Yes.

Every mail-in ballot in Arizona carries a unique barcode tied to a voter, which prevents duplication and allows secure tracking. State law requires counties that offer mail-in voting to provide an online system where voters can confirm their ballot’s status, from receipt to verification and counting. 

Voters can check that status through their county recorder’s website or the statewide portal at my.arizona.vote. Election officials also use tamper-evident envelopes, sealed transport containers and secure drop boxes to protect ballots. 

The Brennan Center for Justice notes that safeguards such as ballot tracking, signature verification and strict chain-of-custody procedures are standard nationwide to ensure the integrity of mail-in voting.

This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one.

The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs, or quick-response fact checks, about trending claims relating to Arizona.

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The Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting is partnering with Gigafact to produce timely fact briefs, or quick-response fact checks, about trending claims relating to Arizona.

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Tallulah Anne is a fact-checker for the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, working in partnership with Gigafact. Originally from Lewes, England, Tallulah recently earned her bachelor’s degree from ASU’s Cronkite School of Journalism. During her time at the Cronkite School, Tallulah led a national, year-long investigation at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, freelanced for the The New York Times and contributed to local news outlets across the state. She is passionate about accountability reporting, survivor-centered storytelling, and building trust through transparency and documentation.