You can do it, Rob! Or, at least, you can vote... sometimes
Rob Schneider's voting history is as inconsistent as his career.
Comedian and actor Rob Schneider, best known for his roles in Adam Sandler movies, notably moved from California to Arizona during the pandemic in 2020. He has repeatedly called Arizona a “free state,” aligning it more closely with his Republican views compared to California.
Recently, Schneider hinted — perhaps jokingly — about running for governor due to his dissatisfaction with how Arizona counts votes. His frustration stems from the time it takes to process late-early ballots, which are dropped off on Election Day and require signature verification before being tabulated. This process, designed to ensure accuracy, can delay final results by several days.
Arizona's system is well-known to longtime residents, but the state’s swing status attracts national attention and often criticism over its vote-counting timeline. Media outlets are cautious, frequently waiting days or even weeks to declare winners.
Republican Maricopa County Supervisor Tom Galvin responded to Schneider’s critique on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “Rob, thanks for watching the press conference. Maricopa County expects 400,000 ballot envelopes will be dropped off today. Those have to be verified, opened, & then 800,000 pages will be fed into tabulators. We have room if you want to help, Rob. You can do it!”
Schneider’s own voting history reveals some contradictions. While he posted in 2022, “I’m voting for Kari Lake,” records show he didn’t vote at all that year. He also skipped voting in primary elections in 2020, 2022, and 2024. This means his only chance to vote for Lake would have been this month in her failed U.S. Senate bid against Ruben Gallego.
Maricopa County confirmed Schneider mailed in his 2024 general election ballot, though his voter file doesn’t yet reflect a completed vote.
Additional details from Schneider’s voter file include:
He lives in District 2 in Maricopa County, likely voting for Republican Supervisor Tom Galvin over Democratic nominee Julie Cieniawski.
He is on the Active Early Voting List.
He is not listed as a poll worker.
While it’s unlikely Schneider will seriously run for governor in 2026, his skipped votes, especially in the critical 2022 election where Democrats swept Arizona’s top offices, could haunt him in such a bid.