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Cha

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14. Thanks for the explanation stillone.. more or less what I gathered.. also, one Ms Helen
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:02 AM
Mar 2016

Purcell(R)..

Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet

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.

So we looked at an area, and factored into that how many early ballots we usually get in that area and how many people normally vote at the polls. We didn’t look at it as legislative districts. We looked at the overall picture of our voters.”

So, it is no coincidence many poor and predominantly Latino areas didn’t get a polling place. Purcell and her staff figured few of them vote anyway.

She just decided to discount them. Really.

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

Arizona voters wait hours after GOP official closes polls: ‘It’s almost like they want to disenfranchise us’

Arizona voters wait hours after GOP official closes polls: ‘It’s almost like they want to disenfranchise us’

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/arizona-voters-wait-hours-after-gop-official-closes-polls-its-almost-like-they-want-to-disenfranchise-us/
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Thanks for the explanation stillone.. more or less what I gathered.. also, one Ms Helen Cha Mar 2016 #14
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