The emergency petition to extend Sunday's ballot curing deadline was denied by the state's high court due to lack of evidence of disenfranchisement.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court declined Sunday to extend the deadline for voters to fix problems with mail-in ballots, a day after voter rights groups cited reports of delays in vote counting and in notification of voters with problem signatures.

Voter rights groups on Saturday petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to extend the deadline for voters to fix problems with their mail-in ballots following delays in vote counting and notifying voters about problems.

The Arizona Supreme Court declined to extend the state’s deadline for voters to fix problems with their mail ballots after finding no evidence of disenfranchisement. The American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) Arizona arm and the Campaign Legal Center raised concerns that thousands of mail ballots won’t be processed until after Sunday’s 5 p.

The ACLU of Arizona is filing a lawsuit to extend the deadline for curing ballots, especially for voters to respond to problems with their mail-in ballot signatures.

Arizonans whose signatures on early ballots have been questioned won't get more time to fix the problem and ensure their votes are counted.