Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2016 3:59:31 GMT -6
PHOENIX (AP) — Fresh off a troubled presidential primary marked by long lines and frustrated voters, Arizona officials are debating changes in how the state weighs in on the race for the White House.
Arizona's top election official, Republican Secretary of State Michele Reagan, is supporting legislation that would stop state presidential primary funding and push Arizona to a party-funded caucus system. Meanwhile, nearby Utah is considering going the opposite direction — returning to a primary — after its caucuses Tuesday saw disappointing turnout and voter confusion.
Another Arizona Republican, Gov. Doug Ducey, wants to include even more potential voters and is demanding election fixes to avoid a repeat of Tuesday's hours-lines lines at polls in the state's largest county.
Ducey's spokesman said Friday he doesn't support ending presidential primaries, pointing to high voter interest. Instead he wants changes to a law that keeps independents from voting.
Read more: azdailysun.com/ap/politics/long-lines-hurt-push-to-end-arizona-presidential-primaries/article_e1ccaecb-524d-53ff-917c-4cf6356de96a.html
Arizona's top election official, Republican Secretary of State Michele Reagan, is supporting legislation that would stop state presidential primary funding and push Arizona to a party-funded caucus system. Meanwhile, nearby Utah is considering going the opposite direction — returning to a primary — after its caucuses Tuesday saw disappointing turnout and voter confusion.
Another Arizona Republican, Gov. Doug Ducey, wants to include even more potential voters and is demanding election fixes to avoid a repeat of Tuesday's hours-lines lines at polls in the state's largest county.
Ducey's spokesman said Friday he doesn't support ending presidential primaries, pointing to high voter interest. Instead he wants changes to a law that keeps independents from voting.
Read more: azdailysun.com/ap/politics/long-lines-hurt-push-to-end-arizona-presidential-primaries/article_e1ccaecb-524d-53ff-917c-4cf6356de96a.html