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Arizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal to hand count all ballots in the 2024 election, following warnings from the Democratic Attorney General about violating the law.
The rejection was due to concerns about the cost, with the county already facing a budget deficit. County officials estimated it would require 245 new workers and $1.1 million to count all ballots by hand.
Other counties in the US have also explored manual ballot counting, but faced legal challenges.

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Mohave County rejects bid to tally future elections with hand count

Facing a near-certain lawsuit by Attorney General Kris Mayes and multiple unanswered questions, Mohave County supervisors on Monday rejected a bid to tally future elections with a hand count.

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County votes against proposed hand-count of future elections

Debate erupted this week in Kingman, where members of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors heard from members of the public as to the possibility of hand-counting the 2024 Presidential Election.

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Arizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots

The vote against the proposal came a day after the state's Attorney General said approving the proposal would mean directing election workers to violate the law.

2 years ago·Phoenix, United States

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Arizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots

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Arizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — For the second time in nearly four months, officials in a northwestern Arizona county narrowly rejected a proposal to hand count all ballots in the 2024 election cycle rather than using electronic tabulating equipment. The 3-2 vote on Monday by the Mohave County Board of Supervisors against the proposal came a day after Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes told officials that approving the proposal would mean directing el…

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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