Reports from the ground in Arizona suggested that there was a high voter turnout — with lines that reportedly took some voters nearly 90 minutes to reach their destination — as residents voted in the state’s primary on Tuesday.
Here are some of the tweets about the lengthy lines:
Taking a break from sports to work on Arizona election. Long lines in Maricopa w/ just 60 polling places. #AZVotes https://t.co/dFjGHQPlKD
— Michael A. Giarrusso (@MichaelG1) March 23, 2016
Lines Are Long For Arizona’s Presidential-Preference Election: Polling places are open until 7 p.m. https://t.co/u1oeD5CRxa
— NewsTalk 550 KFYI (@KFYI) March 22, 2016
Long lines at polling places in Arizona today. Some report waits if 90 minutes or more: https://t.co/X6NOThsyDj
— Anne Ryman (@anneryman) March 22, 2016
Live updates: Long lines at Arizona primary polling spots https://t.co/LXK6dQa0mW via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/2tHGEKo0nR
— Rebekah L. Sanders (@RebekahLSanders) March 22, 2016
Not ON TV: #Arizona w major voting issues, from voters not getting a mail-in ballot, long lines & few polling places pic.twitter.com/R8kZugSjVt
— #ForThePeople (@BernieVolunteer) March 23, 2016
#BREAKING: Waits of up to 3 hours reported at Arizona primary locations across Phoenix metro area. https://t.co/xMqySzvayI
— 12 News (@12News) March 22, 2016
Lines out the doors for Arizona primary voting. Media reports officials having a hard time keeping up with crowds. pic.twitter.com/1tXEOyrdMr
— John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) March 22, 2016
