der.hans"Fontes said tabulation took longer because ballots that could not be read by machines were hand counted, which had not been done in the last two election cycles. There were about 130,000 of those ballots."
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Maricopa County Official Vote Count Approved
Maricopa County had a 64.5 percent voter turnout for the 2018 election, compared to just 45 percent in 2014. With the big turnout came concerns about emergency voting centers and the time it took to count ballots.Four emergency voting centers were open in the primary and five during the general election. About 2,800 people used the centers in the primary.Maricopa Count Record Adrian Fontes said voters determine their own emergencies.