Addressing Arizona's 'voter crisis'
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Arizona Public Media reported that Arizona State University's Morrison Institute for Public Policy is holding a forum this week in Tucson to look for solutions to the state's "voter crisis."
Based on the 2012 election turnout of 58 percent, Arizona ranks 43rd among the 50 states. Communications Director Joseph Garcia says the state's democracy is in trouble.
"First thing with a crisis, you have to admit there's a crisis, and second, you have to have a concerted effort to address the crisis, and we think that's where we're at now with our voter crisis," Garcia said.
While a million Arizonans voted in a primary election for the first time this year, Garcia says that doesn't mean the crisis is abating.