‘This Is How Things Work in Arizona’: Maricopa County Official Explains Why It’s Taking So Long to Count the Votes

Maricopa County Supervisor Bill ░░░░░░░░ yesterday GATES So why ░░░░░░░░ it taking the amount ░░░░░░░░ time it s taking ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ about this First of ░░░░░░░░ it s very standard ░░░░░░░░ is how things work ░░░░░░░░ Arizona and have for ░░░░░░░░ This is due in ░░░░░░░░ because the mail in ░░░░░░░░ and Recorder Richer is ░░░░░░░░ to talk about that ░░░░░░░░ But I told this ░░░░░░░░ that we anticipated 90 ░░░░░░░░ 95 sorry 95 to ░░░░░░░░ of the ballots to ░░░░░░░░ counted by Friday That ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow But I m ░░░░░░░░ to tell you the ░░░░░░░░ have changed all right ░░░░░░░░ reasons the goalposts have ░░░░░░░░ is because wonderful news ░░░░░░░░ great participation we had ░░░░░░░░ Election Day In particular ░░░░░░░░ had 290 000 mail ░░░░░░░░ ballots dropped off at ░░░░░░░░ vote centers on Election ░░░░░░░░ That broke the previous ░░░░░░░░ by 70 So we ░░░░░░░░ great involvement and as ░░░░░░░░ Richer can talk about ░░░░░░░░ there s a process ░░░░░░░░ Arizona law that we ░░░░░░░░ to go through signature ░░░░░░░░ and that takes a ░░░░░░░░ When those ballots came ░░░░░░░░ on Tuesday that means ░░░░░░░░ his team couldn t ░░░░░░░░ start until Wednesday That ░░░░░░░░ part of why we ░░░░░░░░ seeing those goalposts change ░░░░░░░░ little bit But we ░░░░░░░░ always told folks that ░░░░░░░░ would be working through ░░░░░░░░ three-day weekend.”