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WASHINGTON (AP) — There were some voting slowdowns Tuesday in Arizona, where races for governor and Senate are among the most closely watched contests of this year's midterm elections.
The judge agreed that the court did not have evidence to show that voters did not have the right to vote.
Midterm polls are closed in Arizona and won't be reopening after a judge denied GOP requests to extend voting hours to 10pm after malfunctions in 20% of voting machines in the state's largest county.
A Maricopa County judge rejected an eleventh-hour plea from Republican candidates to keep the polls open for another three hours on Tuesday night. The lawsuit followed problems with voting equipment at some voting locations around the county.
A printing malfunction slowed voting at polling locations across Maricopa County, Arizona, on Tuesday, with 60 out of 223 voting centers reporting issues.