{"id":2404544,"date":"2025-02-20T08:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-governor-vetoes-arizona-republicans-plan-for-faster-election-results-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T08:29:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T13:29:58","slug":"democratic-governor-vetoes-arizona-republicans-plan-for-faster-election-results-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-governor-vetoes-arizona-republicans-plan-for-faster-election-results-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic governor vetoes Arizona Republicans\u2019 plan for faster election results &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdemocratic-governor-vetoes-arizona-republicans-plan-for-faster-election-results-washington-examiner%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=2404544&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>Democratic \u200cGovernor Katie Hobbs of Arizona recently\u200b vetoed a \u200dRepublican\u2063 proposal aimed at accelerating election\u200c results, citing concerns that it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-just-have-a-cold-dont-give-branch-covidians-their-numbers-by-testing\/\" title=\"Just a cold. Don&#039;t test and give Covidians their numbers.\">impose unnecessary restrictions<\/a> on voters. The legislation, known as house Bill\u2062 2703, was pushed by Arizona\u200d Republicans, who hold majorities in both the state Senate and House, as\u200b part of their commitment to\u200b enhance \u200delection \u2063clarity amid public \u2062demand. Senate President Warren Petersen criticized the veto as a \u2062lost chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-election-reform-bill-seeks-to-avert-a-repeat-of-2020-problems\/\" title=\"GOP Election Reform ... Aims to Prevent 2020 Issues\">bolster voter confidence<\/a>\u2064 and ease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER ... PENNSYLVANIA\">election night<\/a> frustrations.<\/p>\n<p>While Governor Hobbs acknowledged the desire for quicker election outcomes, she emphasized that such solutions should\u200c not\u2064 infringe on voting\u200c rights. The proposed bill \u2062included \u200cchanges such as requiring early ballots \u200dto be submitted by a specific deadline and stricter address verification processes for mail-in ballots, which were viewed as overly\u200d restrictive by Democrats. Both parties agree\u2064 on the need to expedite election results, an issue heightened by\u2063 claims of fraud during the 2020 election. \u200cA survey indicated that 52% of Arizonans support faster vote counting,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">reflecting ongoing\u2062 public interest<\/a> in this \u200cissue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic governor vetoes Arizona Republicans&rsquo; plan for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-republicans-introduce-florida-style-election-reforms-to-speed-results-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Arizona ...s introduce Florida-style election reforms to speed ... - Washington Examiner\">faster election results<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998767\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The battle within the Arizona government raged on this week as Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a Republican proposal for faster election results, citing increased restrictions on voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Arizona Republicans, who have majorities in both the state Senate and House, have called the legislation,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azleg.gov\/legtext\/57leg\/1R\/summary\/H.HB2703_021125_HOUSEENGROSSED.DOCX.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>House Bill 2703<\/strong><\/a>, one of their most important actions amidst calls from the public for increased election transparency.<\/p>\n<p>For Arizona Democrats and Hobbs, the bill&rsquo;s proposed voter restrictions have been non-starters, but Senate President Warren Petersen, a Republican, called Tuesday&rsquo;s veto &ldquo;a missed opportunity to increase voter confidence and reduce frustration on election night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;This is not what Arizonans want from their state leaders,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As promised, the first bill being sent to the governor this year is an election integrity measure,&rdquo; Petersen said. &ldquo;We are providing our citizens exactly what they&rsquo;ve asked for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Public Opinion Pulse polled almost 1,000 Arizona residents with a little over half &ndash; 52% agreeing that the state should change its laws and count votes more quickly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In her veto, Hobbs did not disagree with HB 2703&rsquo;s stated intent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While I too want faster election results, the solution should not needlessly restrict Arizona citizens&rsquo; freedom to vote,&rdquo; said Hobbs. &ldquo;Arizonans are relying on us to work together and put their rights ahead of any partisan agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hobbs noted two attempted bipartisan amendments to the HB 2703 election results bill and a Democrat-sponsored bill Senate Bill 1653 that aimed to be more bipartisan. The Republican majority in the Senate rejected the proposals.<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment, Arizona Senate Republicans Director of Communications Kim Quintero sent a press release with no mention of either amendment or SB 1653.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Early ballots under the Republican-backed bill would have to be deposited at a voting location by 7 p.m. the Friday before election. Currently they can be turned in on Election Day. The bill allows ballots to be turned in on the Saturday and Monday before Election Day if the voter presents ID and signs an early voter affidavit.<\/p>\n<p>In Maricopa and Pima counties, voters under the Republican legislation would have to confirm their addresses every year for mail-in ballots, while all other counties would need verification every other year.<\/p>\n<p>Both Republicans and Democrats have said they want to speed up election result times. It is an issue that peaked in the 2020 election after Donald Trump&rsquo;s claims of election fraud, but one that has remained relevant five years later.<\/p>\n<p>Data from Noble Predictive Insights showed a roughly 10% national increase in voter confidence of the presidential election in 2024 from 2020.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These numbers are a welcome reprieve from what we&rsquo;ve seen in the past couple of cycles,&rdquo; said NPI Chief of Research David Byler. &ldquo;Voters should feel confident in the results of our elections &ndash; and it&rsquo;s good that they do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1998767\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1998767\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic governor rejects Arizona GOP&#8217;s faster election results plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/katie-hobbs-az.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50723,45978,32321,32603,14351],"class_list":["post-2404544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona-republicans","tag-democratic-governor","tag-election-results","tag-political-news","tag-veto"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/katie-hobbs-az.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404544"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404552,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404544\/revisions\/2404552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}