Voters in Maricopa County, Arizona, know all too well the consequences of poor election administration.
During the 2022 midterms, ballot on-demand printers at roughly 30 percent of Maricopa’s vote centers produced ballots that did not comport with the vote tabulators. As The Federalist previously reported, the conundrum resulted in long lines and an untold number of voters unable to cast their ballots or have them counted.
[READ: Poll Worker Gives An Inside Look At ‘Complete Chaos’ In Maricopa County On Election Day]
Now, with Election Day rapidly approaching, concerns are once again growing about the administration of the 2024 contest in Arizona’s most populous county, where roughly 62 percent of the population resides. Last week, Maricopa County election officials reportedly warned it could take nearly two weeks before all ballots are counted and finalized. Those comments came a month after officials telegraphed there could be delays and long lines at Election Day vote centers due to issues with ballot tabulators.
With so much at stake this election, Arizona Republicans are leaving nothing to chance. To avoid a 2022 repeat, they’re making a major push for GOP voters to cast their ballots early and ensure their voices are heard at the ballot box this November.
“We’ve done all the litigation we can do ahead of time, and now I have to hope that I can get most of my people to vote early, so that the lines are not that long [and] nobody’s discouraged” to vote, Arizona GOP Chair Gina
