Officials in Arizona’s most populous county warned Tuesday that it may take between 10 and 13 days to tabulate the results of the Nov. 5 election.
County officials are asking “for the community’s patience,” Maricopa County Deputy Elections Director Jennifer Liewer said in a news conference Tuesday.
“This year, we do expect that it will take between 10 and 13 days to complete tabulation of all of the ballots that come in,” she said.
“We want to make sure that this is a secure process, but we also want to make sure that it is an accurate process.”
“If I have one message for voters here today, it is this: that the longer ballots and higher interest in this 2024 general election will create longer lines on Election Day, and that’s okay,” Assistant Maricopa County Manager Zach Schira told the news conference, adding that if people want to avoid the long lines, they are advised to vote by mail or early in-person….