© Joshua Lott/The Washington Post A sign directs voters to a polling station entrance at the South Phoenix Moose Lodge on Oct. 12, the first day of early voting in Phoenix. PHOENIX — For years, the chair of Arizona’s Republican Party has led attacks on this swing state’s early voting system, warning without evidence that mail-in voting and ballot drop boxes are insecure and unreliable. In a state that has used early voting for decades, the method remains popular. As of Saturday, more than 39 million early votes had been cast nationally, more than all the early votes cast in 2018. Republicans have dominated early voting in Arizona for decades, he noted, but after sustained suspicions, suddenly GOP early-ballot performance decreased.
