GOP lawmakers in Arizona have advanced a proposal by Wendy Rogers to make early voting more difficult in an effort to achieve quicker election results. The measure, which will be placed on the November ballot, asks voters to trade voting convenience for speed. If approved, it would require voters dropping off early ballots in person to do so by the Friday before election day. The proposal is part of a constitutional amendment that would also severely restrict direct democracy through strict geographic requirements on ballot petitions. Election officials have raised concerns about the trade-off and whether the proposed changes would actually result in faster election results.
Voters in November could see a ballot measure that would change how early voting works in Arizona. If approved and passed, it would require voters dropping off early ballots in person to do so by the Friday before election day. https://t.co/SSelAwlo43
An Arizona constitutional amendment, placed on the November ballot by GOP lawmakers, would severely restrict direct democracy through strict geographic requirements on ballot petitions. NEW in @boltsmag from @Pascal_Sabino: https://t.co/mNv1LcWb0a
GOP lawmakers advance @WendyRogersAZ proposal to make early voting more difficult in the name of getting faster results. But election officials question not just the trade-off but whether it actually would do what she claims. https://t.co/DGAjmXleGL
Quicker AZ election results? GOP measure asks voters to swap voting convenience for speed https://t.co/oha1c4FIuM via @azcentral
Quicker AZ election results? GOP measure asks voters to swap voting convenience for speed https://t.co/HOUMKyXeQD