As in previous election cycles, most voters are expected to cast early ballots rather than come out to the polls. Are you ready to vote by mail?

There are 4.3 million registered voters in Arizona heading into the 2024 election, a 6% increase from just before the 2020 election. That growth pales in comparison with the jump between 2016 and 2020, when the rolls grew by 23%, according to an analysis of voter registration data by the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY network.

The general election is officially underway after early voting began in Arizona on Wednesday, with first-day numbers down slightly from 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic drove historic turnout. The big picture: All eyes are on Arizona,

Voter registration trends in the past four years could influence the outcome of the election between Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Pima County officials are sending more than 486,000 ballots to voters Wednesday, kicking off early voting in this year’s presidential election.

It is the 13 propositions that could have a lasting impact on Arizona -- if for no other reason than they are more or less permanent: It takes yet another public vote to repeal or substantially alter anything approved at the ballot.