Election results in Maricopa County often take days to count and call, and Arizonans aren’t happy.
County Recorder Stephen Richer says part of the issue is that many voters drop off early ballots on Election Day. So he suggests moving up the deadline.
“So if you move that up to say 5 p.m. on Saturday, the Saturday before Tuesday Election Day, then you can have a much higher percentage of results available within the first 24 hours, and that would allow you to call more of these contests," Richer said.
About 290,000 early ballots were dropped off on Election Day this year.
