Ahead of Tuesday’s election, Gov. Doug Ducey says he’ll be ordering the Arizona National Guard onto standby in the event of any civil unrest.
Ducey says he doesn’t expect any violence, but wanted to ensure the state was ready to respond to any situation.
"It’s our hope and expectation that there will not be any civil unrest," Ducey said. "That we’ll have a peaceful outcome, and while it may take some time to find out exactly where the chips may fall, that will be the expectation."
While election officials anticipate the majority of votes to be counted by early Wednesday morning, it could be several days before they can announce the winners of any close races.
