Arizona
Why is it taking so long for Arizona to count ballots?
Some Arizonans marvel why it is taking so lengthy to get election outcomes
It has been a day for the reason that polls closed, and we’re nonetheless ready on outcomes for numerous high-profile statewide races. FOX 10’s Marissa Sarbak seems into the components behind this wait.
PHOENIX – It has been greater than 24 hours since polls closed, and a whole bunch of hundreds of ballots nonetheless should be counted in Arizona.
As counting efforts proceed, some are asking how different states like Florida get election outcomes so quick whereas Arizona nonetheless has no reply on many of the prime races.
One issue within the pace of counting is the sheer dimension of Maricopa County, which is the nation’s second largest voting jurisdiction.
For this election, 1.3 million ballots had been solid within the county, and 290,000 early ballots had been dropped off on Election Day.
The early ballots that got here in on Election Day itself are recognized in some locations as “late earlies,” the counting of which has been recognized to carry up tabulation.
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One other issue is the poll verification course of.
“When persons are instructed to drop off their early poll on Election Day, these cannot be counted that evening. You may’t simply run them via a machine. They need to be signature checked, scanned first, signature checked, then processed by a bipartisan board earlier than they are often counted,” mentioned former Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell.
Purcell mentioned there was an enormous enhance within the variety of early ballots solid. At the moment, staff are counting ballots that got here in over the weekend earlier than Election Day, and on the Monday earlier than Election Day.
“You may’t have it instantaneous until we had a race the place we had 60% and 20%,” mentioned Helen Purcell.
In response to Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, 100,000 extra “late earlies” had been dropped off this Election Day than in 2020. It is the very best variety of early ballots turned in on Election Day within the county’s historical past.
Richer himself has famous that this would possibly spark up a coverage debate about the advantages of dropping off early ballots proper as much as Election Evening versus the worth of getting quick solutions about election outcomes.
One different issue is the race themselves: Arizona has many tight races, and candidates are jockeying for the lead as new tranches of voting knowledge are available from the varied counties.
As of Nov. 10, most of the state’s most closely-watched races have vote variations of 5% or much less.
“We knew from the get-go that this election was going to be shut, and a whole lot of ours have been,” mentioned Purcell.
There are additionally about 17,000 excellent ballots — about 7% of these solid in individual on Election Day — that had been put aside as a consequence of a Tuesday printing drawback at a few quarter of the county’s vote tabulation facilities.
A decide denied a request from Republicans to maintain the polls open, saying he didn’t see proof that folks weren’t allowed to vote, and officers mentioned these votes can be tallied all through the week.
Election officers mentioned in addition they acquired about 8,000 provisional ballots on Election Day, which included these solid by individuals who didn’t have ID, or these whose data confirmed that they had already voted by mail.
Exterior of Maricopa County, about 200,000 ballots remained to be counted, the majority of them in Pima County, which incorporates Tucson.
In rural Cochise County, supervisors voted Wednesday to enchantment a court docket ruling that had blocked a full hand-count.
A day earlier than this 12 months’s midterm elections, a decide blocked Cochise County officers’ plan to rely by hand, a measure requested by Republican officers who expressed unfounded issues that vote-counting machines are untrustworthy.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
Arizona football is adding depth to its quarterback room with the addition of a power conference signal caller.
Wisconsin transfer Braedyn Locke committed to Arizona on Friday, giving the Wildcats an experienced backup at quarterback. Locke threw for 1,936 yards, 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions as a sophomore with the Badgers.
The 6-foot, Rockwell, Texas native began the season as Wisconsin’s backup but took over starting duties when Tyler Van Dyke suffered a season-ending knee injury against Alabama.
Locke, who began his career at Mississippi State, has two years of remaining eligibility.
Locke threw for a season-high 359 yards in Wisconsin’s 52-6 win over Purdue in October. He struggled over Wisconsin’s last five games (all losses), throwing for six touchdowns and five interceptions and hovering around 50 percent completion rate.
Locke is not much of a runner, as he recorded just 4 total rushing yards on the season.
Locke joins Arizona knowing he’ll be in a backup role in 2025 behind returning quarterback Noah Fifita. He comes the 17th player to transfer to Arizona this offseason including the 10th on offense.
Miami continued to address a major roster need on Thursday as former Arizona cornerback Emmanuel Karnely announced his commitment to the Hurricanes over Ole Miss and Michigan. He visited Miami during the first weekend of the transfer portal after spending time in Oxford, and most recently visiting Ann Arbor.
The 6-foot-3, 185-pounder is considered the No. 6 cornerback and No. 68 overall player in the 247Sports Transfer Portal Rankings.
Karnley, a member of the 2023 recruiting class, has spent the last two seasons at Arizona. This past season, the redshirt freshman became a six-game starter for the Wildcats, only allowing 22 catches on 43 targets for 288 yards with four touchdowns allowed and five pass breakups.
The Canes are also targeting the other side of the room in Tacario Davis which would be great for the growing room. The freshman All-American OJ Frederique Jr. will also still be suiting up for the Canes next season. The depth and talent in the room will continue to grow and perform as Mario Cristobal continues to hit in the portal.
Karnely has three more years of eligibility. Karnley has become the fifth blue-chip transfer addition so far this portal season.
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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Christmas is over, but the stores and malls are busy one day later—shoppers either returning gifts that weren’t quite right or spending some of that holiday cash.
“A lot of the stores we went to, you had to wait in lines just to get from one store to the other,” said Jeannie Mac. “It was pretty busy.”
When you think of holiday shopping, you often think of items flying off the shelves.
“There are a lot of discounts at target, 50% off all decorations. You’d be surprised. The shelves are a little empty,” said shopper Joseph Caruana.
But the day after Christmas, many of those items end up back in-store. This year, returns are expected to add up to 17% of all merchandise sales, according to a recent report by the National Retail Federation. It’s about $890 billion in returned unneeded or unwanted gifts.
However, not everyone was there for returns or exchanges.
“Everyone enjoyed the presents, so didn’t have to return anything, thankfully,” said Max Miely.
Many people Arizona’s Family spoke with were mainly there looking to spend their holiday money, including Jenn Neild, who was visiting from Canada.
“We’re just looking around for some post Christmas deals, Boxing Day deals,” she said.
Boxing Day is traditionally a holiday similar to Black Friday, celebrated in the U.K. and Canada.
It was a good opportunity for shoppers who came out ready to use their holiday gift cards or, in other cases, to claim their Christmas gifts.
“We just went to go get my cousins ear pierced for her Christmas present and we’re going to be shopping for pajamas and different things,” said Morgan Uperesa, another shopper.
Because Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 are historically the busiest days for returns, the Better Business Bureau advises you to bring any receipts to the store.
If you don’t have one, they say you should know the rules on returns without it.
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