MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave is the last Arizona county to conduct its canvas of the Nov. 3 general election. The Board of Supervisors approved the canvas Monday, a week after postponing its duty while ballot counting, and challenges unfolded elsewhere.
“I think our guys did a good job and I didn’t see any problems that were unusual in our county,” said Dist. 5 Sup. Ron Gould. He said review and reforms may be in order at the state and federal level following questions that have surfaced in the tightly contested Presidential race.
“I have grave concerns about the election in our own state and across the nation. I think it’s really time that we take a good hard look at ballot security and our voting process because I think that nationwide, people have lost faith in this process because of this election,” Gould said. “But my vote here today is not to canvas the election for the state and it’s not to canvas the election for the United States, it’s to canvas the election for Mohave County.”
Gould said he didn’t see any disparities or irregularities other than the simple errors that occur each election.
“I do see some things that need to be tightened up,” Gould said. He said he intended to visit with deputy county attorney Ryan Esplin to learn whether his ideas can be pursued at the county level or through the state legislature.
Board approval of the canvas was unanimous. Voter turnout was 78%.
Dist. 4 Sup Jean Bishop won re-election in the only county-wide contested race. 74% of the county electorate voted for President Donald Trump (78,535) who piled up almost 44,000 more votes that President-elect Joe Biden (24,831).
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