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Cochise supervisors urge earlier return of mail ballots; opponents warn of disenfranchisement
Summary
The board approved a resolution supporting state legislation to require mail-in ballots be returned by 5 p.m. on the Friday before election day; public commenters said the change would disenfranchise voters and noted statutory curing periods.
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on March 25 adopted Resolution 25-02 expressing support for proposed state legislation that would require mail-in ballots to be returned by 5 p.m. on the Friday before election day, with the stated intent of reducing delays caused by signature verification of ballots dropped off on Election Day.
Board members described the change as an effort to reduce the batch of ballots that arrive at polls on election day and then require short-term,…
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