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Paper changes caused Maricopa County printer failure: report

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    AP English Worldstream - English, 04/10/2023
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    • Abstract:
      PHOENIX (AP) — Problems with ballot printers that caused lines to back up at some Phoenix-area polling places last year were not caused by malicious actions but by changes to the paper, a retired Arizona Supreme Court justice concluded in a report released Monday.County officials used longer ballots on thicker paper than had been used previously, changes that were made in part to respond to unfounded conspiracy theories but which pushed the printers to the edge of their capabilities, former Justice Ruth McGregor wrote. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]