The razor-thin elections for Nevada’s Senate seat and Arizona’s governorship have yet to be called on Saturday as counties in both states work to whittle down the tens of thousands of ballots that …
Here’s what to know as Election Day turns to Election Weekend:In Clark County, Nevada’s largest, which includes Las Vegas, county officials estimate there are roughly 22,000 more mail-in ballots to be counted, along with more than 5,000 provisional ballots and ballots that need to be cured.
State law allows for mail-in ballots to be received in Nevada through Saturday, though the ballots need to have been postmarked by Election Day to be valid. An additional 268 ballots arrived by mail on Saturday, according to Gloria, but only ballots that were postmarked by Election Day will count. When asked by CNN to describe the mood inside Laxalt’s campaign, the strategist said, “Shocked and depressed.”
“This has narrowed our victory window. The race will come down to 20-30K Election Day Clark drop off ballots,” Laxalt tweeted. Pima County, Arizona’s second-most populous and home to Tucson, is expected to have roughly 85,000 ballots left to count at the end of Friday, Constance Hargrove, elections director for the county, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and John King on Friday.
Meanwhile, supporters of Lake gathered outside the Maricopa election center on Saturday. Gates told CNN’s Jim Acosta that officials have every reason to believe it will remain peaceful and he asked for patience from everyone. Gates, a Republican, added: “These allegations that are being made by some of the candidates and other political activists that this count is taking too long … those folks are not paying attention to the history of how we have counted votes here in Arizona for decades now. The average time over the last couple of decades to get through our count is 10 to 12 days.”
Addressing the specific accusations from the RNC statement, Gates said: “I would prefer that if there are concerns that they have, that they communicate those to us here. I’m a Republican. Three of my colleagues on the board are Republicans. Raise these issues with us and discuss them with us, as opposed to making these baseless claims.”Responding to claims that the count is “taking too long,” Gates said the county’s pace is in line with previous years.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Donald Trump says Democrats 'finding all sorts of votes' in Arizona, NevadaDemocratic Senate candidates in both states are narrowing the gaps between themselves and their Republican opponents.
Read more »
Here's why Arizona and Nevada results are taking so long; plus, where those key races standCheck out the latest results in key races in Arizona and Nevada, where vote-counting is slow but crucial to which party controls Congress.
Read more »
Here's why Arizona and Nevada results are taking so long; plus, where those key races standCheck out the latest results in key races in Arizona and Nevada, where vote-counting is slow but crucial to which party controls Congress.
Read more »
PolitiFact - Trump falsely claims Nevada and Arizona election officials ‘want more time to cheat’How long it takes to count votes in Nevada and Arizona is not proof of cheating, despite former President Donald Trump’s claims. Election results take time to count.
Read more »
With Democrats' win in Arizona, control of the Senate may come down to NevadaWe're now in the post-Election Day phase of election season — with House and Senate control unknown. Here's what we know — and don't know — about some key races.
Read more »
Democrats Beat Election-Denying Secretary of State Candidates in Arizona and Nevada'There's an emerging blue wave in secretary of state races,' said NicholsUprising after Adrian Fontes and Cisco Aguilar defeated Republican election deniers Mark Finchem and Jim Marchant.
Read more »