Oro Valley and Catalina Foothills voters can cast ballots at 16 early voting sites across Pima County through Friday, Oct. 30, with Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The closest site for most local residents is the Oro Valley Public Library at 1305 W. Naranja Drive. It is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, with extended hours until 7 p.m. on Oct. 30, according to KVOA. The library will also serve as a Vote Center on Election Day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Other nearby early voting sites include the Dusenberry-River Library at 5605 E. River Road, Ste. 105, and the Kirk-Bear Canyon Library at 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. Both will operate as Vote Centers on Nov. 3.

No appointment is needed.

Arizona law requires photo identification or two documents showing the voter's name and address to vote in person, KOLD reported.

Emergency voting will be available Saturday, Oct. 31, and Monday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at most locations, according to KVOA.

Mail-in ballots

The Pima County Recorder's Office recommends mailing completed ballots no later than Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the postage-paid return envelope. All ballots must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Voters who prefer to drop off a completed mail-in ballot can do so at any early voting site during operating hours without waiting in line. The Oro Valley Public Library also has a secure ballot drop box available around the clock through 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, according to the Pima County Recorder's Office. No identification is required for standard drop-off. The Recorder's Office verifies signatures on returned envelopes.

A new ID-verified drop-off option is also available. Voters can present identification with their sealed envelope at an early voting site. A poll worker verifies the voter's identity and stamps the envelope, which then goes directly to the elections department for tabulation.

Voters can track their ballot status through the Recorder's Office at recorder.pima.gov/BallotInfo. Status updates are sent once a day at the end of the day.

Local turnout push

Nearly 85% of Pima County voters in the 2024 presidential election and 90% in the 2026 primary cast early ballots, according to county figures cited by KOLD.

On Oct. 16, more than 70 people marched from the Oro Valley Community Center to the Oro Valley Public Library ballot box to encourage early voting, Tucson Spotlight reported in an Oct. 21 article. The event was organized by Indivisible Tucson Action Alliance.

"We want people driving by to see us and think, 'My ballot is sitting at home. I should vote,'" Amy Gosla, a co-leader of the group, told Tucson Spotlight.

Early voting sites close after Oct. 30, and the next chance to vote in person is Election Day, Nov. 3, when Vote Centers open countywide from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pima County's election hub at pima.vote has an interactive map of all voting locations.