Delivery of mail-in ballots for some Pima County voters on the early voting list and some one-time early ballot requests made before Oct. 8 is "slightly delayed," county officials said Sunday night.
Early ballots started arriving in mailboxes across the county this weekend.
The delay is linked to an issue in addressing discovered and reported when assembly of ballots began, the Pima County Recorder's office said in a news release.
The county's elections department worked with the Phoenix-based company which prints Pima County’s ballots, Runbeck, to ensure that all voters can vote in the races for which they are eligible, the release said.
"To guarantee 100% accuracy, printing was halted by Pima County which caused an unforeseen delay in the ballot packet assembly," the release said. "We appreciate Runbeck’s commitment to getting our ballots to voters as soon as possible and the USPS for their quick work to process election mail upon receipt."
Ballots are typically staggered over two days for large elections.
Because Monday is a holiday, the majority of delayed ballots will begin to show up to Pima County mailboxes after Tuesday and throughout the week in more rural areas of the county.
The deadline to request a mail or early ballot is Oct. 25.
Election Day is Nov. 5.
A voter drops off their ballot at a curbside drop off site next to the Pima County recorder’s office at 240 N Stone Ave. in Tucson, Ariz. October 11, 2024. Delivery of mail-in ballots for some Pima County voters on the early voting list and some one-time early ballot requests made before Oct. 8 is "slightly delayed," county officials said Sunday night.
