Tight Arizona Governor's Race Hangs in the Balance While Maricopa County Counts Ballots

Ashley Sadler : Nov 10, 2022
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Officials in the beleaguered Arizona county on Wednesday said 400,000 votes still needed to be counted as of that morning, "including a record number of early ballots that were dropped off on Election Day."

(Phoenix, AZ) — [LifeSiteNews.com] With hundreds of thousands of votes still to count as of Wednesday morning, election officials in Maricopa County, Arizona say they'll release updated midterm election numbers every evening until the tabulation process is complete, even if it takes through the weekend. (Screengrab image)

The news comes after 20% of voting machines broke down Tuesday, exacerbating delays in Election Day vote-counting.

Officials in the beleaguered Arizona county on Wednesday said over 400,000 votes still needed to be counted as of that morning, "including a record number of early ballots that were dropped off on Election Day," KTAR News reported.

According to the report, remaining votes included 86,000 absentee ballots turned in over the weekend, 50,000 dropped off Monday, and 275,000 submitted Tuesday.

Board of Supervisors chairman Bill Gates said during a press conference the work of tabulating outstanding votes is expected to continue until Friday but could extend through the weekend.

Gates said election officials had "anticipated that we would have 95-99% of all the ballots counted and reported by Friday."

"We have no reason to change that estimate," he said. "If we do, we'll let you know"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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