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The view from View 4 of Maricopa County ballot processing on October 28, 2024.

PHOENIX – As vote counting continues in Arizona for the 2024 general election, you can follow the process live.

According to Arizona law“For any statewide, county, or legislative election, the county registrar or officer in charge of elections shall ensure live video recording of the custody of all ballots while they are being held. These are present in a compilation room of the counting center.

The live video recording will include date and time indicators and will be linked to the Secretary of State’s website. “The Secretary of State will post links to the video coverage for the public to view.”

Click the links below to county election results websites and view live video feeds of their ongoing vote counts.

Maricopa County

You can track and check the status of your ballot by texting “JOIN” to 628-683 or by heading to https://BeBallotReady.Vote.

To watch live video streams of Ballot Processing, Ballot Processing, Ballot Advance Processing Storage, Signature Verification Views, Tabulation Server Room, Tabulation Views , Mesa and Phoenix drop boxes, visit https://recorder.maricopa.gov/elections/electionlivevideo.

Early voting began on October 9. Officials say all early and provisional ballots will be counted at the Department of Elections, while Election Day ballots will be counted on tabulators inside the Vote Center.

“Our system is not broken. @maricopacounty is counting ballots faster than ever and at the pace of every other state. Arizona law requires processes that dictate when we count ballots Most importantly: I will prioritize accuracy and speed every time,” said Bill Gates, Maricopa County Supervisor for District 3. on Twitter.

Highlights from Maricopa County Elections Department officials:

• There are 2.5 to 2.6 million registered voters in Maricopa County. Among them, 1.9 million, or 78%, are on the list of active and early voters. Maricopa County elections expect a total turnout of 2.1 million voters.
• Half of voters are expected to do so by voting early by mail and the other half are expected to vote early in person, cast an early ballot or vote in person on Election Day.
• About 315,000 to 420,000 voters are expected to visit a voting center on Election Day.
• About 315,000 to 420,000 voters are expected to visit a voting center on Election Day.
• There are on average 79 challenges on a ballot. Due to the number of challenges on the two-page ballot, it will take time for voters to cast ballots in person, leading to longer than usual lines on Election Day. Voters should consider voting early, either in person or by mail.
• For those voting early from home, election officials are asking voters to turn over both pages, whether or not they choose to vote for contests on either page.
• Maricopa County Elections has hired additional poll workers and added more voting centers and registration stations to accommodate the longer-than-normal voting period.
• 246 voting centers will be open and more than 3,000 poll workers will be hired to serve voters.
• Maricopa County Elections is engaging in a comprehensive voter education campaign, so voters know what to expect for the general election.

State law allows early ballots to be counted before Election Day.

Election results will be posted at 8 p.m. on polling day at https://Results.Maricopa.Vote. The first release will be for all early ballots counted so far and the county plans to release results from Election Day vote centers throughout the night.

“Although Maricopa County counts the vast majority of legal ballots by the end of election night, it often takes several days before the media can call certain elections. Why? In Arizona, there are two main factors: state election laws and narrow margins of victory,” Maricopa County officials said. on Twitter. “Arizona has laws that provide eligible voters more flexibility and consideration than many other states. These laws ensure that more legal votes are included in the final count, but delay reporting.”

Pinal County

Pinal County has three videos in its live streams: Tabulation room, Signature Verification Roomand their Multipurpose room.

Apache County

Cochise County

“All early voting ballots require signature verification before they can be sent for tabulation. The county registrar’s office verifies that the person who signed that ballot is, in fact, the early voter who been authorized to vote. All voter signatures are verified by manual process. A person trained in signature verification must confirm that a signature matches those recorded. This process is time consuming but essential to ensure that a person, a vote,” said. Cochise County Officials.

Coconino County

“To increase transparency, Coconino County is broadcasting and making available video feeds for all ballot processing rooms. The video feed will include logic and accuracy testing through official canvassing for all elections. The recount will also be streamed in the event of an automatic recount,” said. county officials. “All ballot processing rooms are reserved for state-certified election staff and bipartisan board members. Bipartisan board members are trained, pass background checks and are identified by associated colored vests. Red and blue represent the majority parties and gray are all minor workers and not affiliated with a party. All certified election officials wear black polo shirts.

Gila County

Graham County

“Graham County is providing a live video feed inside the General Services Building to provide the public with access to the election process. The camera displays our central counting center, which is used for our early voting board, election night counting, late and early and provisional counting.,” county officials said.

Greenlee County

“Leveraging technology has allowed us to increase the safety, security and transparency of our election processes through the implementation of publicly accessible cameras in each vote counting room,” officials said. county.

La Paz County

Mohave County

Navajo County

Pima County

Pima County is offering six live video views of their Processing of ballots facing East, Ballot processing West wall facing southeast. Ballot processing, Electronic tender, Counting of ballotsAnd Warehouse Consolidation rooms.

Santa Cruz County

Yavapai County

Yuma County