April 2015 article: "Thousands of Arizona Voting Ballots Going Uncounted Every Election..."

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/thousands-of-arizona-voting-ballots-going-uncounted-every-election-report-says-6647558

"When it comes to disenfranchising eligible voters, Arizona is, unfortunately, a national leader," the report states. "These discarded votes were not the result of fraud, which is so extremely rare it borders on nonexistent. These were eligible voters - sometimes confused, sometimes misinformed or merely forgetful, sometimes willfully targeted because they share a common last name."

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Provisional ballots are those cast at polls, but aren't quite the same as the regular ballot. If a voter didn't bring ID, or the voter's name wasn't on the roster at that precinct, the voter had a name or address change, or the person already requested an early ballot, then they vote with a provisional ballot, and the counties then determine whether those votes count.

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Many election laws in Arizona are defended as voter-fraud protections or attempts to protect the integrity of elections, but the Arizona Advocacy Network argues that doesn't add up, when you compare the documented cases of voter fraud with the number of rejected ballots:

It appears votes not being counted in Arizona is not exactly a new problem, but one that has been ongoing for some time.

Sam