In an unusual twist to Arizona’s presidential primary election controversy, a Valley civil rights activist stood with Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell Wednesday afternoon and personally declared the issue moot.

“There is no present threat to voting rights and civil rights in Arizona’s elections,” said Jarrett Maupin, a civil rights activist in Phoenix. Maupin appeared to absolve Purcell and elections director Karen Osborne of any wrongdoing even though just an hour earlier he had called for them to resign.

“I am no longer joining those few voices that are calling for resignations and investigations into what happened to yesterday’s election,” said Maupin said.

Together, Maupin and Purcell discussed the 724 polling places where voters may cast their ballots in the county in the August primary election. On Tuesday, there were just 60 polling places available in the county, leading to long lines that lasted several hours after the election closed. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton has called for a federal investigation and the Arizona lawmakers are holding a special hearing Monday about the debacle.

Purcell did not go into detail as to why she decided to join Maupin in the news conference. Just an hour earlier, Maupin issued a press release. In the release, Maupin stated: "We cannot afford for her (Purcell) or her director of elections to be in charge of administrating a general election with so much at stake. It is 2016 not 1956 or 1966, what happened during yesterday's election was highly immoral and highly illegal."

During the press conference, Maupin said he had researched the issue and was satisfied Purcell simply miscalculated the amount of polling places that would be needed.

“The ballot counting machines are in fine order. As far as the integrity of the elections go, we will definitely be able to see people vote and have their voting rights and civil rights protected”

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