2016 Postmortem

think

(11,641 posts) Wed Mar 23, 2016, 10:49 AM Mar 2016

Arizona should give all Democrats pause as to what might occur in the general election there.

Large numbers of Democrats were disenfranchised. I would hope all Democrats would be concerned....

http://usuncut.com/politics/5-examples-voter-suppression-arizona-primary/

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Arizona should give all Democrats pause as to what might occur in the general election there. (Original Post) think Mar 2016 OP

The voters should sue the SOS to make sure that does not happen again. hrmjustin Mar 2016 #1

Something needs to be done. When people are still in line after midnight to vote things aren't right think Mar 2016 #2

The voters should sue....... marions ghost Mar 2016 #10

Bingo! mmonk Mar 2016 #3

Yep. Sadly I believe it is... think Mar 2016 #7

Might? That seems overly optimistic to me. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #4

It was a disgrace. But what's new in American politics. Disenfranchising voters especially new think Mar 2016 #5

To be fair, this IS the primaries. And it is a closed primary here in AZ. AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #6

2/3 of the voters at one polling place were told the computer had them as independents. think Mar 2016 #8

I stand corrected. I just read. There were people who waited all day in line to vote. AgadorSparticus Mar 2016 #9

Sign The WH.gov Petition And Let The Deniers Deny corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #11

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. The voters should sue the SOS to make sure that does not happen again.

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 10:52 AM

Mar 2016

think

(11,641 posts)

2. Something needs to be done. When people are still in line after midnight to vote things aren't right

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 10:54 AM

Mar 2016

marions ghost

(19,841 posts)

10. The voters should sue.......

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 03:32 PM

Mar 2016

Can only be done with help. Bernie did in Ohio.

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/09/bernie_sanders_forced_to_sue_ohio_after_rule_change_bars_17_year_olds_from_voting_in_primary/

Arizona:

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/03/23/bernie-sanders-rips-arizona-republicans-disgraceful-suppression-vote.html

Is Hillary going to help em out in AZ?

mmonk

(52,589 posts)

3. Bingo!

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:04 AM

Mar 2016

It's prelude.

think

(11,641 posts)

7. Yep. Sadly I believe it is...

Reply to mmonk (Reply #3)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:00 PM

Mar 2016

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)

4. Might? That seems overly optimistic to me.

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:20 AM

Mar 2016

Like the sun might rise in the east.

AZ results need to be redone or declared moot. Both the Democratic and republican results.
Given the history of voting problems in Az, only drastic reactions will spur an overhaul of the state voting processes

think

(11,641 posts)

5. It was a disgrace. But what's new in American politics. Disenfranchising voters especially new

Reply to Half-Century Man (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:49 AM

Mar 2016

ones seems pretty much acceptable even here....

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)

6. To be fair, this IS the primaries. And it is a closed primary here in AZ.

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:56 AM

Mar 2016

If you are registered as a democrat, you can only vote in the democratic primary. Likewise, if you are a Republican, you can only vote in tge republican primaries. If you are registered as an independent, then, NO. You can't vote in the primaries. I am betting a lot of independents showed up and got turned away.

think

(11,641 posts)

8. 2/3 of the voters at one polling place were told the computer had them as independents.

Reply to AgadorSparticus (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 12:01 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511559416

That's more than just voters not knowing the rules....

AgadorSparticus

(7,963 posts)

9. I stand corrected. I just read. There were people who waited all day in line to vote.

Reply to think (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:53 PM

Mar 2016

That is simply ridiculous. They cut 200 polling places down to just 60. Unreal....

corbettkroehler

(1,898 posts)

11. Sign The WH.gov Petition And Let The Deniers Deny

Reply to think (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 07:48 PM

Mar 2016

http://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/investigate-voter-fraud-and-voter-suppression-arizona-3222016-democratic-party

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