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A whistleblower has raised concerns that the new rules developed by the U.S. Postal Service on mail-in voting are problematic, saying the process to come up with them was “secretive, rushed, chaotic and fundamentally flawed.”
Important dates
Oct. 5 - Registration deadline
Oct. 7 — Early voting begins
Oct. 23 — Deadline to request ballot-by-mail
Nov. 3 — Election Day
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FAQs About Voting In Arizona
Watch 2026 Arizona political debates
Hear directly from the 2026 Arizona general election candidates in several statewide Arizona races and U.S. congressional districts, as well as debates about select ballot propositions. Brought to you by Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission and Arizona Media Association.
Here are the 10 measures lawmakers sent to the Arizona ballot in November
Arizonans will get to decide whether to add voter ID requirements to state elections, keep transgender children out of peer’s bathrooms and more in November, as lawmakers passed a series of last minute ballot measures.
Q&AZ: How do Arizona ballot propositions get their numbers?
There are 13 statewide ballot propositions that Arizonans will get to vote on this year. Here's what their numbers mean,
Q&AZ: Why are candidates ordered the way they are on Arizona ballots? It comes down to state law
It's broken down by which party's candidate got more votes in each county.
Has your Arizona early ballot arrived in the mail yet? Here's how to track it
Early ballots for the general election are starting to arrive in the mailboxes of Arizona voters. The Maricopa County Recorder's Office says all 1.9 million early ballots have been given to the U.S. Postal Service for delivery.
Q&AZ: Why does vote counting take so long in Arizona?
Every two years, Arizonans cast their votes in primary and general elections. And every two years, critics complain it takes too many days for all the votes to be counted. Through KJZZ’s Q&AZ project, a listener asked: Why does the vote counting process take so long?
Q&AZ: What are the rules for campaign signs?
A Glendale listener asked if it was legal for political campaigns to mount their signs above other campaign signs. City zoning codes do limit the size of campaign signs, but don't say much about how high they can be mounted.
Why do so many Arizona candidates skip their debates?
KJZZ political correspondent Wayne Schutsky joined The Show to talk more about local debates and where they stand today.
Why registering to vote is more complicated, confusing if you live on a tribal reservation
Registering to vote just in time for the November election can be as simple as sharing a mailing address, but it’s a more drawn-out process for those living across Indian Country.
Q&AZ: There are dozens of Arizona judges on my ballot. How do I know who to vote for?
Judges for four counties in Arizona, as well as those on the Arizona Court of Appeals and the state Supreme Court, face retention elections every four years. A KJZZ listener wanted to know how to make sense of all the judges listed on her mail-in ballot and decide which judges she wanted to vote to retain.
2026 Arizona primary election results
Follow Arizona and Maricopa County results. Associated Press will continue to update returns as data is made available. Get the latest on individual races at elections.kjzz.org.
Arizona races to watch
Latest Arizona election news
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Arizona Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Andy Biggs led an unsuccessful effort this week to cap the amount of U.S. Supreme Court justices at nine, which he said would prevent future Democratic leaders from appointing more liberal justices. -
A longtime Arizona Department of Child Safety official backed up claims by the agency’s former director, who alleged a state group home operator and Democratic donor offered to help him keep his job in exchange for a rate increase that is at the center of pay-to-play allegations levied against Gov. Katie Hobbs’ administration. -
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is now investigating three political candidates who face allegations their campaigns falsified records to obtain millions of dollars in public funding. -
The Democratic candidate running to be the state’s next schools chief is facing allegations her campaign brought politics too close to Arizona classrooms. -
Democratic Rep. Janeen Connolly is a freshman lawmaker from District 8, which covers downtown Tempe and the surrounding areas. It’s an historically safe Democratic district, but she wanted to talk to voters who didn’t vote for her — because she represents them, too. -
The candidates running for Arizona mine inspector agreed on almost every point in a debate on Monday, but accused each other of not having the experience needed for the job. -
The Arizona Green Party is calling on Secretary of State Adrian Fontes to remove two “sham” candidates from the November ballot — something Fontes’ office says he can’t do. -
Arizona Republicans are accusing Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes of covering up key details of her investigation into pay-to-play allegations against Gov. Katie Hobbs, citing claims by a former state agency director who says a state contractor and major Democratic donor pressured him for a rate increase after Hobbs won office. -
The city of Phoenix recently put speed cameras back on city streets — 17, to be exact. -
Some Arizonans will be at risk for being removed from the Active Early Voting List starting in January. That’s because of a 2021 law signed by then-Gov. Doug Ducey. Under that law, voters who do not cast their mail-in ballot in federal, state or city elections over four years — two election cycles — have to specify that they want to continue to get those ballots.
