai County Recorder's Office, https://www.yavapaivotes.gov/Voter-Registration/Vote-by-Mail-Drop-Box-Locations; last checked 2026-09-25; accessed 2026-09-25}\n}","link":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-az-mail-return-general-2026"}}