Conducting a Voter Registration Drive in Arizona

Incomplete Applications: No changes should be made or information added to a completed, signed registration application. A person who is unable to complete, sign, or make their mark on a voter registration form due to physical disability is nonetheless eligible to register to vote. In that circumstance, the voter registration form may be completed at the registrant’s direction, and the person who assisted in completing the form must sign the assister’s name on the state form.

Photocopying Completed Applications: Arizona law does not expressly prohibit photocopying completed registration applications. As a best practice, a voter’s full or partial Social Security number and/or driver’s license number should not be retained.

Proof of Citizenship: Arizona also has a proof of citizenship requirement for registration to vote in state and local elections and to use the state voter registration form. Applicants who do not provide documentary proof of citizenship with their Arizona state-specific voter registration form will be rejected. Providing an Arizona driver’s license or state ID number issued after October 1, 1996, on either the state or federal voter registration form, fulfills the proof of citizenship requirement as long as the state finds the applicant’s record. There is no need to provide anything more, unless the applicant’s license or state ID was issued before the applicant became a U.S. citizen.

Applicants who don’t have an Arizona driver’s license or state ID issued after October 1, 1996 reflecting their current status as a U.S. citizen must provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in state and local elections.

If the applicant does not have documentary proof of citizenship, they can still use the federal voter registration form to register to vote for President, Vice President, and Congress. To vote in state and local elections, the voter must follow-up with their county recorder to provide documentary proof of citizenship by 5:00 PM on the Thursday before election day.

Proof of citizenship documentation includes any one of the items on the list below.

• A photocopy of a U.S. birth certificate and supporting legal documentation (i.e. marriage certificate) if the voter’s name has changed;
• A photocopy of the front pages of the voter’s passport;
• U.S. naturalization documents or voter’s Alien Registration Number;
• Voter’s Indian Census Number, Bureau of Indian Affairs Card Number, Tribal Treaty Card Number, or Tribal Enrollment Number; or
• A photocopy of the voter’s Tribal Certificate of Indian Blood or Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Affidavit of Birth.

Proof of Residence: Arizona also has a proof of residency requirement for registering to vote in state and local elections. A new registrant must be a resident of Arizona for at least 29 days before the next election. Providing an Arizona driver’s license or state ID number issued after October 1, 1996, on either the state or federal voter registration form, will satisfy the proof of residency requirement. The address on the AZ-issued ID does not need to match the address the voter put on the registration form.

If the applicant does not have an Arizona driver’s license or state ID issued after October 1, 1996, they will need to provide documentary proof of residence. Proof of residency includes any form of ID listed below. Any tribal ID satisfies the proof of residency requirement even if there is no photo, address, or P.O. box.

Voters may present (1) one form of ID which bears the name, address, and photo of the voter as they appear in the voter’s record (including voter registration card, bank or credit union statement, utility bill, AZ vehicle registration or vehicle insurance card, property tax statement, any mailing that is labeled as “official election material,” or recorder’s certificate) (List 1); (2) two forms of non–photo ID which bear the name and address of the voter as they appear on the voter’s record (List 2); or (3) two forms of ID comprised of (a) a List 1 photo ID with a non–matching address plus a List 2 non-photo ID with a matching address, or (b) a U.S. passport or military ID without any address plus a List 2 non–photo ID with a matching address (List 3).

If an applicant does not reside at a fixed, permanent, or private structure, they can sign a written confirmation that they qualify to register pursuant to A.R.S. § 16-121(B). https://azsos.gov/sites/default/files/docs/No_Residence_Address_Form_fill.pdf