Post by Logan on Jul 9, 2016 7:59:21 GMT -6
Courts should approve Arizona election plans, lawyers group says
PHOENIX – A group of attorneys wants a judge to order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to craft a plan to ensure next month’s primary is not beset by the same problems that plagued the presidential preference election.
In an emergency motion filed Thursday, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law pointed out that Maricopa County election officials set up just 60 polling places for the March election. The result was some people having to wait five hours to cast a ballot.
Attorneys for the group also said Reagan shares the blame, saying Arizona law makes her responsible for minimizing voter wait times.
The group first raised those issues when they first filed suit a month ago. But now they want Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Hugh Hegyi to order Reagan and County Recorder Helen Purcell to come up with a “comprehensive election administration plan’’ ahead of the Aug. 30 primary and the Nov. 8 general election.
Read more: www.yumasun.com/news/courts-should-approve-arizona-election-plans-lawyers-group-says/article_338b505e-44c0-11e6-8b51-7b67aa6a6f21.html
The dates for the presidential primary, state primary and general election are known expenses that should be budgeted so that citizens have access to vote.
PHOENIX – A group of attorneys wants a judge to order Secretary of State Michele Reagan to craft a plan to ensure next month’s primary is not beset by the same problems that plagued the presidential preference election.
In an emergency motion filed Thursday, the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law pointed out that Maricopa County election officials set up just 60 polling places for the March election. The result was some people having to wait five hours to cast a ballot.
Attorneys for the group also said Reagan shares the blame, saying Arizona law makes her responsible for minimizing voter wait times.
The group first raised those issues when they first filed suit a month ago. But now they want Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Hugh Hegyi to order Reagan and County Recorder Helen Purcell to come up with a “comprehensive election administration plan’’ ahead of the Aug. 30 primary and the Nov. 8 general election.
Read more: www.yumasun.com/news/courts-should-approve-arizona-election-plans-lawyers-group-says/article_338b505e-44c0-11e6-8b51-7b67aa6a6f21.html
The dates for the presidential primary, state primary and general election are known expenses that should be budgeted so that citizens have access to vote.