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Bucky

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Thu Oct 25, 2012, 05:21 PM Oct 2012

2nd incident of Maricopa County handing out Spanish voter ID cards with the wrong election date

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/problems-keep-cropping-maricopa-misi

Problems Keep Cropping Up With Maricopa Misinformation

Remember how, last week, we reported that Maricopa County, Arizona, had handed out voter ID cards in Spanish with the wrong date on them -- but were assured that the problem was limited to only fifty or so people.

Now a second incident makes clear that the problem may be more widespread than at first glance:

Last week, the department made the same mistake on a Spanish-language voter registration card it issued to a Hispanic woman. Yesterday it was on a bookmark the department distributed to Spanish-speaking voters.

Maricopa County’s latest error angered many leaders from various Latino organizations across the state, including members from two large organizations that have registered thousands of Latinos to vote.

As Stephen Lemons notes, the elections office, led by a Republican named Helen Purcell, has come under siege for these and other misinformation problems, which included a false media report by a local CBS station that may well have harmed the work of local GOTV volunteers.

In response, Purcell has promised a public-relations campaign to try to dispel any misinformation that it may have inadvertently issued.

An investigation, frankly, would be more reassuring.


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2nd incident of Maricopa County handing out Spanish voter ID cards with the wrong election date (Original Post) Bucky Oct 2012 OP
not in sheriff joe's county! noiretextatique Oct 2012 #1
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