Vote Counting Isn’t Quick in Maricopa County. Here’s Why That’s OK
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It’s all over — except for the counting. Mostly.
Election Day in Arizona: Kari Lake Attacks Hobbs, Media, and Voting Issues
"It’s all over — except for the counting. Mostly.
The final day to cast ballots has arrived in Arizona. What a ride it’s been to get to Election Day 2022. Election deniers. Antisemitism. Racism. Debategate. Bounties. Rallies. Lots of them. And so much more.
But here we are, with Arizonans facing two women running for governor for the first time in state history. And whether Katie Hobbs or Kari Lake wins, it’ll be the fifth time a woman becomes Arizona’s chief executive — which is more than any other state in the U.S. Yet for women in Arizona, getting to be governor is complicated.
Polls are open until 7 p.m., and the first batch of results is expected to be announced in Maricopa County about 8 p.m. After that, final results could be days away.
Sit back and follow our Election Day coverage right here. And enjoy this playlist we compiled for our gubernatorial candidates.
‘Golden Tickets,’ Conservative Issues Motivate Some Voters in Mesa 
"A lengthy line snaked its way around The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Southern Avenue in Mesa.
As vehicles pulled in and out of the parking lot on Tuesday afternoon, a box at the entrance to the Mormon church was labeled, “(R) Golden Tickets Here.” The sheets of paper included a Republican guide to voting, including a nod to Randy Kaufman. The GOP candidate for the Maricopa County Community College Governing Board was arrested in October and charged for masturbating in public.
Some voters dropped off their ballots and left, while others, including Mesa resident Kimberly West, waited an hour and a half to cast her vote. It was well worth it, though, West said.
“I would have waited if it was 50 miles long. I’m concerned about the wide-open border, the economy, and the indoctrination of our children at school,” West said. “They’re teaching that America is bad and that white people are bad. We celebrated being American when I grew up.”
Kimberly Perrault, also a Mesa resident, checked a few polling spots before landing at The Church of Latter-day Saints with lines that were just as long as the other locations, she said.
West and Perrault became fast friends at the polling location, the women said, bonding over many of their shared beliefs.
“I wouldn’t call it indoctrination, but they’re putting things in the curriculum that are not important to our children,” Perrault said. “Why don’t they just stick with the basics, like writing, reading, and arithmetic?”
Perrault didn’t expand on specific things in the curriculum that she disagreed with and instead responded that civics and school choice are also important to her.
Joanne Smith, 83, and Sam Nicolosi, 74, carpooled to the ballot box. The neighbors had their own concerns about American democracy.
“I want to make our country great again,” Smith said. “I was especially interested in the proposition requiring people to show proof of citizenship, as well as the one that would fund our fire and policemen.”
Nicolosi said that he was most alarmed by immigration, inflation, gas prices, and the economy.
“We are on a fixed income as seniors,” he said.
The two waited in line before casting their ballots, but they wouldn’t dream of mailing in their ballots or filling them out at home and dropping them off.
“The way things are going nowadays, they say there’s election fraud,” Smith said.
For Nicolosi, waiting in line on Election Day was the way he’d always done it, he said.
Voters continued to add onto the line at the church into the late afternoon. At the parking lot entrance, just one lonely “golden ticket” remained as the sun began to set."
— Natasha Yee
Kari Lake continued her attacks on her opponent, elections officials, and the media after casting her ballot on Tuesday.
Elias Weiss
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