Election Dissection: What roadblocks to voting are already emerging ahead of 2024?

Suspicions about Arizona's voting returns have been growing for
several years. It hit its peak in 2020, in the immediate aftermath
of Joe Biden's narrow win over Donald Trump in this swing state. In
response, the Arizona state Senate launched what it called an audit
of all Maricopa County ballots cast in November 2020. In reality,
the organizer couldn't even vouch for the hand count of 1 million
ballots. This recount stirred not only conspiracy theories, but
also worries from citizens that their ballots were not being
counted. Attention switched to the early voting system, which
allows people to vote by mail, in the 2022 election. Kari Lake, who
lost the governor's race, contends that she did not win because of
ballot tampering and is still arguing that point in court, even as
she runs for U.S. Senate. As Arizonans head into the newest
presidential election, debate continues on the best way to vote:
drop off boxes, vote centers, in-person or by mail. These options
are the subject of legislation and litigation leading up to the big
day in November. This week on Election Dissection, an elections
series of The Gaggle podcast by The Arizona Republic and
azcentral.com, hosts Mary Jo Pitzl and Sasha Hupka examine
different voting practices, their origins and their critiques.
County recorders for Maricopa and Yavapai, Stephen Richer and
Michelle Burchill, discuss how they're keeping constituents
reassured this election year. Rep. Rachel Jones, R-Tucson, explains
why she’s sponsoring a ballot referral to end vote centers. You'll
also hear opinions on polling places from Rep. Jake Hoffman,
R-Queen Creek, Sen. Bennett, R-Prescott, and Rep. Michael Carbone,
R-Buckeye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
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