In the most recent Primary Elections, the Maricopa County Recorders shut down 70% of the polling places, making less than 60 polling places available to voters compared to the almost 200 that were operating in the 2012 elections. 800,000 people were expected to vote in this election, twice the number of people who voted in 2012. The average wait times for most lines were 3-5 hours. The immense amount of traffic made the roads extremely dangerous to drive on. Lines were out the doors and some even extended into the street. There were instances where people fainted and some voters had to leave after hours of waiting because they couldn't stand anymore. Since the polls opened, the news reported on the lines and the wait times at the polling places and received multiple complaints from voters. Never has voting been so complicated in Maricopa County and it is driving people away from voting. On social media people were claiming that their voting rights were being suppressed. The Maricopa County Recorders knew this was coming and should have been prepared. There was no logical reason to close so many polling places if there were so many expected voters. The Maricopa County Recorders should be held responsible for their actions.