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In the discussion thread: Arizona election results: 524,633 early, provisional ballots yet to be counted [View all]

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:16 PM

Coyotl (5,153 posts)

9. Provisional ballots ensure people get to vote if they show up and are qualified

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So, in some ways this is a good thing, that that many were not turned away. But, we must ask, "What causes so many votes to be provisional?"

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38 replies	Author	Time	Post
Arizona election results: 524,633 early, provisional ballots yet to be counted [View all]	highplainsdem	Nov 2012	OP
Oh how refreshing! Another state joins the club.	KaryninMiami	Nov 2012	#1
The common link	ThumperNM	Nov 2012	#33
This post was hidden by jury decision.	GnarlyCarly	Nov 2012	#38
That's enough to flip the Senate seat	Renew Deal	Nov 2012	#2
also enough to evict Arpaio.	politicat	Nov 2012	#4
What's been counted so far has already but Barber back into a slight lead in his race last i checked	Mr.Turnip	Nov 2012	#5
I think Barber's up by more than he was down for the last couple days.	sweetloukillbot	Nov 2012	#13
wow, that many votes sure could, since most are Dem. This crap has to stop.	Divine Discontent	Nov 2012	#8
172,196 p ballots x 45-minutes each = long time...	kerouac2	Nov 2012	#3
They're doing 1500 an hour.	progressoid	Nov 2012	#6
KNR Thanks highplainsdem	Cha	Nov 2012	#7
Provisional ballots ensure people get to vote if they show up and are qualified	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#9
I worked the polls in AZ.........and these are some of the reasons	thelordofhell	Nov 2012	#10
When you are saying district, do you mean precinct?	sweetloukillbot	Nov 2012	#12
Yes.....precincts	thelordofhell	Nov 2012	#14
Were there a lot of folks without ID? Please see comment #27. n/t	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#28
3	thelordofhell	Nov 2012	#31
Basically the same as in Ohio	Maeve	Nov 2012	#30
SOS Husted send every voter an absentee application.	LisaL	Nov 2012	#36
How did they call all these races when they knew there were so many ballots still uncounted?	KathieG	Nov 2012	#11
MSNBC Had A Segment The Other Day	DallasNE	Nov 2012	#15
isn't that a hell of a lot of provisional ballots?	newspeak	Nov 2012	#20
Isn't it a coincidence the way	StarryNite	Nov 2012	#16
Oh, no coincidence. This is clearly planned and widespread	BlueCaliDem	Nov 2012	#17
I'm in AZ and all votes will be counted.	former9thward	Nov 2012	#19
It actually appears to be a very large number. Even OH has ~3-fold less provsional ballots.	LisaL	Nov 2012	#21
A "precinct" worker in Phoenix told me they	poverlay	Nov 2012	#18
Then they weren't doing their job	thelordofhell	Nov 2012	#26
How much you want to bet that hispanic looking folks were told they weren't on the rolls	bushisanidiot	Nov 2012	#22
If we had same day registering and voting in AZ like we did in NC then AZ would be blue.	grantcart	Nov 2012	#23
I lived in Tucson and then Mesa for many years	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#25
The Federal Government should withhold funding	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#24
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Voters that did not have ID have to present it by Wednesday to election office	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#27
Does anyone have a link to an Arizona dot gov site that has the results?	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#29
azsos.gov nt	JusticeForAll	Nov 2012	#37
Most of this could have been avoided...	cgnick	Nov 2012	#32
I hope it's being monitored.I also hope they recount Minnesota's votes that went to Batshit Bachmann	judesedit	Nov 2012	#34
What democracy in AZ ?????	U2can	Nov 2012	#35

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