Arizona Democratic Party Statement on the Unprecedented Amount of Election Officials Resigning Due to Hate Speech and Violence
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release:
The mass resignation of election officials due to fear of their safety and constant harassment from extreme far-right Arizona Republicans is a dangerous trend for Democracy. Arizona has lost election directors in Yuma County, Cochise County, Yavapai County, Pinal County three times, and County Recorders and elected registrars of voters in Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, Santa Cruz.
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The mass resignation of election officials due to fear of their safety and constant harassment from extreme far-right Arizona Republicans is a dangerous trend for Democracy. Arizona has lost election directors in Yuma County, Cochise County, Yavapai County, Pinal County three times, and County Recorders and elected registrars of voters in Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma, Santa Cruz.
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