The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors certified the 2024 primary election on Monday morning.
The board celebrated what they consider to be a successful election; turnout for the election was just over 30%, which is a bit low compared to the past couple elections but above the average of the past 20 elections. The longest wait time for voters was three minutes, and the final results came out faster than they have in the past 20 elections.
But still, the board faced suspicion of election fraud from the public, something that’s become commonplace since 2020.
Supervisor Thomas Galvin lost his patience with one woman who says she has more faith in elections in the Middle East and Russia than in Arizona:
“If anyone has more confidence in elections in Russia and in Middle Eastern countries not named Israel? That is a joke. … Go ahead with Russia, have fun voting in Russia, see how that goes,” Galvin said.
He was responding to Barbara Hiatt, whose husband, Don Hiatt, lost the primary election for Maricopa County recorder.
Several people came to the board’s meeting to object to the certification of results — called the “canvass.” The board unanimously canvassed the election over their complaints.
The secretary of state is scheduled to certify the statewide election results on Thursday.
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The decision did not address any substantive claims of what’s in the manual, only the public comment period question, so it’s not clear how the ruling will affect future elections.
