Arizona Ballot Cure Deadline Extension Request

Lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona and the League of United Latin American Citizens Arizona against 15 county recorders seeking to extend the deadline for Arizona voters to cure their mail-in ballots for the 2024 general election. In Arizona, local election officials must verify that the signature on a mail-in ballot matches the signature on a voter’s registration before it can be counted. The counties notify every voter with a signature mismatch that their ballot has a deficiency and will not be counted until a voter corrects, or “cures,” their ballot. 

For the 2024 general election, voters have until 5 p.m. on Nov. 10 to cure their ballots. Due to significant delays, as of Nov. 8, hundreds of thousands of ballots in Arizona’s most populous counties have not yet been processed and counted. The plaintiffs argue these delays threaten to disenfranchise voters who will not receive notice that their ballots have been rejected in time to cure them, violating their rights to due process and equal protection under the state constitution. They ask the court to give voters 96 hours, or 48 hours if they receive notice by hand delivery or overnight mail, to cure their ballots.

RESULT: On Nov. 10, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court denied this request. Voters must cure their ballots before 5 p.m. on Nov. 10.

Last updated: November 11, 2024 1:05 pm EST