Michael McDonald for USA Today:

t was bad enough that some Arizona voters had to stand in line for up to five hours after the polls closed in their state’s primary election. Then it got worse: When asked who was to blame, Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell replied, “The votersfor getting in line, maybe us for not having enough polling places…”

An election official blaming voters is appalling. These people were heroes of democracy, performing their civic duty despite losing their evening to bureaucratic incompetence.

The real blame lies with sweeping failures across local, state, and federal governments.