Count My Vote not ready to revive initiative — yet
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865687005/Count-My-Vote-not-ready-to-revive-initiative–yet.html
“Chris Karpowitz, co-director of BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, said the delay in reporting results from the largely by-mail elections points to problems with the process that need to be addressed.
“It’s not a good situation to have to wait this many days,” Karpowitz said. “We do need to bring closure to these elections in a timely way.” Jason Perry, head of the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics, said the time it takes to count ballots that trickle in through the mail after an election does slow down results.
“That’s something for the parties and the state to think about for future elections,” Perry said. But he said the election is not final until all votes have been tallied, no matter who concedes.”
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