Arizona County Rejects Proposal to Hand-Count Ballots in 2024 Election

Residents of conservative Mohave County in Arizona vote down a proposal for a hand-count of ballots in the 2024 election. The Board of Supervisors cited high costs and labor demands as reasons for the rejection.

A poll worker handles ballots in Arizona, on Oct. 25, 2022. Olivier Touron/AFP via Getty Images

The leadership of a conservative county in northwest Arizona voted down a proposal that would have required a hand count of ballots in the 2024 election.

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors rejected the proposal by a vote of 3-2 after the local elections director argued against the proposal due to its high costs and labor demand.