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Voter intimidation plagues drop boxes across Arizona

Complaints continue to come in around Valley

Voters across the Valley have been facing issues of voter intimidation by groups reportedly dressed in camouflage and geared in tactical vests.

Ruth Costner was dropping off her ballot in Mesa on Oct. 23 when she encountered a group waiting by the ballot box.

“I have not experienced that today, but I feel like it’s my civil right, my citizen’s right to vote. So leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone. Let me do what I have the right to do,” she said.

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