Monday, Oct. 28, 2024
Is it normal for ballot counting to continue days after an election?
Ballots received after Election Day are not counted in Arizona, even if they are postmarked prior to that day. The post office delivered 99.9% of ballots mailed by voters to election officials within seven days in the 2020 and 2022 elections.
This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.
Sources
- Arizona Legislature Preparation and transmission of ballot
- Arizona Secretary of State Ballot Processing
- Arizona Legislature Early ballots; processing; challenges
- Arizona Secretary of State Post-Election Procedures
- National Conference of State Legislatures Receipt and Postmark Deadlines for Absentee/Mail Ballots
- US Postal Service 2024 U.S. Postal Service Election Mail Fact Sheet
- Arizona Secretary of State Voter Portal
- Arizona Legislature Receipt of voter's ballot; cure period; tracking system
About fact briefs
Fact briefs are bite-sized, well-sourced explanations that offer clear "yes" or "no" answers to questions, confusions, and unsupported claims circulating online. They rely on publicly available data and documents, often from the original source. Fact briefs are written and published by Gigafact contributor publications.
See all fact briefs
The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting is the state’s only independent, nonpartisan and collaborative nonprofit newsroom dedicated to statewide, data-driven investigative reporting. AZCIR's mission is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable by exposing injustice and systemic inequities through investigative journalism.
Learn MoreLatest Fact Briefs
Can a border czar deputize any U.S. citizen for immigration enforcement?
Monday, Feb. 3, 2025
Can Border Patrol enforce immigration laws on tribal land?
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025