Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumApril 2015 article: "Thousands of Arizona Voting Ballots Going Uncounted Every Election..."
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/thousands-of-arizona-voting-ballots-going-uncounted-every-election-report-says-6647558"When it comes to disenfranchising eligible voters, Arizona is, unfortunately, a national leader," the report states. "These discarded votes were not the result of fraud, which is so extremely rare it borders on nonexistent. These were eligible voters - sometimes confused, sometimes misinformed or merely forgetful, sometimes willfully targeted because they share a common last name."
* * *
Provisional ballots are those cast at polls, but aren't quite the same as the regular ballot. If a voter didn't bring ID, or the voter's name wasn't on the roster at that precinct, the voter had a name or address change, or the person already requested an early ballot, then they vote with a provisional ballot, and the counties then determine whether those votes count.
* * *
Many election laws in Arizona are defended as voter-fraud protections or attempts to protect the integrity of elections, but the Arizona Advocacy Network argues that doesn't add up, when you compare the documented cases of voter fraud with the number of rejected ballots:
It appears votes not being counted in Arizona is not exactly a new problem, but one that has been ongoing for some time.
Sam
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1690 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (15)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
April 2015 article: "Thousands of Arizona Voting Ballots Going Uncounted Every Election..." (Original Post)
Samantha
Mar 2016
OP
Samantha
(9,314 posts)1. Pls keep this kicked so anyone interested can contact this agency for info:Arizona Advocacy Network
It is referenced in this article, and perhaps that agency can give callers information about what they can do if they were refused an opportunity to vote for whatever reason.
Sam
haikugal
(6,476 posts)2. K&R! Thanks for this post!
Samantha
(9,314 posts)6. Thank you for kicking this thread
I think this is really important that we just do not turn the other cheek. We have learned from our past mistakes.
Sam
Segami
(14,923 posts)3. kick!
Samantha
(9,314 posts)7. Thank you, Segami
Tomorrow is another day, and I am sure this matter will be looked at closely. We just can't pretend it never happened.
Sam
jillan
(39,451 posts)5. The shit is going to hit the fan. Twitter is going nuts about what happened today. Protests tomorrow
The light has been turned on and the Kocharoaches in this state have been exposed.