* A voter may be offered a provisional ballot instead of a regular ballot in certain circumstances. A provisional ballot will be counted if that voter is registered and eligible to vote in that election.

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No voter should be turned away from the polls without an opportunity to at least cast a provisional ballot. The following information provides additional detail about when you might be offered a provisional ballot:

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Voter Received an Early Ballot

If a voter received an early ballot, but decides to vote in-person, the voter will be issued a provisional ballot. A.R.S. § 16-579(B).

Voters who appear at a voting location with a ballot-by-mail that has not been voted, along with the affidavit envelope, may use a privacy booth at the voting location to mark the ballot-by-mail. In this circumstance, the voter does not sign in and the voter must place the voted ballot-by-mail in its affidavit envelope, sign the affidavit envelope, and place the envelope in the early ballot drop-off container at the voting location.

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Voter Has an Inactive Status or Address Update

If a voter needs to update their residential address within that county, the voter should cast a provisional ballot. In this case, the voter must vote in the correct polling place that corresponds to their current address for the vote to count.

If a voter affirms that they continue to reside at the address on the signature roster or in the e-pollbook, the voter will be issued a regular ballot and the County Recorder will place the voter's registration record in active status following the election. A.R.S. § 16-583(A)-(B).

A voter will be permitted (via the provisional ballot envelope) to update their voter registration record with their current address. A.R.S. § 16-584(C). In a jurisdiction that utilizes vote centers, the voter may update their address in the same manner but can vote at any vote center within the jurisdiction.