Judges question Arizona counties’ authority to do full hand counts of ballots
Bob Christie Capitol Media Service Allowing Arizona counties to manually tally most or all early ballots would be a “confusing recipe” in the election, lawyers said Tuesday to a committee of the Arizona Court of Appeals. said in Despite a draft decision written by one of the Cochise County judges, the three judges who heard […]
Hand counting ballots a ‘recipe for chaos’ attorney tells Arizona appeals court
By Bob Christie | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — Allowing an Arizona county’s decision to manually count most or all early votes would make the election “disruptive,” an attorney told a panel of the Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday. Stated. And the three judges who heard an appeal from Cochise County officials, whose plans […]
Candidate Accused Of Eating Ballots To Avoid Election Defeat
The Communist Party of India (CPI-M) candidate allegedly ate a paper ballot to avoid an election loss in the Bengal district, according to the ABP. there is TMC candidate Mahadeb Matti has denied claims that CPI-M candidate Rabindranath Majumudar ate the ballot. Exit I got it. Matty reportedly said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was […]
Mohave County considering hand count of ballots for 2024 election
Mojave County — The Mojave County Elections Office plans to consider what it would take to conduct a hand count of the county’s general election ballot after the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1. are being formulated. “We want to restore the trust that voters have in the electoral process,” 5th District Supervisor Ron Gould told […]
As Mohave County pursues a plan to hand-count all 2024 ballots, Secretary of State steps in
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes sent a letter to Mojave County regulators a day after regulators in northwestern Arizona counties voted for a plan to hand-count ballots in the 2024 presidential election. rice field. On Tuesday, he said he was concerned that continuing on this path would violate state and federal laws, could be […]
After botching election results, Arizona county wants to try hand-counting ballots
Pinal County’s inaccurate tally for 2022 was due to human error. Counting ballots by hand won’t prevent it again. “This article was originally published by Votebeat, a non-profit news organization that covers local election administration and voter access.” After officials initially failed to count hundreds of ballots due to human error in the Pinal County […]
After botching election results, Pinal County wants to try hand-counting ballots
After officials initially failed to count hundreds of ballots due to human error in the Pinal County midterm elections, county regulators now want to attempt manual ballot counting. ing. The county’s middle-of-the-road error wasn’t caused by the ballot-counting machine, but by workers misprogramming the machine and overlooking an error in the machine that left the […]
Arizona isn’t banning machines to count ballots. Why a top senator’s declaration means nothing.
A letter Monday from the Arizona Senate Majority Leader to all 15 counties in the state sparked confusion over whether Arizona counties can continue to use machines to count ballots in future elections. ing. Letter from Senator Sonny BorelliHowever, nothing will change about existing laws governing election equipment. Borrelli’s letter told county leaders that a […]
Arizona counties not allowed to hand count all ballots, official says
Bob Christie Capitol Media Service PHOENIX — Democratic Attorney General Chris Mays has retracted an informal opinion released by his Republican predecessor, saying counties could hand-count all ballots in an election, but Cochise County’s Republicans attempted the process last year based on unsubstantiated concerns that mechanical vote tallies were or weren’t secure. correct. Governor Mays […]
Ballots too long, paper too heavy
Kaitlyn Seavers (Arizona Miller) Most of the Nov. 8, 2022 Election Day tally issues were due to ballots that were too long and too heavy for some Maricopa County ballot printers. according to reports by a team of independent investigators hired by the county to uncover the truth about Election Day chaos. Ballot printing issues […]
