(The Center Square) – Maricopa County Supervisor Thomas Galvin proposes an election reform plan to speed up future election results, claiming Arizona will be able to count 95% of votes on election night. did.

This year, it took Arizona more than a week to report unofficial results for the 2024 general election in all precincts. But Galvin believes the state can avoid criticism from other parts of the country by implementing the 95/1 plan, which gives 95% results on the first day.

“Although the counting of early voting and Election Day votes was done in accordance with state law and within the normal time frame for previous elections, the public is not aware of the amount of time it takes for Arizona to count votes and call contested races.” ” read Galvin’s statement. “Since Election Day, I have had productive conversations with Republican leaders in the Arizona Legislature. We agree that smart, practical changes are needed to speed up the process.”

The proposed plan would move up the deadline for people to drop off their early ballots at early voting locations. Currently, current law allows early votes to be mailed on the Friday before Election Day.

It also proposes using government buildings as polling places, eliminating emergency voting on the Saturday and Monday before Election Day, and making in-person voting available to everyone.

“Significantly speeding up the process by moving up early voting deadlines, using government buildings as polling places, eliminating emergency voting on the Saturday and Monday before elections, and allowing people to vote in person.” “We were able to speed things up, and by election night, almost 95% of the ballots had been counted,” Galvin said. “I urge the Arizona Legislature to make my 95/1 Plan a top priority for 2025 and look forward to working with county and state leaders on these important reforms. ”