Arizona Ballots Returned But Not a Crisis | Tucson News

Tucson News Today | 2 Min Now | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Over 50,000 mail-in ballots in Arizona’s recent primary didn’t reach voters—but officials say that’s not unusual. Most returned ballots were due to outdated addresses, vacant homes, or closed P.O. boxes, not postal failures. Navajo County’s spike of over 1,300 returned ballots drew media attention and scrutiny, but investigations revealed it aligned with broader statewide trends. Election teams are now ramping up voter roll cleanup and outreach to prevent future drops—because while some ballots inevitably miss their mark, the goal is to get more people voting, not just more ballots delivered…