Arizona state Rep. Rachel Keshel, R-District 17, is calling for hand-marked, hand-counted paper ballots as she applauds President Donald Trump's executive order for restoring transparent and verifiable elections.
The order is called "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections." It was signed by Trump on March 25.
It's difficult to do an audit of ballots in Arizona with the current voting machines and tabulators, Keshel told The Center Square. She explained the machines take a number for each ballot and transfers that into a bar code.
It's hard to determine if votes were counted properly and correctly when you're looking at ballots with bar codes, which is Trump's point, Keshel said.
Keshel said she will look closely at introducing legislation next session to coincide with Trump's executive order.
Areas within Keshel’s district include East Tucson, Marana, Mount Lemmon, Oro Valley and Picture Rocks.
