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Mail-in ballots will start going out to those on the Active Early Voting List on Wednesday and they can be dropped off at secure boxes and polling locations through Election Day.
Other important dates to remember:
Oct. 25 — deadline to request a ballot-by-mail
Nov. 1 — The deadline to vote early in-person is 7 p.m.
Chandler-area residents can vote early in-person starting Friday, Oct. 25 at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2626 E. Pecos Road in Chandler.
Polls at Communiversity will be open:
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 2, 4
9 a.m.-7 p.m., Oct. 28-Nov. 1
Early voting will also take place 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday, Nov. 4 at seven locations in Chandler that can be viewed on this map.
The map above also shows which locations have dropoff boxes and which sites will be open 6 a.m.-7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Maricopa County will have two 24-hour drop boxes open from Oct. 9 to Nov. 4 at:
Maricopa County Elections MCTEC, 510 S. Third Ave., Phoenix
Maricopa County Recorder/Election Mesa Office, 222 E. Javelina Ave., Suite A, Mesa
The boxes will be open from midnight to 7 p.m., Nov. 5.
We invite our readers to submit their civil comments on this topic. Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org.