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Speaker urges supervisors not to require hand counting of ballots, citing cost and delay concerns
5843407 · September 16, 2025
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Summary
A public commenter representing a statewide group opposed a possible county policy to require hand counting of paper ballots, citing high cost, staffing shortages, slower and potentially less accurate results and urging investment in vote centers and equipment instead.
During the Sept. 16 public comment period, Tyler Stein, speaking for an organization he identified as Bridal Arizona Engagement, urged the Cochise County Board of Supervisors not to adopt a policy requiring hand counting of all paper ballots.
Stein told the board that hand counting is “more expensive, less…
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