Another election has come and gone and unsurprisingly Arizona is yet again the butt of national jokes for taking weeks to process ballots and tabulate votes.

And while some in the corporate media still attempt to defend our vote-counting circus, most everyone is in agreement that big changes are needed. It does not take being an election expert to recognize that states with far greater populations, who also experience large rates of early voting, somehow get their votes counted election night or near to it.

It is a fix that is long overdue. Yet, for over five years the reform has continued to run into a political meatgrinder at the state capitol. Since 2019 our organization, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, has supported, championed and authored bills to ensure we get results on election night. And while Democrats in the legislature have been an obstacle to reform (they have universally opposed any reforms geared toward getting faster results), they have not been the only impediment to fixing the problem.

The real culprit is opposition from county “election officials.” For years our so-called election experts have........

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