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About 540,000 voters turned up at a polling place in Maricopa County, Arizona on Election Day, with about 250,000 voting in person and more than 290,000 dropping off their mail-in or provisional ballots, according to election officials. But online posts falsely claim that he counted only 248,000 votes, while 540,000 voters turned out to vote. All votes were counted.

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Arizona has become a breeding ground for fakes Claim of cheating When voter fraud lost (but not yet acknowledge) gubernatorial race against Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.

now post upon Social media Maricopa County election officials most populous County—Misrepresenting the results by not showing all ballots cast on November 8 Election Day.

“Bombshell Report: Maricopa County announced the following on Election Day. 540,000 voters visited one of the county’s 223 vote centers. Despite publishing final official results data claiming that only 248,070 people voted.” Post to Instagram.

It’s true that more than 540,000 voters turned up at vote centers in Maricopa County on Election Day. according to In the report of the Electoral Commission.

But that total included people who dumped their mail-in ballots. early voting Not designated as an Election Day ballot — and a provisional ballot on that day.

Responding to Misleading Posts, Maricopa County Officials Explained in a tweet on November 28“A recent report from @maricopavote noted that approximately 540,000 people visited vote centers on Election Day. , visits to these vote centers include approximately 290,000 early votes cast on Election Day and approximately 250,000 direct Election Day ballots.”

The 540,000 figure was shared by the Maricopa County Elections Office on Nov. 28. reportalso noted that a large portion of that number includes voters who have stopped early voting.

“While 84% of voters voted early, more than 540,000 voters are waiting to vote on Election Day, a 70% increase. [of] Voters who canceled early voting,” Tweet of a report from the Maricopa County Elections Office.

of report About 290,000 voters pointed out that they dumped in the mail vote “Place it in a secure box at one of our 223 Vote Centers on Election Day. There were 248,070 direct votes and 2,954 verified provisional votes. will be cast on Election Day in the county, according to. official result.

Matthew Roberts, Spokesperson Maricopa County Elections Officetold me in an email on December 1 how the ballots were designated.

“These 290,000 votes are designated as early voting. This is because voters request it before Election Day and the voting devices are not programmed to read early ballots, so they cannot be counted at the location,” Roberts said. “These ballots will be returned to the elections office after the ballot is closed, ready for scanning, signature verification, processing, and a final tally.”

“The 248,000 voters mentioned were counting their votes at the polling place because they cast their ballots directly and inserted them into their ballots. [precinct] It’s a base tallyer,” he said.

To receive a mail-in ballot in Arizona, voters must be on a valid early voting list. These ballots are considered early ballots and according to To The Citizens Clean Election Commission Established In 1998 by state voters “to improve the integrity of the Arizona government and promote public confidence in Arizona’s political process.”

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