PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Arizona Supreme Court denied an emergency petition to extend the ballot curing deadline in the state.
The Court said the requested extension is unnecessary based on information from the Secretary of State’s website.
The ACLU and LULAC claimed that county recorders had not begun the signature verification and curing process for thousands of remaining ballots, but that was debunked.
The Court collected information from eight counties, including Maricopa County. In a press release, the Court said no county recorder said they can’t comply with the 5 p.m. Sunday deadline.
Maricopa County specifically told the Court: “Early ballot ‘processing’ does not mean signatureCourtfication. And the fact of the matter is, the Maricopa County Recorder finished signature verification of the last remaining early ballot affidavit signatures on the morning of Fri., Nov. 8, 2024.”
Regarding the decision made in the petition, the ACLU said, “We encourage voters to check their …