Election Day in Gilbert: Any Vote Center in Maricopa County, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Everything Gilbert voters need for Tuesday, Nov. 3 — vote centers, ID rules, and why your early ballot goes to a drop box today, not the mail.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and voting locations across Maricopa County will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The county's vote-center model means Gilbert voters are not tied to an assigned precinct: any voting location in Maricopa County will check you in and print your correct ballot — the center near work in Tempe or near the kids' school in Mesa counts the same as one in Gilbert. Anyone in line at 7 p.m. votes.
Bring identification. In-person voters in Arizona show a government-issued photo ID with a current address — an Arizona driver's license or state ID, a tribal ID or a federal ID — or two pieces of non-photo ID that together carry your name and current address, such as a utility bill and a bank statement. If your eligibility or ID can't be verified at the polls, you may cast a provisional ballot and have five business days after the election to provide documentation to the county.
Still holding your early ballot? The mailbox is no longer your friend: Arizona counts only ballots received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, and the recommended mail-by date passed last month. Take the signed ballot in its affidavit envelope to any ballot drop box or voting location — drop it in the bin, or show ID to a poll worker for faster processing. The Maricopa County elections website lists drop boxes, vote centers and current wait times.
The ballot is the long Arizona kind: governor, secretary of state, attorney general and statewide offices; a U.S. Senate race; congressional and legislative districts; county offices; judicial retention questions; and school and town items that vary by precinct. Gilbert voters will also help decide Gilbert Public Schools and Higley Unified governing board and budget questions where they appear. Preview your sample ballot through the Secretary of State's portal so the booth holds no surprises.
After polls close, results arrive in waves — early ballots first — and close races may take days. This newsroom will label every number for what it is: partial and unofficial until the county canvass. Gilbert's civic reputation was built on doing ordinary things carefully. Election Day is one of them; the county's count deserves the same patience it asks of voters in line.