Arkansas Supreme Court Blocks Vote Counting For Medical Marijuana Expansion
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday struck down a ballot measure aimed at expanding access to medical marijuana, ruling that it did not adequately inform voters of its full implications. The initiative aimed to redefine which medical professionals can certify patients for medical cannabis use, expand the list of eligibility conditions, and extend the validity […]
AG, Mohave County supervisor spar over hand counting ballots
Attorney General Chris Mays wants a judge to deny the Mohave County Supervisors' motion for a court order granting immunity if they vote to end machine vote counting. In court filings, Emma Mark, one of the attorneys for Mays' office, told Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Brad Astrosky that what Supervisor Ron Gould really wants […]
Phoenix group ends campaign against hand counting ballots in Mohave County | Local News Stories
It's unclear whether Mohave County received the political message conveyed by the Phoenix-based arts-oriented group, which claims to advocate for various causes and people of color. The Huerta Arts Movement has ended a short-lived campaign opposing the hand-counting of election ballots in northwestern Arizona. The Board of Supervisors twice considered and twice rejected the drop-off […]
Counting the homeless in Yuma County
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – On Wednesday, volunteers with the Yuma Coalition to End Homelessness began counting Yuma County's homeless population. Starting this morning, volunteers took to the streets of Yuma searching for homeless individuals and families. Individuals will be asked whether they were at home or sleeping on the street on January 23rd.“We were […]
Democracy Alerts – Arizona County Supervisor Sues Over Hand Counting, Pro-Voting Group Steps In
Washington DC — Earlier this month, Mohave County Supervisor Ron Gould (R) filed a lawsuit in his personal capacity challenging Arizona's ban on hand counting. Now, a nonprofit group in Arizona is stepping in to defend voting machines and prohibit fraudulent counties from attempting to tally all election results by hand. In November 2023, the […]
Mohave county supervisor wants judge to declare hand counting votes legal
listen to this article Mohave County supervisors are asking a judge to bar Attorney General Chris Mays from receiving “threats and intimidation” for pushing for a hand-counted election. Ron Gould argued in a new court filing that there is nothing in state law that would prevent counties from deciding to count ballots by hand. What's […]
Borrelli, Rogers pitch hand counting ballots to Pinal County supervisors
Senators Sonny Borrelli and Wendy Rogers traveled to Florence on Wednesday to preach the gospel of hand counting to Pinal County’s Republican-led oversight board. It urges Arizona counties to do away with reliable and efficient ballot counting machines in favor of manual counting, which experts say is unreliable, inefficient and costly. It was the latest […]
Rural counties debate prospect of hand counting election ballots
This week, more local counties explored the possibility of manually counting votes for the 2024 elections at the urging of two state legislators, a small number of officials and voters with election credibility issues. . The Mojave County Board of Supervisors voted against promoting a manual count plan, but the Pinal County Commission is considering […]
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 […]
Maricopa County Ballot Tabulation Center getting a makeover to speed up vote counting
Maricopa County Elections A ballot counting machine at the Maricopa County Election Center in downtown Phoenix. Phase one of the renovation of the Maricopa County Vote Tallying Center (BTC) in downtown Phoenix is underway. On Thursday, county elections commissioner Scott Jarrett spoke out about some of the changes. “Especially after Election Day, wanting to be […]
