In a general election, Maricopa County is not allowed to use, "vote centers," also called, "super precincts," or, "mega precincts," that reduce the number of polling stations but allow voters to vote anywhere. For the first time ever, because these are presidential preference elections and they are not bound by general election laws, Secretary of State Michele Reagan and County Recorder Helen Purcell rolled out these, "vote centers," on March 22, 2016 without announcing it to the voters, or the media, or anyone really. They just did it.
Here's a list of the known issues with vote centers. Anyone who spends any time learning about vote centers knows these are the issues inherent with them. Our state officials had to know this would be the result. If they didn't, they are incompetent.
1. Vote centers make polling places far less convenient, particularly for more rural voters and the less mobile.
2. Urban areas become gridlocked with traffic during peak times.
3. Parking becomes a major issue.
4. Long lines form at the polls.
5. Randomized audits become next to impossible.
6. It influences voters to choose mail-in ballots which favor establishment candidates and change how the election season works.
7. It takes the poll work away from locals and centralizes it, giving the parties more control.
Any municipality that employs these vote centers without addressing the inherent problems with them is doing it to intentionally to suppress the vote.
Shame on you Maricopa County!
Vote Centers or Super Precincts, from the N.C. Coalition for Verified Voting
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