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(11,641 posts)
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:09 AM Mar 2016

Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet

Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet

Elvia Díaz, La Voz | azcentral.com 7:39 p.m. MST March 22, 2016

For weeks, some Democrats have been sounding the alarm about not enough polling places in Maricopa County for Tuesday's presidential primary.

They warned that reducing the number of polling places from 200 during the 2012 primary election to 60 would mean long lines and discourage people from voting.

They said the fact that some predominantly Latino areas got one or none polling places essentially translates into voter suppression.

Before, it was easy to dismiss their claims as pure conspiracy theories. It was difficult to fathom that Maricopa County election officials would purposely design a plan to keep people, especially minorities, away from the polls.

Well, think what you may. But the fact is that voting on Tuesday turned into long waits and traffic nightmares near some polling places, proving their case...

Read more:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2016/03/22/maricopa-county-election-officials-writing-off-voters-you-bet/82145554/
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Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet (Original Post) think Mar 2016 OP
K & R (NT) Eric J in MN Mar 2016 #1
too bad the dems in washington (like bernie) have done nothing about this for the past 7.5 years... msongs Mar 2016 #2
Oh. Now it's Bernie's fault. Got it.... think Mar 2016 #4
Here is the Republican official in charge of elections in Maricopa County. LonePirate Mar 2016 #3
Disgraceful. AzDar Mar 2016 #5

msongs

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2. too bad the dems in washington (like bernie) have done nothing about this for the past 7.5 years...
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:12 AM
Mar 2016

vote/election fraud is pretty much a non issue anymore in the justice department of democratic side of congress, or the independents like sanders

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