----- Original Message -----
From: Laura Packard
To: Paul Joseph Harcz Jr.
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 12:54 PM
Subject: Dept. of Justice: Investigate Arizona voter suppression
What happened in Arizona's election on Tuesday is unacceptable. Phoenix Mayor
Greg Stanton has asked for the DOJ to investigate this voter suppression. Now
it's our turn to keep up the pressure.
Dear MoveOn member,
I'm Laura Packard, a fellow MoveOn member, and I started a petition to U.S.
Attorney General Loretta Lynch, which says:
In Maricopa County, Arizona, the number of polling places was reduced from 200
during the 2012 primary election to just 60 for 2016. Some predominantly Latino
areas only got one or no polling places at all. People had to wait in 5+ hour
lines to vote. Please investigate and put a stop to the voter suppression
before the general election.
Sign Laura's petition
During this past Tuesday's primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona, the
number of polling places was reduced from 200 during the 2012 primary election
to just 60 for 2016.1 Officials were warned that this would mean long lines and
discourage people from voting. But they did it anyway.
Some predominantly Latino areas only got one polling place. Others got none at
all. County officials allocated one polling place for every 108,000 residents
on average in Phoenix, a minority-majority city—but Anglo communities had far
more polling sites per resident. The result was traffic jams, and people had to
wait in 5-hour lines to vote.2,3
Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, in charge of overseeing the election,
told reporters she was sorry people were upset but didn't offer solutions.
The Justice Department can put a stop to this; they are the best hope for
upholding the rights of all Arizona voters. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has
asked for the DOJ to investigate. Now it's our turn to keep up the pressure.
Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your
friends.
Thanks!
—Laura Packard
Sources:
1. "Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet," Arizona
Republic, March 23, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/2331?t=4&akid=163514.33406081.dmeTxT
2. "Our View: A five-hour wait to vote in Arizona primary? That's shameful,"
Arizona Republic, March 23, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/2330?t=6&akid=163514.33406081.dmeTxT
3. "Phoenix mayor asks Justice Department to investigate Arizona voting
delays," CNN News, March 24, 2016
http://act.moveon.org/go/2367?t=8&akid=163514.33406081.dmeTxT
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