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Early Voting Extends Election Day In 37 States

Mariana Dale/KJZZ
A 2016 Maricopa County primary election ballot.

The concept of early voting has been embraced by the majority of states. In 37 states, including Arizona, you can cast a ballot before Election Day.

By most accounts, it’s been a success—at least to the extent that it increases scheduling flexibility for people who really want to make sure they vote. In a column this month for National Review online, writer Jim Geraghty argues that “early voting now represents a good idea run amok.”

For a response to Geraghty’s column, Alberto Olivas, executive director of the Ed Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service at ASU, joins KJZZ's The Show.

Steve Goldstein was a host at KJZZ from 1997 to 2022.