Voters have ballot return options ahead of March 10 RTA election

RTA election
Construction on Sunset Road, which will connect Silverbell to River Road across Interstate 10 is nearing completion

PIMA COUNTY, (March 6, 2026) — As the deadline approaches for the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Special Election, Pima County voters still have several ways to return their ballot by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10.

The Pima County Recorder’s Office maintains drop-off boxes and Ballot Replacement sites for this all-mail election. The Recorder’s Office also unveiled the Votemobile, its mobile voting unit, earlier this month.

Voters still wanting to return a ballot are advised not to put it in the U.S. mail, as there is no certainty it will be delivered to the Recorder’s Office by 7 p.m. on March 10. Ballots delivered after March 10 will not be counted.

Voters can track the status of their returned ballots and sign up for text message or email ballot alerts via the Recorder’s Voter Dashboard or by calling the Recorder’s Office at 520-724-4330.

For voters who still need to return their voted ballot, here are options:

Ballot Replacement and Drop-Off sites

These locations are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, through March 9, and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 10.

  • Downtown Recorder’s Office – 240 N. Stone Ave.
  • Country Club Recorder’s Office – 6550 S. Country Club Road
  • Tucson Ward 2 Office – 7820 E. Broadway Blvd.

Votemobile (for ballot replacement and drop-off)

  • Nanini Library, 7300 N. Shannon Road, March 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

24-hour drop-boxes

The Recorder also provides three secure 24-hour drop-box locations available through March 10 at 7 p.m.

  • Downtown drive-through – Recorder’s Office, 240 N. Stone Ave (utility driveway between 240 N. Stone and 200 N. Stone)
  • Downtown walk-up – Recorder’s Office, 240 N. Stone Ave.
  • Eastside drive-up – 6920 E. Broadway Blvd.

For a list of dates, times, and locations of these sites, visit the Recorder’s website, or find an interactive map on pima.vote.

Returning a ballot for someone else

Household members, family members, or caregivers may return ballots on a voter’s behalf. Ballots must be sealed inside a Ballot Affidavit Envelope signed by the voter.

What is a ballot replacement site?

Voters may vote at a ballot replacement site for several reasons, including if they never received a ballot, misplaced or damaged their original ballot, or made an error while completing it.

Ballot processing and signature verification

Through March 4, the Recorder had turned over 139,172 ballots (PDF) to the Elections Department, which had tabulated 110,886 ballots and maintains updates on its Elections Results page. The Recorder mailed more than 645,000 ballots to eligible Pima County voters starting Feb. 11.

If there is a question about a voter’s ballot affidavit, the Recorder’s Office will notify the voter via call/text/email/mail. Voters are urged to return the call at 520-724-4330 as soon as possible to resolve any issues. The deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, March 13.

Mail ballots go through the signature verification process, where trained staff members compare the signature on the ballot affidavit with signatures on file from the voter’s registration record. The signature on the mail ballot’s affidavit must be verified before it is sent to the Elections Department for tabulation.