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Stephen Richer: “In western United States, we're actually faster than Utah…”

Featuring: Stephen Richer, Republican | Maricopa County Recorder | Arizona

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How does Arizona compare to other states on counting votes?

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… almost everyone vote in person, meaning that at the end of the night, it will be the memory drive will be removed and all those votes will be loaded up. In western United States, we're actually faster than Utah. We're actually faster than Oregon. We're actually faster than Washington. We're actually faster than California, because those are heavy mail states, some of which allow you to return your ballot actually, as long as you post market on election night. Now, what's different than those states? It's that Oregon, Washington, those are usually states where you can call the presidential contest with 60% in. (00:00–00:50)

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Asserts that western U.S. states are faster in vote counting than Utah, Oregon, Washington, and California due to heavy mail voting.

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