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The Facts

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Arizona counts more ballots than almost any state and reports them slower than almost any state. Here's why, and what changes.

What Prop 144 doesJoin the coalition

The bottleneck

Why the count runs long

Most Arizonans vote early by mail. A large share of those ballots are dropped off at a voting location on election day itself. Each one still needs signature verification, and, if a signature doesn't match, a curing window, before it can be tabulated. That work is careful, and it happens after the polls close.

An estimated 264,554 early ballots, approximately 7.7% of all ballots cast statewide, were returned at polling locations on election day in 2024. Arizona's 2024 general-election results were not officially certified until 20 days after election day.

Prop 144 does not remove any of that, and it does not take away your mail-in ballot. If you like voting from home, keep doing it, the early ballot still comes to your mailbox. Prop 144 adds a choice: a voter who wants their ballot counted on election night can have it tabulated on-site, in front of them.

Two timelines

Today

Polls closeSignature verificationCuring windowCertified 20 days after Election Day

With Prop 144

Polls closeOn-site ballots already tabulatedReported election night
Days to official statewide certification, 2024 general
20Days to official statewide certification, 2024 generalElection Day Nov 5, 2024; statewide canvass completed Nov 25, 2024.
Ballots cast statewide in Arizona's 2024 general election
3.4M+Ballots cast statewide in Arizona's 2024 general electionCertified statewide canvass: 3,428,011 ballots cast.
Arizona counties covered by Prop 144
15Arizona counties covered by Prop 144
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Proof point

Maricopa County's 2026 primary

During Maricopa County's first-time rollout of election-day on-site tabulation for early ballots, 23,400 early ballots were tabulated at Vote Centers. Combined with other processing improvements, Maricopa County reported 99% of its primary election results by the following day.

  • 23,400 early ballots tabulated at Vote Centers on election day
  • 236 Vote Centers open countywide
  • 61,867 voters cast traditional in-person election-day ballots
  • 99% of results reported by the day after the election

Source: Maricopa County Elections, 602-506-1511.

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