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March 29, 2016

Arizona: Maricopa County Recorder Apologizes for Primary Voting Mayhem
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In Arizona, protests erupted inside the Legislature during a hearing
over last week's primary voting day, when tens of thousands of people
were unable to vote and many waited hours in line. One person was hauled
away in handcuffs. Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell addressed
Arizona state lawmakers after the number of polling places in the county
was slashed by 70 percent from 2012, from 200 to 60. Purcell apologized
for the mayhem that resulted.

Helen Purcell: "As I said, we made some horrendous mistakes, and I
apologize for that. I can't go back and undo it. I wish that I could,
but I cannot. I can only say that we felt that we were using the best
information that we had available to us and in past history."

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