Kara Karlson

4th gen Arizonan. Mother. Election law attorney. Disability Rights Advocate. Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council.

Find me @[email protected]

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

Hooray! @PhxChildrens is in network with @UHC for the next 3(?) yrs. This is great for PCH patients, and all AZ kids, including non-PCH patients & non-UHC insureds. We awoke to some genuinely good news today

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

@UPS Ok, I'm big enough to eat my words (and tbh, I'm glad to!) The distribution center sent the driver back out! We got her device! Thank you @UPS, and the driver and the staff I spoke to at the hub!

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

Hey @UPS my daughter's important medical device was to be delivered b/w 2:30-5:30 pm today. You got to my house more than two hours before the time *you chose* and left. I called to have it sent out, I went to the distribution center where it was shipped from. WHERE IS IT? 1/

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

Here is your @UPS employee, leaving at 12:20. That is more than two hours before the window. People were available to sign by 1pm.

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

@DrDadSays I hate this. Idk if it's worse that we had it and have lost it or the years long wait while adults were having their hot vaxx summer.

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

In what appears to be an unfortunate oversight, @CITYOFMESA blocked off this part of the playground at Countryside Park off of Southern. While the guardrail is fixed, they never removed this, so now we have stairs to nowhere.

Can we get this fixed please?

[The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru @Garrett_Archer]

A reminder that we are still waiting for election day ballots in Arizona due to a new state law requiring dropped off ballots to be counted at the vote centers prior to transport.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Want an example of a broken system? Florida DIDN’T “reject” the proposal to include a right to abortion in the constitution — they voted 58.2% in favor of abortion rights. But it needed 60% to pass, so it failed WITH A MAJORITY.

Can’t imagine what Florida women must be thinking.

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

In Arizona, we are required to manually examine and document EVERY SINGLE BALLOT.

This is an example log sheet of a tray of 200 envelopes, 400 ballots that my partner and I just processed.

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

@DefectiveBecca Becca, hugs! I've been the mom approaching something similar before. So I feel this, in some shadow of a measure. I send you a long, deep hug that stretches out your muscles and sinews and enables you to take one *deep* breath. Thank you for reminding us what matters.

[Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com on Bsky @ErinInTheMorn]

Incredible news.

Missouri officially passes Amendment 3, codifying abortion rights into law.

This is despite anti-trans attacks against the amendment, stating it would allow "sex change surgeries on young kids," a common Republican line against abortion rights amendments.

[ABC15 Arizona @abc15]

#BREAKING: Unsubstantiated bomb threats were reportedly made today toward four Navajo Nation voting sites, believed to have come from a Russian source. WHAT WE KNOW ⬇️ https://t.co/t2hLCTkv03

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

Also, when the margins are razor thin, unofficial results can't be used to just "call" the race. It comes down to every last vote. CA or UT, we know who their statewide elected were before the first vote was tabulated. Not so in AZ. #SwingState

[Jeremy Duda @jeremyduda]

When you hear criticism of how long Maricopa County takes to count ballots, remember this isn't new and it's caused by state law, not county policies. Here's how many days it took in past elections:

2006: 12
2008: 17
2010: 15
2012: 14
2014: 8
2016: 10
2018: 14
2020: 10
2022: 13

[Arizona Secretary of State @AZSecretary]

Remember Mail-In Ballots can still be dropped off at voting locations until 7:00 pm. To find the nearest voting location visit https://t.co/MkqfgUIWzg.

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

The Board of Sups (@maricopacounty / @MaricopaVote ) will have 240+ vote-anywhere voting locations open tomorrow.

Please, please, please check online if you are going at a peak hour (before work, lunch, after work).

All wait times are listed and updated every 15 minutes.

Most voting locations will have short wait times.

But some will have longer lines.

You can avoid those locations by checking:

https://t.co/FxyvKrLmIQ

[Navajo Times @navajotimes]

The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of John Kinsel Sr., a revered Navajo Code Talker who passed away peacefully at the age of 107.

https://t.co/QG7izWL3cy

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

Ask me anything!

We are only 10 days away from early ballots going out voters and from early voting locations opening (Oct.9).

Let me know if you have questions!

Check your status, see your sample ballot, and sign up for ballot-tracking alerts here: https://t.co/FTAroL6Ssb.

[Kara Karlson @KaraKarlson]

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