{"id":33456,"date":"2025-02-15T20:23:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/floridas-move-from-2000s-vexation-to-2020s-role-model-a-blueprint-for-arizona-lawmakers-say\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T20:23:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T20:23:51","slug":"floridas-move-from-2000s-vexation-to-2020s-role-model-a-blueprint-for-arizona-lawmakers-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/floridas-move-from-2000s-vexation-to-2020s-role-model-a-blueprint-for-arizona-lawmakers-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s move from 2000s vexation to 2020s role model a blueprint for Arizona, lawmakers say"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2000 presidential election was held up for weeks due to snafus across the state of Florida<\/a>, and ultimately ended in a Supreme Court ruling effectively deciding that Texas Gov. George W. Bush would be named the victor.<\/p>\n

In recent Arizona elections, voters and Republican politicians have complained of similarly grueling canvassing, wait times, alleged technical difficulties and a generally drawn-out process.<\/p>\n

“How is it that Florida can have their results at 8:00 at night, and Arizona is the last in the country to report the electoral votes?” State Senate President Warren Petersen, R-Gilbert, asked.<\/p>\n

Petersen said that Arizona hopes to learn from Florida\u2019s failures, and how it went from an unwittingly tardy linchpin in a historically narrow election to a well-oiled machine that counts 11 million votes more quickly than some smaller states.<\/p>\n

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Petersen referenced what he called the “Florida model” that now restricts “late early” ballot drop-offs at county recorders\u2019 offices \u2013 as Grand Canyon State voters could do so on Election Day while Floridians have only until the Friday before.<\/p>\n

Tabulations of ballots will also occur on-site at offices, and address verification would occur every two to four years depending on the size of the Arizona county<\/a>, he said.<\/p>\n

Petersen said that such changes are necessary to restore public trust in the election process; something both states have historically struggled with.<\/p>\n

In 2000, Bush supporters and conservative activists staged what became known as the “Brooks Brothers Riot” in Miami.<\/p>\n

Longtime Republican consultant Roger Stone had reportedly help organize the group of well-coiffed protesters to converge on Miami-Dade County\u2019s election office in hopes of halting the disputed ballot tabulations.<\/p>\n

Bush later dubbed one participating lawmaker, then-Rep. John Sweeney, R-N.Y., “Congressman Kick-Ass” for his voraciousness that evening.<\/p>\n

In Arizona<\/a> in recent elections, right-wing activists, including commentator Alex Jones, converged on Phoenix election sites chanting, “1776” and demanding better oversight of the ballot count after allegations flew regarding problems with the long-winded canvassing.<\/p>\n

Arizona Democrats, however, appear opposed to Republicans\u2019 reform bill, claiming potential disenfranchisement among other critiques.<\/p>\n

Gov. Katie Hobbs said that legislators are “attempting to jam through a partisan bill that guts vote-by-mail and makes it harder to vote.”<\/p>\n

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“I offered common sense compromises to count votes faster, and they were rejected. I refuse to let extremists make it harder for Arizonans to vote<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

State Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, disagreed, saying on X that he has voted early every election since turning 18 and finds no such issues with the legislation.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve read this bill over and over again and fail to understand how it \u2018guts vote by mail and makes it harder to vote,\u2019 Shope said. “There\u2019s literally nothing in the bill that makes it harder to vote. Sign the Bill.”<\/p>\n

Christian Slater, a spokesperson for Hobbs, also criticized AZGOP Chair Gina Swoboda over the legislation, saying the administration tried to “negotiat[e] in good faith,” but that Republicans “refused common sense compromises to protect voting rights.”<\/p>\n

Former Rep. Debbie Lesko, R-Ariz., who retired from Congress to pursue a seat on the county board in Phoenix, said she supports the legislation, particularly from the vantage of her new role.<\/p>\n

“As a Maricopa County supervisor, I know this legislation will help instill more confidence in our elections process,” Lesko said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Governor Hobbs should sign this bill \u2013 it’s the right thing to do for the future of Arizona elections.”<\/p>\n

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Maricopa County \u2013 home to nearly two-thirds of the state\u2019s population \u2013 would, under the legislation, see its early-vote deadline be set Friday evening prior to election day.<\/p>\n

In the other 14 counties, voters who choose to “late early” vote would be required to show ID to county staff \u2013 so recorders could skip the time-consuming verification process that can delay the final count.<\/p>\n

To push back on allegations of disenfranchisement, the bill would also provide for three days of early in-person voting running up to Election Day proper.<\/p>\n

One of Lesko\u2019s counterparts on the Maricopa board said the measure appears nonpartisan.<\/p>\n

“This carefully crafted \u2026 legislation is a commonsense solution that ensures election integrity while expanding access by adding two extra days to an already nearly month-long early voting period,” said Supervisor Mark Stewart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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