Arizona's Senate Elections Committee is introducing a strike-everything amendment to a ballot referral aimed at speeding up vote counting by ending early voting earlier than the current election-day cutoff. The proposal, which would bypass the governor and go straight to the ballot, seeks to have early ballots in county election offices by 7 pm on the Friday before the election. Proponents, including Wendy Rogers, argue that this change could reduce the time needed to finalize election results from three weeks to five days. However, critics, including the Arizona Secretary of State, Gabriella C. Kelly, and Adrian Fontes, raise concerns about voter access, the potential for increased travel burdens, and the adequacy of funding to implement the changes effectively.
Election Day drop-offs for early ballots would be a thing of the past under a proposal legislative Republicans want to send to the November ballot. https://t.co/4ybbAvwhZd
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
Senate panel OKs @WendyRogersAZ measure to curtail some early voting based on claim it will result in faster election results. But @GabriellaCKelly says it will have opposite effect. And @Adrian_Fontes says there's not enough cash to do the job right. https://t.co/IPwOO0bBcv
Measure seeks to curtail early voting in Arizona in name of faster results https://t.co/hbH0rxONOO
//This would go STRAIGHT to the BALLOT - bypassing the ‘governor’// SO WE CAN GET OUR VOTE RESULTS IN 5 DAYS RATHER THAN 3 WEEKS! Arizona bill would end early voting in days leading up to election… https://t.co/BHGndkLUvd
Arizona bill would end early voting in days leading up to election https://t.co/LycNL0gNQX
Senate Elections hearing on ballot measure to limit early voting: @AZSecretary cites concerns about voter access and cost. Argues if early ballots must be in county elex offices by 7 pm on Friday before election, voting in the following three days would require long travel
On Thursday at 10 a.m., the Senate Elections Committee will introduce a strike-everything amendment to a ballot referral, proposing a plan that aims to speed up vote counting. It would end early voting earlier than the current election-day cutoff, provide for emergency voting