Election officials in Pima and Yuma Counties are still counting remaining ballots.
Yesterday, Sinema’s campaign manager, Andrew Piatt released a statement expressing confidence that she will continue to expand her lead.
“Once again, today’s data confirmed our expectation that as the ballots are counted, Kyrsten will steadily build her advantage and be elected to the U.S. Senate…She will this race.”
Arizona Democrats and Republicans reach agreement on how to fix ballot issues in rural areas
Prior to the wave of results that Sinema ahead in the race, Republicans in Apache, Maricopa, Navajo, and Yuma Counties filed a lawsuit challenging the procedures for counting mail-in ballots. They argued that election officials are not following a uniform standard in verifying signatures in mail-in ballots. They demanded equal treatment of votes.
On Friday, Arizona Republicans and Democrats reached an agreement in a courtroom in Phoenix. They agreed to allow rural voters to have extra time to fix issues with their ballots. The counties have until November 14 to fix issues.
