Maricopa County’s 2-page ballots could make for long lines on Election Day
3 months, 1 week ago

Maricopa County’s 2-page ballots could make for long lines on Election Day

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. PHOENIX — Arizona election officials are warning there could be delays at polling places and vote-counting machines could jam as voters fill out a multipage ballot, an unusual occurrence in the presidential battleground state. Maricopa County’s switch to a multipage ballot, the first time since 2006, has prompted election officials to start educating voters before early voting begins. Maricopa County Elections Director Scott Jarrett said there will be a record 246 vote centers, up from 175 in the last presidential election, and 8,000 voting booths, up from 5,000. Jarrett warned that vote tabulation machines could jam in Maricopa County because voters will have to insert two sheets of paper instead of one when casting their ballots.

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Maricopa County voters’ long ballot could lead to delays
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Maricopa County voters’ long ballot could lead to delays

NPR  

Maricopa County voters’ long ballot could lead to delays It has been nearly two decades since Arizona voters have received ballots as long as the ones being turned in this election cycle. In Maricopa County, voters have had to sift through a two-page, front and back ballot with a wide range of issues. Moving down the ballot, voters are also …

Counting Votes in a Swing County: A Detailed Look at Maricopa County, Arizona
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Counting Votes in a Swing County: A Detailed Look at Maricopa County, Arizona

Associated Press  

The article discusses the challenges of election tabulation in Maricopa County, Arizona, due to its large population and political divide. Election officials anticipate a drawn-out count, which has fueled conspiracy theories surrounding the 2024 presidential election. The county's high number of voters and close political races pose significant challenges to the tabulation process.

Stephen Richer, a Republican who actually defended election integrity in Arizona, loses primary race
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Stephen Richer, a Republican who actually defended election integrity in Arizona, loses primary race

Salon  

A GOP official known for his persistent defense of free and fair elections lost his primary election in Arizona on Tuesday, NBC News reported. Incumbent Stephen Richer lost his re-election bid for Maricopa County recorder to State Rep. Justin Heap, a right-wing challenger who called Maricopa County elections a “laughing stock,” according to the Arizona Mirror. When asked how confident …

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again

NPR  

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images PHOENIX — Maricopa County in Arizona — home to nearly 60% of the voting population in the swing state — will once again be in the spotlight come this fall’s general election. toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images …

Paper changes caused Maricopa County printer failure: report
1 year, 8 months ago

Paper changes caused Maricopa County printer failure: report

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Problems with ballot printers that caused lines to back up at some Phoenix-area polling places last year were not caused by malicious actions but by changes to the paper, a retired Arizona Supreme Court justice concluded in a report released Monday. County officials used longer ballots on thicker paper than had been used previously, changes that were made …

All votes counted in Maricopa County, despite online claims
54 years, 11 months ago

All votes counted in Maricopa County, despite online claims

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Uncounted ballots that got mixed with counted ballots at voting sites in Arizona’s Maricopa County were not included in the final midterm election results. While such ballots were mixed at two separate voting centers on Election Day, they were properly vetted and accurately tabulated, according to Megan Gilbertson, a spokesperson for the Maricopa County Elections Department. Poll workers advised …

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation
2 years, 1 month ago

Arizona county quick to bat down election misinformation

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — When the Republican candidate for Arizona governor accused the state’s most populous county of “slow-rolling” the vote count to skew early election results, a local official fired back. He called the allegations “irrelevant” and an “incredible distraction.” A record 290,000 of those ballots were dropped off at the county’s 223 vote centers on Election Day and are now …

Why the AP hasn’t called the Arizona governor’s race
2 years, 1 month ago

Why the AP hasn’t called the Arizona governor’s race

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has not yet called the open governor’s race in Arizona between Katie Hobbs, the Democratic secretary of state, and Republican Kari Lake, a former TV broadcaster, because there are still too many votes left to count to conclude Hobbs’ lead is insurmountable. Here’s the situation so far, starting with the most recent information: SUNDAY, NOV. …

Arizona voting issues not confined to conservative areas
54 years, 11 months ago

Arizona voting issues not confined to conservative areas

Associated Press  

CLAIM: Only voting sites in conservative areas in Arizona’s Maricopa County experienced issues with tabulating ballots on Election Day. Voting centers across Maricopa County reported printing issues that stopped some ballots from being counted onsite, including in Democrat-leaning areas, like downtown Phoenix and Tempe, according to the Maricopa County Elections Department. THE FACTS: As voting sites across Maricopa County reported …

Dems maintain narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races
2 years, 1 month ago

Dems maintain narrow leads in Arizona Senate, governor races

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Democrats maintained their narrow leads in key Arizona contests on Thursday, but the races for U.S. Senate and governor were still too early to call with about a fifth of the total ballots left to be counted. Election officials in Maricopa County, which includes metro Phoenix and more than 60% of voters, expected to begin reporting results Friday …

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now
2 years, 1 month ago

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now

NPR  

How Maricopa County defeated election disinformation — for now Enlarge this image toggle caption Ross D. Franklin/AP Ross D. Franklin/AP PHOENIX — Maricopa County Chairman Bill Gates is the first to tell you he's in a bizarre position. "The reason that it takes several days to have all of the votes counted here is due in part to the mail-in …

Democrats Pad Narrow Leads In Arizona Senate, Governor Races
2 years, 1 month ago

Democrats Pad Narrow Leads In Arizona Senate, Governor Races

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — Democrats padded their narrow leads in key Arizona contests on Thursday, but the races for U.S. Senate and attorney general were still too early to call with about a fifth of the total ballots left to be counted. Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly led Republican Blake Masters by 5.6 percentage points, while Democrat Katie Hobbs had …

Why some races in Arizona still haven’t been called
2 years, 1 month ago

Why some races in Arizona still haven’t been called

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of votes were still being tallied Wednesday in Arizona, where contested races including Senate and gubernatorial races remained uncalled. Here’s what we know: MARICOPA MATH Part of it is because of all of the ballots that got dropped off on Election Day in Arizona’s biggest county. Officials in Maricopa County, Arizona’s most populous and home …

"Here we go again": Trump stokes Arizona conspiracy theories over Maricopa voting machine problems
2 years, 1 month ago

"Here we go again": Trump stokes Arizona conspiracy theories over Maricopa voting machine problems

Salon  

Maricopa County officials said Tuesday that around 20 percent of their 223 voting sites experienced issues with tabulation machines, prompting a surge of false voter fraud claims from former President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans. "We've got about 20 percent of the locations out there where there's an issue with the tabulator where some of the ballots, after people have …

Notorious pro-Trump election denier resurfaces with new and easily debunked conspiracy
2 years, 2 months ago

Notorious pro-Trump election denier resurfaces with new and easily debunked conspiracy

Raw Story  

One of the most conspiracy-minded “con artists” who sought to elevate and enrich himself by posing as a technical expert during the Arizona Senate GOP’s flawed review of the 2020 presidential election is returning to Maricopa County on October 1, where he is pushing a new – and easily-debunked – conspiracy theory about how 2020 votes were forged. “I’m doing …

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona
2 years, 4 months ago

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona

NPR  

Maricopa County leaders keep pushing back against election denialism in Arizona Enlarge this image toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images For the last two years, Arizona has been a hive of election denialism. State Senate Republicans spearheaded a deeply flawed review of the 2020 vote in Arizona's largest county, keeping Maricopa County in the …

Developments in two swing states offer some surprising clues on how to effectively debunk election disinformation
2 years, 11 months ago

Developments in two swing states offer some surprising clues on how to effectively debunk election disinformation

Raw Story  

As ongoing threats by Trump loyalists to subvert elections have dominated the political news, other Republicans in two key states—Florida and Arizona—are taking what could be important steps to provide voters with unprecedented evidence of who won their most close and controversial elections. Everyone has scanners in their offices already because every voter registration form by law must be scanned …

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican review of 2020 Arizona vote expected to show Biden won

Al Jazeera  

Trump has claimed fraud in the election in Arizona, a key swing state that helped Biden gain the White House. A leaked draft version of the report alleges Arizona’s largest voting district – Maricopa County – failed to comply with state statutes and election procedures, according to local news and wire service reports. “Interesting that the Unselect Committee of political …

New analysis reveals one key reason Trump lost Arizona — and deflates his claim of 'rigging'
3 years, 7 months ago

New analysis reveals one key reason Trump lost Arizona — and deflates his claim of 'rigging'

Raw Story  

About 75,000 Republican-leaning voters in Arizona's two most populous counties did not vote to re-elect President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, according to an analysis of every vote cast by a longtime Arizona Republican Party election observer and election technologists familiar with vote-counting data. The analysis from Maricopa and Pima Counties underscored that the Arizona state Senate's ongoing audit …

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