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Copeland: No polling places in Sun City?

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I was surprised to learn there is not a single place in Sun City where I can vote on Nov. 3.

When Helen Purcell was in charge, our polling place was printed next to our address on our sample ballot. When I called “Questions? 602-506-1511,” I was told my voting place was in Dysart. I said, “I am a senior citizen and I’m not driving all over the countryside.”

Then I was directed to a church in Peoria, which would have been closer. I was also told there was a church in Sun City where I could vote, but only in October, not on Nov. 3.

While Maricopa County officials seem to be making it easier for a variety of minorities to vote this year, they have forgotten that we, in Sun City, are also a minority — a senior minority — who prefer to vote at a poll close to our home.

Thank you.