/ Modified oct 12, 2016 7:10 a.m.

1.5 Million Early Ballots Are in the Mail to Arizona Voters

353,000 in Pima County, with more to come; ballot request deadline Oct. 28.

Your Vote 2016 Elections spot AZPM provides in-depth local and national coverage of the 2016 elections.

More than 1.5 million early ballots are heading to Arizona voters this week for the Nov. 8 general election.

That included 353,000 going to Pima County voters.

It is the first mailing from the state's 15 county recorders' offices for the election that includes races for president, U.S. Senate, nine seats in Congress, two statewide propositions and numerous county and local races.

Voters who want early ballots but did not yet ask for them have until Oct. 28 to make their requests.

Most votes in Arizona have been cast early in the last several elections, and election officials said they expect that to be the case this time.

The Arizona Secretary of State's Office Tuesday announced that 119,000 more people registered to vote in the state by Monday's deadline, making the total number eligible for the Nov. 8 election 3.5 million.

By posting comments, you agree to our
AZPM encourages comments, but comments that contain profanity, unrelated information, threats, libel, defamatory statements, obscenities, pornography or that violate the law are not allowed. Comments that promote commercial products or services are not allowed. Comments in violation of this policy will be removed. Continued posting of comments that violate this policy will result in the commenter being banned from the site.

By submitting your comments, you hereby give AZPM the right to post your comments and potentially use them in any other form of media operated by this institution.
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona