The Pima County Elections department said Friday night it has about 7,000 ballots left to count and should finish on Monday, Nov. 9.
The Elections department completed two large vote counts Friday, Nov. 6 and will not count over the weekend, Pima County spokesperson Mark Evans told Arizona Luminaria Friday night in an email.
A ballot audit by political parties will happen over the weekend, Evans said. The parties randomly select early ballot batches and Election Day vote center ballots and hand count them as prescribed in the Elections Procedures Manual, Evans said.
All early ballots that were not problem ballots or provisional ballots have been turned over from the Pima County Recorder’s office to Elections and counted. The Recorder still has the problem and provisionals. Arizona law allows voters five days to “cure” their problem ballot, which usually means the Recorder couldn’t verify the signature., he said. Voters can come in and provide signature proof to get their ballot counted, Evans said.
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will meet virtually on Nov. 19 to approve the canvass because state law says the board must approve it no sooner than six days after election day and no later than 20, Evans said.
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