VIDEO: The Arizona Election is Already a Hot Mess

Americans from Maine to Hawaii vote today in the 2022 Mid Term Elections. Arizona got weird before noon as viral videos showed polling stations turning away voters. We look at what's happening so far.

Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

What a surprise! On this election day, voter chaos showed up on the Twitter radar before lunch.

Maricopa County, Arizona appears to be ground zero right now. Reports have been coming steadily from voters who are sharing stories about ballot machines malfunctioning. Many reportedly were turned away—being told because of the technical issues, they could not vote and would simply need to leave.

Like this polling station at a church in Mesa, AZ:

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson

Reports of Machines not working at Central Christian church in Mesa, Arizona now: What is going on in Arizona?

Meanwhile, at another church in Scottsdale, AZ:

DoBetterAZ.com @realerichayes

Scottsdale Arizona: 11735 N SCOTTSDALE RD… Machines are down all over the place.. Many COULDN’T even get their votes counted.. This is happening all just Maricopa county not just at this location.. Why is this happening @stephen_richer @katiehobbs ?? https://t.co/hxDkNkzEGg

Kari Lake’s phone blew up this morning as she was flooded with calls from voters “in tears” over what was happening to them at the polls.

“After we win, there’s going to be a come to Jesus for elections in Arizona.” Kari Lake

Disclose.tv @disclosetv

NOW - Kari Lake: "This is incompetency. I hope it's not malice."

It’s hard to say at the moment if these incidents in AZ reflect something big and nefarious, or was this just a few polling stations not running smoothly and getting magnified on social media?

However - Kari Lake’s opponent for Governor happens to be the one responsible for any and all election breakdowns or malfeasance in AZ:

Show Me The Farmers @davedoestrading

@disclosetv AZ Secretary of State in charge of elections... @katiehobbs Who is also conveniently running for AZ Governor.

katiehobbs.orgKatie Hobbs for Governor | A Champion for Every ArizonanBorn and raised in the Grand Canyon State, Katie Hobbs has dedicated her life to listening to her community and helping solve difficult challenges for the people of Arizona. A fearless advocate for Arizona, Katie is ready to bring transparency and accountability to the Governor’s office and deliver…

Let’s hope for the good people of AZ, that the other 99.999 percent of their polling stations went as well as this one:

Rafael Carranza 🌵 @RafaelCarranza

This is the line to vote at ASU in Tempe. Most of the voters are college students. One of them told me he waited 40 minutes, but was otherwise a smooth process. There are also dozens of volunteers canvassing or handing out pizza.

If you happen to be reading this while standing in line to vote this evening - read this:

VOTE.ORG @votedotorg

As polls start to close across the United States, we have a very important message to share: If you're in line when polls close, stay in line. You can vote. If anyone says differently, call the Election Protection Hotline ⬇️ • #Election2022 #StayInLine

Speaking of conspiracies - Glenn Greenwald reports that “election denial” is already happening in Democrat Party surrogates and platforms:

Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald

MSNBC is already airing their pundits to call into question whether the results of tonight's elections will be fair and legitimate. Isn't doing this supposed to be a threat to democracy or something?

Tom Elliott @tomselliott

MSNBC's @DrJasonJohnson on Georgia: "The level of voter suppression is beyond anything that we saw in 2018 ... we can’t say that whatever happens tonight is a fair and equitable election" https://t.co/WxPGLH0lLA

Interestingly, the San Francisco Chronicle reports that VP Kamala Harris is hustling for votes out in her home state of California - a state that is (supposedly) solid blue. Why would she spend her time there?

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle

.@KamalaHarris is canvassing in L.A., urging Californians to "restore our democracy" by voting. She said "there's so much at stake," including Proposition 1, which would enshrine abortion rights into California's Constitution. #CAElection #ElectionDay

sfchronicle.comCalifornia Election Day Live Updates: Prop. 30, ballot measure on electric cars, remains a toss-upThe fate of California Proposition 30, which would raise taxes on wealthy people to pay...

~ Latest Election Maps Show Massive GOP Win in the House - GOP Doing Well in Senate

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Final @CookPolitical House outlook: an unusually uneven landscape, with a 15-30 seat GOP gain the likeliest outcome but a wide range of possibilities.

cookpolitical.comFinal House Ratings: A Clear GOP Edge, and a Wide Range of Possible GainsA dearth of high-quality public polling has made House races tricky to forecast this year, relative to the last midterm in 2018. But a House control appears easily within the GOP’s reach — with the biggest remaining mystery the size of that majority.

Interesting Read from The Gateway Pundit: TGP Readers Report Election Officials Are Handing Out Sharpies at Polling Stations Across the Country – And We All Know Why!

In mid-July Sharpiegate was back in the news:

After this post, a number of individuals shared that they too were handed a sharpie when voting in the 2020 Election.  These messages came from all across the country: Chicago; Sun City, AZ; Upland, CA; San Diego, CA; Fountain, CA; Idaho; Nevada; and, Pennsylvania.

Then we discovered exactly how sharpies were used in the 2020 Election – intentionally to disquality Trump voters.

The Gateway Pundit received emails from more readers who had this happen across the country.

Then in July 2021 an email was released at a county meeting by Maricopa County Elections Assistant Director Kelly Dixon.

In the email dated October 22, 2020, Dixon writes to notify election clerks that they must issue ballpoint pens every day prior to Election Day.

Then…

“We NEED to use markers on Election Day,” she writes.

Why did they only use markers on Election Day?

Election Wizard 🇺🇸 @ElectionWiz

Despite the problems in Maricopa County, precinct data shows a massive sea of red. Republicans are TURNING OUT BIG on Election Day. Continue to stay in line and vote!

We’ll close out with this interesting report coming from a surprising source:

The Associated Press @AP

A record number of Black women are running as conservatives in races across America this midterm election. After a year of speaking with them around the country, @AP’s @mshilary shares why these Black women don't want race to influence their chances to win. #Election2022