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grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 09:12 AM Mar 2016

Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet

[/quote]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.[/quote]

http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/elviadiaz/2016/03/22/maricopa-county-election-officials-writing-off-voters-you-bet/82145554/

Video at link.

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Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet (Original Post) grossproffit Mar 2016 OP
Direct from the field. Excellent article. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #1
Now hillary supporters will excuse this & have no grounds when happens again in general election Land Shark Mar 2016 #2
huh? One can oppose voter disenfranchisement without launching into absurd geek tragedy Mar 2016 #3
Way too many denied the vote Land Shark Mar 2016 #4
 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
3. huh? One can oppose voter disenfranchisement without launching into absurd
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 10:11 AM
Mar 2016

conspiracy theories involving Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and the Freemasons.

Fix the voting problems, yes.

Dispute the validity of the results yesterday, no.

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