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LiberalArkie

(15,708 posts)
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:03 AM Mar 2016

Just after midnight, after 5-hour wait, final voter casts ballot in downtown Phoenix

Democratic Party officials say they heard reports of 'large numbers of complaints'; Phoenix polling place runs out of ballots

Hundreds of voters were still in line at Maricopa County polling places when the Associated Press projected Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton as the winners of the night. But that didn't stop the people still waiting to vote.

Voter experienced long lines at the polls for Arizona's presidential primaries Tuesday because of fewer polling sites this year in Maricopa County. Here are the latest updates from our team throughout the day and night:

After 11 p.m.: Voting until the bitter end


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http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/03/22/live-arizona-primary-coverage-presidential-preference-election/82096726/
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Just after midnight, after 5-hour wait, final voter casts ballot in downtown Phoenix (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2016 OP
This is a travesty. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #1
Count all of AZ provisional ballots lmbradford Mar 2016 #2
They really do not care what people think. Haven't for years because the clerks keep getting LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #3

lmbradford

(517 posts)
2. Count all of AZ provisional ballots
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:36 AM
Mar 2016

I think both campaigns should want the appearance of validity and count all of those votes that were suspect. Get a court order and take care of the voters for a change. The establishment R's are responsible, the Dems need to fix it for their constituents.

LiberalArkie

(15,708 posts)
3. They really do not care what people think. Haven't for years because the clerks keep getting
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 11:38 AM
Mar 2016

voted back in. It is always the vote counters that are the problem. And they like the status quo.

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