{"id":2058506,"date":"2023-10-06T19:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-recount-law-may-delay-2024-election-certification\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T19:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:29:49","slug":"arizona-recount-law-may-delay-2024-election-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-recount-law-may-delay-2024-election-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona&#8217;s recount law could postpone the certification of the 2024 election."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizona-recount-law-may-delay-2024-election-certification%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2058506&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia Flores<\/a><br \/>4:13 PM \u2013 Friday, October 6, 2023<\/p>\n<p><h2>A New Law in Arizona Could \u200bJeopardize Election Results<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>State lawmakers\u200c must solve\u2062 calendar\u200d issues in order to prevent the delay of election results. Current Arizona laws automatically call for a recount if the \u200dfinal margin of the vote between two candidates \u2063is less than\u2062 half a\u200c percentage point of total\u2063 votes. According to \u200bstate \u2062law, that recount can only\u200c take place\u200d once all of the votes\u2064 are tallied.<\/p>\n<p>Officials are arguing that the law \u201cput(s) in jeopardy\u201d immovable deadlines on\u200b the \u200belection \u200ccalendar. The event that officials are most\u200b worried \u2062about is\u200c Electoral\u200b College process and\u200b ones that confirm the winners of the August primaries. Officials \u2064are fearful that a recount could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-recount-law-may-delay-2024-election-certification\/\" title=\"Arizona's recount law could postpone the certification of the 2024 election.\">affect presidential election ballots<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">general election<\/a> that need \u200cto be sent to the military and to\u2063 overseas \u2063voters.<\/p>\n<p>The law first came \u200dinto\u200b place prior to the 2022 general midterm election \u2064cycle. \u2064Officials are \u200dworried about the law\u2019s timeliness due \u2063to it never being tested during a full election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Some proposals officials \u2062have come up in \u200dorder to avoid the dilemma include moving Arizona\u2019s primary\u200b election to earlier in the summer. Another solution that has been pitched \u2063is \u200dto speed up the proofreading of ballots and to allow \u2063local officials to transmit\u2064 results to the\u2062 state.<\/p>\n<p>Based off \u2064of data from the 2022 recounts, election officials believe that it would take around three weeks to count\u200d the ballots should\u200c the vote require a recount.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 midterm elections, the Grand Canyon State had multiple recounts. One of the most notable recounts was for the attorney \u200dgeneral \u2062race. Democrat Kris Mayes defeated Republican Abe Hamadeh. Mayes initially won \u200cby 511\u2064 votes. However, after the recount, he\u200d finished 280 votes ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The once \u2063red \u200dstate has become a\u200b swing state.\u200d All\u200c eyes will be on \u2063it in 2024 as it is \u200bexpected to \u2063be on of the\u200b several \u2064battle states.\u200d <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! \u200cReceive\u200b breaking news blasts directly \u200dto\u2063 your\u2063 inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>President Biden to Continue Construction of \u2063Border Wall<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>New Song Release: &#8220;Freedom&#8221;\u200d by Jimmy \u200cLevy<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Georgia&#8217;s District \u200bAttorney Under Scrutiny<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Positive Job Report for September<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Pressure on Biden&#8217;s Administration to Restrict Chip Technology<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>OpenAI \u2063Explores Artificial Intelligence Chip Development<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>Regulator Accuses Google and Apple of App Market Abuse<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><h2>SEC Investigates Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter Purchase<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How could the new \u2064law in Arizona potentially jeopardize election results?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  A New Law in Arizona\u2062 Could Jeopardize \u2062Election Results<\/p>\n<p>(Photo \u200dby \u2064Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>OAN&#8217;s\u2063 Sophia Flores<\/p>\n<p>4:13 PM &#8211; Friday, October 6, 2023<\/p>\n<p>State\u2064 lawmakers must \u200dsolve calendar issues in order to prevent the delay \u200dof \u2062election results. Current Arizona laws\u2064 automatically call for a recount\u200b if\u2063 the final margin of the vote between two candidates is less than half a percentage point of total \u2063votes.\u2063 According to state law, that recount can \u200conly take place once all of the votes are tallied.<\/p>\n<p>Officials are arguing that the law &#8220;puts in jeopardy&#8221; immovable\u200c deadlines on \u200bthe election calendar. The event \u200dthat officials are most worried about is the Electoral College process and the ones that\u2063 confirm\u2064 the winners of the August primaries. Officials\u2063 are fearful that a recount could affect presidential election \u200cballots for the general election that need \u2064to be sent to the military and overseas voters.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200claw first \u2063came into place prior \u200dto the 2022\u2064 general midterm election cycle. Officials are worried about the\u2062 law&#8217;s timeliness due to it never being \u200btested during a full election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Some proposals officials have \u200bcome up with in order to avoid the dilemma include moving \u2062Arizona&#8217;s primary election to earlier in the \u2064summer. Another solution that has been pitched is to speed up the proofreading of ballots and to allow local officials to transmit results to the state.<\/p>\n<p>Based off data from the 2022 recounts, election\u200b officials \u2063believe that it would take around three weeks to\u200c count the ballots. This could potentially delay \u2063the final \u2062results of\u2064 the election and hinder the smooth functioning \u200cof the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial for lawmakers and authorities to address this issue and find a solution that ensures\u200d the accuracy and timeliness of election results without compromising the integrity \u2062of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, \u2062the new law in Arizona\u2063 poses a potential threat to the timely declaration of election results. The concerns raised \u200cby officials regarding \u2064immovable\u200c deadlines and the impact on \u200dthe Electoral College process and overseas voters are valid. It is imperative that lawmakers take action to rectify this situation by considering proposals \u200csuch \u2064as moving the primary election to an earlier date \u2063or streamlining ballot proofreading and result\u2063 transmission processes. The smooth \u200dfunctioning of elections and the timely reporting\u2064 of results are essential to upholding democracy and \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-gop-senator-rips-federal-reserve-for-not-complying-with-congressional-probe-into-woke-mission-creep\/\" title=\"Top GOP Senator Rips Federal Reserve For Not Complying With Congressional Probe Into \u2018Woke Mission Creep\u2019\">maintaining public trust<\/a> in the \u200celectoral system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona officials are concerned that a new law may cause the state to miss an important voter certification deadline for the upcoming election. 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