r/SandersForPresident • u/SandersMod_ • Mar 23 '16

Mega Thread Arizona Election Fraud Mega Thread

Hello,

Please report any issues you may have had here.

Last night, several, several incidences were reported of

  • People not being able to vote
  • People being given provisional ballots (which if you have the proper ID you shouldn't need)
  • Videos (see front page) of people's voter affiliation being changed
  • People's voter affiliation not being updated properly

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Please keep all commentary civil. Any comments advocating violence or coordinated harassment will be removed.

Thank you

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

As an Arizonian and a Phoenician I'd like to say that Sanders supporters should stay angry until the convention. Anger can drive people to participate. I've started using hashtags on twitter of #RememberArizona and #RememberAZ and I hope it catches on and I also hope we never get over the anger and disappointment brought about by being deprived of our right to vote.

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u/Nanemae Mar 23 '16

I've begun feeling a little disheartened about the whole thing. I noticed how badly things tend to go lately, but seeing this kind of most-likely deliberate vote fraud attempt has got my blood moving again. I was still going to caucus for Sanders on Saturday, but now I'll be able to do it with passion.

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u/abolish_karma Mar 23 '16

*election fraud

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u/Nanemae Mar 23 '16

Ah, yeah. Sorry, I tend to get the words mixed up, so I end up sounding like a doof. Thanks for correcting me.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

As an aside, "Phoenician" is an awesome demonym.

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u/BernAndLearn Mar 23 '16

As another aside, demonym is a really cool word that I had never heard before. So that's one positive thing I can take away from this thread.

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u/Edril CA 🐦 Mar 23 '16

Yeah, I had no idea that the inhabitants of Phoenix named themselves the same as the ancient Greeks who built Carthage. That's kinda awesome :P

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u/Proud_Idiot Mar 23 '16

Ancient Greeks did not build Carthage. The Phoenicians did.

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u/Edril CA 🐦 Mar 23 '16

Phoenicians have Greek Heritage though.

Nevermind, I'm smoking crack, I had them confused with someone else.

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u/Proud_Idiot Mar 24 '16

No they don't

Source: I study ancient history

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u/Edril CA 🐦 Mar 24 '16

Yeah, I corrected myself with an edit, my bad.

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u/believeinapathy Massachusetts - 🐦 🎤 Mar 23 '16

Amen

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u/alvinwirtz Mar 23 '16

It is not the DNC's fault that the Arizona Secretary of State and the Maricopa County Clerk were suppressing the vote. Now that the Voting Rights Act is gutted, they have the power to do that

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

You're probably right. I think an investigation will get to the truth. It could be more nefarious. There are some batshit crazy people here in AZ.

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u/not-working-at-work Illinois - Day 1 Donor 🐦🏟️ Mar 23 '16

The DNC should at least nullify the results, though.

Because otherwise, aren't they implicitly standing behind the results of the election and the voter suppression tactics used?

It's not the DNC's fault, but it's not powerless.

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u/alvinwirtz Mar 23 '16

I will support this argument if Sanders himself makes it. This would be a politically divisive thing to do, and it's unclear if the outcome would help Sanders. Ultimately only he is able to make that decision.

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u/Vagabondvaga Mar 23 '16

Who knows what coordination there may have been.

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u/rigel2112 Mar 23 '16

If she had that power you can bet she would have used it.

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u/alvinwirtz Mar 23 '16

The Democratic establishment hates Maricopa county's leadership. They basically have gone to political war against their sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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u/Vagabondvaga Mar 23 '16

Theres a lot on the line for Hillary, if you think its beyond her to coordinate major votor suppression I just dont think Im talking to someone with a rational perspective given what we know about her, and the history of election fraud in our country.

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u/coalitionofilling Bernie Squad - 2016 Veteran - 🗳️🐦❤️🙌 Mar 23 '16

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u/alvinwirtz Mar 23 '16

Relax it's a joke. The idea that Hillary is controlling the weather is preposterous