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Maricopa County, Arizona: Unbelievably Long Line in Arizona Polling Location (Original Post) kgnu_fan Mar 2016 OP
So outrageous! 200 polling sites in Maricopa County is 2012. 60 in 2016. bjo59 Mar 2016 #1
Maricopa County ---- Un-American kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #2
No! atreides1 Mar 2016 #4
Skinflintery, more than likely Gomez163 Mar 2016 #5
Typical GOP tactic. We've seen it for 2 decades now. blm Mar 2016 #6
Just imagine if there had been more than one question on the ballots TheDormouse Mar 2016 #3
These people are heroes. Thank you! zwielicht Mar 2016 #7
kick kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #8
---UNreal! marions ghost Mar 2016 #9
Unfuckingbelievable. Shame on Arizona! ..nt TeeYiYi Mar 2016 #10
That is stunning! suffragette Mar 2016 #12
It's really a different day, and this won't go unremarked or unremembered Babel_17 Mar 2016 #11
Since this is a disgrace no matter who you support I assume Nanjeanne Mar 2016 #13
waiting and looking for the sign.... kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #14
Even the republican governor has addressed it zwielicht Mar 2016 #15
I hope she does recognize that this is outrageous... kgnu_fan Mar 2016 #17
Does anyone know if the corporate media conglomerates have covered this yet? Uncle Joe Mar 2016 #16

bjo59

(1,166 posts)
1. So outrageous! 200 polling sites in Maricopa County is 2012. 60 in 2016.
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:16 PM
Mar 2016

If that's not voter suppression, I don't know what is.

blm

(112,920 posts)
6. Typical GOP tactic. We've seen it for 2 decades now.
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:20 PM
Mar 2016

Republicans don't even care how it looks - they control their states with iron grips and they know it.

TheDormouse

(1,168 posts)
3. Just imagine if there had been more than one question on the ballots
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:19 PM
Mar 2016

These lines were for ballots that asked voters only to select one name.

Imagine if it had been a regular ballot with a bunch of different offices plus ballot initiative questions!

Nanjeanne

(4,878 posts)
13. Since this is a disgrace no matter who you support I assume
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 03:06 PM
Mar 2016

Clinton has made a statement expressing outrage at this apparent voter suppression. Certainly it is everything that Democrats abhor and if, in fact, it was purely a Republican screw up in decimating the number of polling locations and the mix ups with people showing proof they had registered as Democrats but being told the system had them registered otherwise, Hillary should be making a big stink about this. It shouldn't matter to her that she won if she sees such blatant disregard for small "d" democracy.

So, has she made a statement about this yet?

zwielicht

(134 posts)
15. Even the republican governor has addressed it
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 05:43 PM
Mar 2016
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday that the hours-long wait to vote Tuesday in Maricopa Count was "unacceptable" and demanded that elections officials ensure it doesn't happen again. "A big part of yesterday's problem was registered voters showing up, and being told they couldn’t vote," the governor said in a prepared statement. "That's just wrong. If people want to take the time to vote they should be able to, and their vote should be counted."

http://www.12news.com/news/local/arizona/arizona-governor-long-voting-lines-unacceptable/98310621

No word from Clinton yet afaik.

Uncle Joe

(58,112 posts)
16. Does anyone know if the corporate media conglomerates have covered this yet?
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 05:53 PM
Mar 2016

Thanks for the thread, kgnu_fan.

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