Arizona Democrats call for probe into voter suppression claims

[Bubzer]

"Let's be clear -- voter suppression happened on March 22. We don't know at this point if it was by chance or by planning, but no matter what, there's nothing we can do to deny that voter suppression happened," he said. "Sitting and standing in line four to five hours to vote, even if you end up voting, is still voter suppression. And the fact that people are not questioning whether their vote is counted at all is also suppression."

Historically, the Department of Justice had to approve any changes in voting procedure in Arizona because of the state's history of discrimination against minorities in voting. But a Supreme Court decision in 2013 allowed Arizona to begin making changes without federal oversight. Leaders said if federal scrutiny had been required before making changes, Tuesday's situation would have never happened.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who lost Arizona to Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, called the situation "a disgrace."

"In the United States of America, democracy is the foundation of our way of life," the Democratic presidential hopeful said Wednesday. "And what happened in Arizona is a disgrace. I hope that every state in this country learns from that and learns how to put together a proper election where people can come in and vote in a timely manner and go back to work."

I think it's time for Ms. Purcell to lose her job.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/24/politics/arizona-voting-investigation-department-justice/index.html

[rhett o rick]

1. k&r

[No Vested Interest]

2. The county official responsible for this snafu (in the original sense of the word)-

was interviewed on Chris Hayes Show (I think- or Rachel Maddow).
She admitted she was responsible, and that money saving was part of the equation.

[99th_Monkey]

3. States 'save Money' by denying people's right to vote and poisoning a city's children

[lpbk2713]

4. IOKIYAR

Standard GOP tactics here. They do WTF they want to do and then
come up with feeble alibis after it is too late to make any difference.

[corbettkroehler]

5. Sign The WH.gov Petition To Demand A Re-Vote

The first petition to demand an investigation was great but we also must demand a re-vote. Sign here:

http://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/do-revote-arizona-primary-due-voter-suppression

[Land of Enchantment]

17. Signed it and sent it off to others. What stunned me was the part where Helen Purcell was forced

to admit that they receive $1.25 for every Independent but did not allow them to vote. The crowd went wild. The other truly interesting part was the man who is the Director of the Elections Board (?) who said he warned her about the lack of polls, locations far away from the 'poorer' areas and that as a former member of their legislature---YES---a revote is not out of the question.

[Land of Enchantment]

18. correction--not polls---polling places.....nt

[Raster]

7. DONE!

Purposeful and willful voter suppression and electoral fraud!

[DhhD]

8. What did Arizona do with its HAVA Grant?

https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AwrBT4UH2vVWlXsAzPil87UF;_ylc=X1MDOTU4MTA0NjkEX3IDMgRmcgMEZ3ByaWQDcDVWNWVxR2NTaDJ1Ylc1dHVuTXpNQQRuX3JzbHQDMARuX3N1Z2cDMARvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAwRxc3RybAMyMQRxdWVyeQNIQVZBIEdyYW50cyB0byBzdGF0ZXMEdF9zdG1wAzE0NTg5NTI3MTU-?p=HAVA+Grants+to+states&fr=sfp&fr2=sb-top-search&iscqry=


http://www.azsos.gov/hava


Here is what Texas did with their 2010 HAVA Grant:
http://sos.state.tx.us/elections/hava/pdf/051110-supplemental-award.pdf

Page 2 is about setting up voting areas.

[mdbl]

9. thanks to big fat Tony

and his minions on the SCOTUS.

[Bubzer]

11. Hmmm...good question. Dont know that I've ever looked into it.

[Dont call me Shirley]

12. Goldwater territory.

[me b zola]

13. K&R

[FairWinds]

14. OK, so why aren't people rioting in the streets?

Actually, I would condone and recommend blocking streets, but
not destroying property. Be smart, be respectful, be strategic . .

But understand, if you continue to passively accept whatever the
ONE PERCENT dishes out, it is only going to get worse.

Home of the brave ? Not hardly.

Veterans For Peace

[Bubzer]

16. "why aren't people rioting in the streets" Are you willing to lead by example?

You seem to know what needs to be done... why not get it started?

[FairWinds]

19. I've led by example, including in the streets,

for over 45 years.

How about you? Always waiting for someone to stand up for your rights?

It does not work that way.

Veterans For Peace

[Bubzer]

20. A little presumptive on your part.

I don't ask people to do what I myself haven't already done.

I, however, wont advocate riots... and the resulting violence that would ensue.
Peaceful protests? Absolutely. I've led a few, and participated in more... but not riots.

If you want people to be more active, consider becoming a leader that gets that action going. The democratic party is always in need of leaders... especially ones who are ethically grounded. It would be a bit more productive than implying people are cowards.

Also, before thinking that no one is doing anything positive, take a look at this:

[Helen Borg]

15. Ms Purcell believes the problem is the voters.

Too many of them showed up in line! That is the real problem. Get rid of her. Now.