PHOENIX, ARIZONA – Today, Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed SB 1011 / HB 2703, which would have greatly sped up Arizona’s election results to ensure that the state was no longer severely lagging in its vote tabulations.
“Thanks to this foolish, stubborn, and politically minded veto from Governor Hobbs, Arizona will remain the laughingstock of the country when Election Night rolls around again,” said Scot Mussi, President of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club. “Governor Hobbs is more interested in catering to a fringe minority of her party than the vast majority of Arizonans who were calling for this necessary and reasonable election reform. This action from the Governor’s Office is not what our state expects from our leaders when there are clear procedural problems to address on issues that are central to the government’s purview.”
SB 1011 / HB 2703 would have enacted the following procedures for Arizona elections to drastically improve the speed and efficiency of the tabulation process, ensuring that a vast majority of votes are counted on Election Day:
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- Cut off early ballot drop-offs to vote collection locations on the Friday preceding Election Day.
- Require voters in larger counties to confirm their address every election cycle to receive a ballot by mail, and those in smaller counties to confirm their address every four years to receive a ballot by mail.
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