Counting Votes: Florida Finished Same-Day, Arizona Finished Monday - Here's What They Did Differently

With Arizona finally wrapping up its vote-counting Monday, almost two weeks after the midterm elections, one question that naturally arises is: Why did it take so long?
Florida reported the vast majority of its results on election night.
Much of the slowdown in the Grand Canyon State has to do with voters dropping off their mail-in ballots on Election Day.
Maricopa County, which encompasses the Phoenix metropolitan area, saw a record approximately 290,000 ballots dropped off on Election Day, sur