How Arizona Republicans' voter purge scheme blew up in their faces: analysis - eviltoast

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Data obtained by Just Security sheds light on exactly why Richer’s filing concerned Arizona Republicans so much.

Overall, registered Republicans represented 37 percent of the voters affected by the glitch, while registered Democrats made up 27 percent and unaffiliated voters represented 29 percent.

Democratic Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes tells Just Security that the GOP’s reversal on this issue shows how little they care for actually maintaining election integrity.

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    "In my effort to affirm nearly 100,000 Arizonans who hadn’t yet provided citizenship documentation into fully registered voters, the Republican Party and state legislative leaders joined the initiative,” Fontes said. “Their involvement was not out of concern for non-citizen voting—which they know isn’t an issue—but because more Republicans would have been affected, potentially altering legislative control and impacting certain initiatives. This was about political self-preservation. At this point, Arizona Republicans can no longer credibly claim that their concern is non-citizen voting.”

    Never listen to what the GOP says, look instead to what actions they take, as that is a much better gauge of their thinking. Actions speak louder than words.

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      Never listen to what the GOP says, look instead to what actions they take, as that is a much better gauge of their thinking. Actions speak louder than words.

      I’d say that’s good advice about anyone and everyone, tbh.

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    I’m in FL and I’m voting early just in case crap like this pops up. I hate voting early - every asshole in the county is camped out at the few early voting places to harass and cajole people who just want to vote. But I’m going.

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    I’m sure they’ll cheat to further support themselves and nothing will ever be done about it.