phoenix mayor greg stanton call unite state justice department investigate arizona fiasco election.as arizona voters attempt cast vote tuesday presidential preference election thousands force wait line sometimes five hours unable wait include thousands voters work school family commitments well disabilities health problems force leave without cast ballot.as stanton point letter justice department maricopa county officials drastically reduce number available poll sit ahead 2016 election 2008 2016 officials eliminate 85 percent poll locations leave 60 sit open serve community four million people.on wednesday community leaders angry citizens take streets protest obvious voter suppression use maricopa county // cdata // cdata // cdata function id var js fjs d.getelementsbytagname d.getelementbyid id return js d.createelement js.id id js.src `` //connect.facebook.net/en_us/sdk.js xfbml=1 038 version=v2.3 `` fjs.parentnode.insertbefore js fjs document 'script 'facebook-jssdk // gt election protest downtown phoenixposted marc liverman wednesday march 23 2016their complaints fall deaf ears.in letter justice department stanton point reduction poll place primarily impact black latino communities prime example phoenix community majority voters black latino one poll place every 108,000 voters tuesday.on hand primarily white communities like cave creek/carefree one poll site per 8,500 voters hold true majority-white communities include paradise valley one poll location per 13,000 voters fountain hill one poll site every 22,500 voters.but begin story wednesday sondra carr phoenix resident post account saw election day maricopa county stand line hours carr son finally enter poll station.here say happen next.when son vote seven vote booths cardboard dividers privacy seven think seven things need vote look cost dollar fifty sorry buy idea since hear money-saving decision even matter son enter voters inside walk booths voters vote son come stand next purposefully trickle people leave two-thirds booths empty 2000 people wait outside hours.thousands others wait hours cast vote discover party affiliation somehow change voter registration roll voters either turn away altogether force cast provisional ballot.as mayor stanton also state arizona long document history throw provisional ballot accord stanton letter since 2006 arizona officials reject 121,000 provisional ballot number include thousands voters improperly force vote provisional ballot march 22 presidential preference election.while election officials attempt cast blame independent voters claim come vote tuesday election even though legally bar participate two things wrong narrative.first many people register democrats years discover party affiliation change without knowledge permission.second media arizona election officials others also bear large amount blame confusion part independent voters indeed show record number poll actual evidence even happen arizona presidential preference election hold march 22 state primary election.the state hold primary election august 30. actual primary include presidential candidates anyone vote election include independent voters.the presidential preference election close election register members political party participate election.so yes independent voters indeed vote state primary tuesday presidential preference election state primary independent voters allow participate election consistently refer arizona primary actually t.blaming voters try vote disgust tactic especially give confuse system horrify lack clarity media election officials.mayor stanton speak kpnx wednesday watch video phoenix mayor politician criticize tuesday election fiasco wednesday gov doug ducey call long line voter registration issue unacceptable also call change state close presidential preference election.image credit video screen capture via marc liverman facebook phoenix mayor call justice department investigate az election fiasco video