Officials Assure Arizona Voters That Legal Ballots Will Be Counted Following Technical Issues

Officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, issued a statement on Wednesday, November 9, assuring voters that all legal ballots cast on election day would be counted, despite problems with printers at 70 polling places. Footage shows the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors chairman, Bill Gates, addressing reporters. A joint statement from Gates and Vice Chairman Clint Hickman said: “While the issue impacted less than 7% of Election Day voters (about 17,000 ballots), we understand that for people who went through it, this was frustrating, inconvenient, and not how they pictured Election Day. We plan to get to the bottom of it. “Voters impacted by the printer issue had several ways to cast their ballot yesterday, including dropping their completed ballot into a secure box (door 3) on site. Those ballots will be verified as legitimate and then tabulated at MCTEC. That process is already underway. All ballots will be counted securely and accurately,” the statement added. Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who is locked in a tight race with Democratic opponent Katie Hobbs, also commented on the issue on Tuesday night, citing it as a flaw in the state’s voting system. Credit: Maricopa County via Storyful

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