Category: Maricopa County

Arizona’s Largest County Has More Than 400,000 Ballots Left to Count

Arizona’s most populous county still has more than 400,000 ballots left to count, officials said the day after the midterm elections. “We don’t know the exact numbers, but over about 400,000 votes yet to be counted and reported,” Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bill Gates, a Republican, told reporters during a press briefing. That includes…


Arizona Judge Rejects Republicans’ Request to Extend Voting Hours in County After Issues With Voting Machines

An Arizona judge has rejected a lawsuit filed by a Republican coalitions to extend voting hours in Maricopa County after issues occurred earlier in the day with tabulation equipment at dozens of polling sites. “The court does not have evidence there was a voter who was precluded the right to vote from what was presented,”…


Republicans File Emergency Request to Extend Voting Hours in Maricopa County

A group of Republicans has filed a request to extend voting hours for all voting centers in Maricopa County, Arizona, after issues occurred earlier in the day with tabulation equipment at dozens of polling sites. The emergency motion (pdf) was filed by the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Senatorial Committee, former state lawmaker Jill…


Maricopa County Voters React to Problems at Polling Site

PHOENIX, Ariz.—At a polling center in the master-planned community of Anthem in Maricopa County, more than 100 people stood waiting in line at 10 a.m. to vote. Claudia Linehan said she arrived at 6 a.m. hoping to vote early but learned that a tabulation machine had malfunctioned. Claudia Linehan in Anthem, Arizona, on Nov. 8,…


Maricopa County Voters React to Problems at Polling Sites

PHOENIX—At a polling center in the master-planned community of Anthem in Arizona’s Maricopa County on Nov. 8, more than 100 people stood in line at 10 a.m. waiting to vote. Claudia Linehan said she arrived at 6 a.m. hoping to vote early, but learned that a tabulation machine had malfunctioned. Claudia Linehan in Anthem, Ariz.,…


Maricopa County Confirms Tabulators Are Malfunctioning on Election Day

Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirmed Tuesday morning at a news conference that around 20 percent of the vote centers in the county are experiencing issues. “In about 20 percent of the vote centers …  when people will go and try to run the ballot through this tabulator, maybe one out of every five or…


Arizona GOP Chair Warns Voting Machines in Maricopa County Are Malfunctioning

The head of Arizona’s Republican Party and GOP candidates said Tuesday morning that voting machine tabulators in Maricopa County, Arizona, have malfunctioned amid the critical midterm elections. “BIG problems with @MaricopaVote . Tabulator ‘malfunctions’ at at least 6 places. DO NOT PUT YOUR BALLOT IN “BOX 3” TO BE “TABULATED DOWNTOWN.” Maricopa will not be…


Maricopa County Confirms Tabulators Are Malfunctioning Amid Midterms

Authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirmed Tuesday morning at a news conference that around 20 percent of the vote centers in the county are experiencing issues. “In about 20 percent of the vote centers …  when people will go and try to run the ballot through this tabulator, maybe one out of every five or…


Concerns Over Election Security Run High Ahead of Arizona Midterms

PHOENIX, Ariz.—Maricopa County election officials said voter security would be a high priority on Election Day, and law enforcement is ready to deal with any reports of intimidation. “If there is anyone out there who intends to disrupt this election over the next six days, that is going to be responded to very strongly,” said…


Judge Rejects Bid to Block Citizens Monitoring Ballot Drop Boxes in Arizona

A federal judge on Friday rejected a civil lawsuit seeking to block grassroots volunteers who mobilized to monitor absentee ballot drop boxes in Arizona. The civil lawsuit accused defendants Melody Jennings, the founder of the Clean Elections USA (CEUSA) website, and a group of grassroots volunteers of purported voter intimidation at Arizona’s two outdoor ballot…