Voting rights: More than 100 bills that would restrict voting are moving through state legislatures - CNNPolitics
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(CNN) State lawmakers across the US have filed more than 100 bills since the November electionaimed at reforming election procedure and limiting voter access, according to a new report from the Brennan Center for Justice.
In all, 28 states have introduced, pre-filed or are advancing 106 restrictive bills for the 2021 legislative session, a significant spike from just 35 bills in 15 states in 2020, according to the Brennan Center analysis. The majority of bills look to restrict or put limitations on how and who can vote by mail, while others look to impose photo ID laws and take a more aggressive voter purge policy, according to the report. Their sponsors argue that the measures are necessary to restore confidence in and integrity to the voting process after it was marred by baseless allegations of voter fraud pushed by former President Donald Trump and other GOP officials, culminating with the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Mail-in voting was dramatically expanded in 2020 because of the pandemic as election officials and lawmakers looked to balance public health precautions with the right to vote -- and led to a dramatic shift in voter turnout, with Democrats disproportionately favoring mail-in or early voting options. Though there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud, Republicans nationally have made election law changes a priority this year. Read More Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel has said the party will be taking a "heavy role" in pushing for the election changes. "It's going to be done at the state level. I think a lot of these states are already looking at their state laws," McDaniel said in an interview with Fox News on Monday. Opponents of the measures say that they make the voting process less secure while also limiting voter participation. "There are some politicians that are very concerned about the historic turnout that we saw in the 2020 election and are determined to put barriers in front of the ballot box to try and give themselves a job security play," Myrna Perez, director of voting rights and elections at Brennan, said in an interview with CNN on Tuesday. "There are some politicians who are trying to manipulate the rules of the game so some people can participate and some people can't," Perez added.
Rolling back 'no excuse voting'
Among the states where Republicans are leading a charge against mail-in voting is Pennsylvania, where mail-in ballots sealed President Joe Biden's victory over Trump. Lawmakers have offered three different proposals that look to eliminate so-called "no-excuse" mail voting legislation that passed in 2019 with a GOP-led legislature. Pennsylvania state Rep. Jim Gregory, a Republican co-sponsor of one of the bills, previously told CNN that the goal is to restore "integrity and trust" in the voting process. "The confusion that took place afterwards, and just the lack of faith in how things were run, is really affecting people's belief and desire to want to vote again. That is especially true in my district," he said. In Arizona -- another battleground state -- that flipped to Democrats for only the second time in more than seven decades, Republicans have introduced legislation that would repeal the state's permanent early voting list -- which allows voters to automatically receive their ballots by mail for every election. Lawmakers in Missouri are also looking to eliminate concerns aboutCovid-19as an excuse for requesting absentee ballots, while a North Dakota bill would limit who can vote by absentee ballot.
Clamping down on applications and third-party involvement
Other states like New Jersey, Texas and Washington are considering bills that would limit who can send absentee ballot applications, or how widely they can go out. In the lead-up to the November election, Texas in particular became the center of a fight over ballot mail-in ballots applications when Harris County, which includes the state's largest city of Houston, was blocked from sending out applications to all voters amid legal fight with Republicans. The GOP argued that the applications should only go to voters qualified to vote by mail. A slew of other bills being considered include measures that would restrict assistance to voters, would enhance witness requirements and would limit the options a voter has for returning their absentee ballot.
Requiring photo ID
Legislators in nearly a dozen states have introduced bills that would impose a photo ID requirement either for early in-person voting or voting by mail. Proponents of photo ID requirements argue that it prevents voter fraud, although studies of recent elections show in-person voter fraud to be rare. New Hampshire Republicans introduced a bill that would require voters to include a copy of their photo ID with their absentee ballot application and when returning their completed ballots. Similar legislation was introduced on Monday in Georgia, where Republicans split with Trump to defend the November results but have since signed on to proposed reforms. The Granite State is also considering a bill that would prevent the use of student IDs as identification for voting. Mississippi is weighing legislation that would prohibit the use of out of state drivers' licenses.
Voter purges
GOP lawmakers are also focusing on voter roll maintenance, specifically looking to remove voters from rolls for inactivity. An Arizona Republican legislator has introduced a bill that would remove voters who fail to vote in a four-year election cycle and fail to respond to a notice. Mississippi is considering a similar measure. A New Hampshire bill would allow election officials to remove voters from rolls based on data provided by other sates, a practice that has been blocked by federal courts for violating the Nation Voter Registration Act.
CNN's Dianne Gallagher contributed to this report.
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Is it any wonder that the once Grand Old Party of Lincoln is now known merely as the damn gop?
All these proposals make a lot of sense and are neither discriminatory nor racist
Don't you want our elections to be fair and honest?
Why does that sound like giving up freedoms for safety....
Like shutting down a pipeline?
Of course not. It's possible to lose a fair fight.
Not at all the same...
If we want to go there though, I will compare to gun laws where people on the right say to stop adding more laws and restricting the right. Just use the laws in place now.
Why do you say the elections are not secure now?
Last I read, this last election was more scrutinized and secure than most.
Millions disagree.
Without proof...
Except as you well know, not everybody / every state uses the laws in place. PA as example, the secretary allowed late ballots to be counted when their own state laws don't allow for that. The count wasn't enough to change the end results but why did they not follow the law as written then?
Some of the proposed I can agree with and some seems a bit much. I have no problem with voting by mail, but it needs to be set up properly with signature verification. And the states need to be set up in advance with the infrastructure to handle the workload. I don't like voter harvesting and will never agree with it, I think that's just way too open for abuse.
I agree with a streamlined approach for voter registration. Not quite sure how to set it up to also cover the verification process but it can be worked on.
Cleaning up the voter roles is a must. There is way too much partisan politics around it but to me it just makes sense. I have a friend who moved to Las Vegas many years ago. His parents continue to get his mail-in ballot for every election. They have given up on calling it in or sending the envelope back marked that the person moved out of state, nothing ever gets cleaned up. This has been going on for over 10 years now.
Requiring photo ID. For myself I could go either way. I would like to see photo ID but there would need to be a logical exception process also as people lose their photo id's all the time.
Don't you need to take that comment in context? It was in response to how secure the voting was to outside (read Russian) manipulation, and they said the voting was secure and not tampered with. It was not an overall statement for the entire election.
Some laws were changed for the election to accommodate for the pandemic, from what I gather is a states right to do. Also was a smart thing to do.
'Voter harvesting' is a vague term. I saw some republicans upset because a couple pulled up to a drop box and only one of them got out to drop off both ballots.
People are throwing fits and getting upset about ridiculous things.
Which is where, even though I know states have most control, there should be a more national, centralized system. That would stop most of those problems. If the man voted in another state, how hard would it be for states to compare and take the person off the rolls in the other state.
It should also be done with care as I don't agree with just an overall purge. It catches to many people in a wide net.
There have been statements that voter fraud was exceedingly rare.
the voter fraud was so flagrant that no evidence can be found.
Well they did catch a republican, I think...
Any evidence that they aren't that already?
It's no wonder Democrats still use a jackass as their symbol, it's more fitting now than it was when first used.
A male donkey known world wide for their hard work, companionship, guardianship of flocks, and stubborn persistence ——
Right on!
Looking at these actions makes me want to open up voting to every adult in America. Mail-in ballots to all citizens, a national holiday to allow folks to vote, mandatory time off to vote (2-3 hours). What else can we think of for unrestricted voting? Oh, and my favorite- if we are going to have more than 2 political parties then we need a constitutional amendment to allow for proportional representation in the State Houses and the House of Representatives. this allows parties that get a minimum of votes from their state to be represented in Congress. (Yes I know it would do away with direct representation, but how often does your rep. vote the way you want anyways?)
unless barred by law, every us citizen old enough to vote may do so now.
Rather than that, I would have them move election day from Tuesday (the reason why Tuesdays were picked is very old and no longer needed) to a Friday thru Sunday voting period. Yes it would cost the states more money to have the polling stations open for three days rather than just the one but it would allow for a greater percentage of people to be able to make it to the polls to vote without impacting their employment.
I could agree with that. Have an extended voting weekend.
The only reason people could be against it, is immediate gratification.
I like that idea. Could it be implemented in States that restrict mail-in voting, by giving people more time to vote?
As states are in control of their election processes I think it would have to be set state by state to move away from Tuesday elections to weekend elections. But the federal government can 'encourage' them to make the change.
Hell with that, just declare any federal election day a national holiday.
A national holiday would mean millions of Americans still working.
DO you ever go out on a national holiday? To eat? Shop? Entertainment?
But also millions more being able to vote. Why do right wingers only see in black and white?
What has that got to do with voting????
And that's why I said to make it a three day election period. Why does it only need to be one day? Why can't it be spread over several days to allow more people the opportunity to vote?
There is no point to or any real benefit derived by declaring Election Day a national holiday.
Well over half of Americans will still have to work, so what is accomplished by such a move?
We have early voting in the majority of states now. People have ample opportunities to vote if they want to. Some effort may be required.
Excellent idea. Make 1 day a holiday so most have the opportunity, then the following 2 days for those who had to work the holiday.
Everything needs to be done to encourage as many people as possible to participate in each and every election.
Enabling more people to vote is not a benefit???
Another black and white viewpoint from you.
It would accomplish allowing millions more off work to be able to vote.
Why do you want to make it difficult for so many people to vote? Why are you opposed to making it easier for every American to vote?
I clearly said no such thing. Who is unable to vote now?
They can vote now. As evidenced by record turnout in 2020.
Again, clearly not something I said. It is easy to vote in America now.
Example:
I could go to ANY polling station in the entire county, present my ID, and vote.
I had ample time to do so. The polls were open from October 13 through October 30.
I could also have gone on Election Day to any polling station in my county.
Sounds real hard and time-constrained, huh?
How much easier that THAT would satisfy you?
You said there was no real benefit. Enabling more people to vote is a real benefit.
And had they been off work, millions more would have been able to vote.
Depending on weather, COVID restrictions, health, ability to travel, and the number of polling places and their locations in your county.
So what? Elections are like taxes, a lot of people wait until the last minute to do it. Why penalize them?
Assuming you are off work and have the ability to get there, and ( often ) the time to stand in line for your turn.
For some people yes.
As an American I would like to see EVERYBODY given the opportunity to vote and in fact discourage them from NOT voting.
In Texas people had to be able to stand in line for hours for their Constitutional right to vote.
To claim that, you need to tell me who it will benefit that was unable to vote in the election. Who wasn't allowed to vote that if only we had a national holiday would be enabled?
You need to prove that. How many worked every single day during all voting hours? Did they live in a state that requires employers to give time off to vote?
28 states require employers to give the time off to vote. Many employers grant time off whether state laws require it or not.
I also told you that I had 17 DAYS besides election day to get to the polls. Plenty of time for anyone truly interested in voting.
There are currently no penalties existing anywhere in the United States for not voting in an election.
Everybody DID have the opportunity to vote. Tell me who didn't.
No, they made the personal decision to wait in a line. Many, many Texans waited in line less than an hour. Personally, it took me less than 40 minutes from the time I pulled into the parking lot until I left after voting.
Bullshit. Enabling even 1 more voter is a benefit, unless you do not believe in the democratic system. Do you believe in the democratic system Texan1211?
No I don't. It is self evident. Or are you claiming that no additional votes would happen if it was a national holiday???
Whoop dee do and big fucking deal!
22 states do not, many employers do not, and even many employers (where it is required) do not.
Well good for you. Are you wanting to penalize anyone that waits until the last minute???
Except for not being able to get to the polling place in time to cast your vote.
Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote
IN TEXAS, POLLING PLACE CLOSURES, ABSENTEE BALLOT RULES MAKE IT HARDER TO VOTE
Take another look at the picture I provided. Not everyone has time to wait hours to vote.
Residents report hours-long waits as early voting for the presidential election began in states across the US.
Wrong! They made the personal decision to go and vote.
And many waited for hours.
Big fucking deal!!!
Why is everything so black and white to you.
Long voting lines are okay with you as long as at least 1 person was able to bypass the line.
As long as 1 person had the time to get out there and vote, it is okay that others spend hours trying to do the same.
You haven't been able to prove that even one voter would benefit, or how they would benefit. Not a thing to do with believing in the democratic system. Just simple common sense--make a claim--prove it.
Sounds like a personal problem to me. If one wants to vote, it is easy enough to do so.
Those folks in the picture chose to make time to stand in line. Not everyone has to wait in such a line.
They could have chosen to go at another time or on another day. Piss-poor planning by some don't constitute a crisis for the rest of us.
Their choice, There were other times they could have voted, and other ways they could have voted.
That is a nasty little habit--telling me I said something or feel a certain way when you don't have a fucking clue about how I feel. And I can PROVE it while you CAN NOT.
It is now easier than ever before to vote in America.
All this whining that we don't make it sufficiently easy enough for some folks is nothing but bullshit.
Yes!
Common sense is that if more businesses were to close on election day, people who would normally have to work, would be able to vote at their own convenience.
For you, maybe so. But that is not true for everyone else.
How many people were turned away when they saw that size of a line?
Maybe, maybe not. This is not true of everyone. But once again you are black and white.
Again, that is not true of EVERYONE.
So what you say and what you feel are different. Okay.
Why would you assume businesses will close because it is a holiday? Many don't now.
It is plenty easy enough to vote in the US today. In fact, some 151 million people managed to do so just last November.
I have no idea if anyone was turned away. If you know differently, enlighten me with the number.
I think anyone interested in voting could have figured out how to go to the polls sometime or another in 18 days of early voting or on Election Day itself. You know, if it is important to them.
Always black and white with you.
Many won't, many will.
And how many more would have if it had been easier for them to. Not everyone has the time to afford going to vote. Unless you are now going to claim that you were able to vote in 0.025 seconds.
Then you don't understand human nature. People do not like standing in lines, especially not hours long lines. Unless you do.
You THINK huh? I don't even need to go into that.
Look, you can whine all day long that people were turned away (no evidence of that) or that many more would have voted if only the line was shorter (no evidence of that) or that the length of time allotted was insufficient for some to vote (again, no evidence).
Doesn't change the fact that over 150 million------a record turnout-----figured it all out all by themselves and managed to cast a ballot.
I guess when it is important to them, people will vote.
Others will whine and complain.
You feel 150 million voters is enough, so why try to get more.
Whereas most people, who believe in the Democratic process, feel 100% is enough, any less and the process is not working to its fullest potential.
You are happy with less than half the people voting, that's not true democracy.
FFS, dude, stop trying to tell me what I think or feel.
I wish every American eligible to vote would do so. My point is that it simply can't be as onerous as you want me to think it is to vote when 150 MILLION can manage to figure out how to do so.
And many who do believe in the democratic process feel as it is easy enough to vote for those who make just a little effort.
100% is an admirable goal, but in reality, unless you force people to vote, it won't happen.
Please stop trying to tell me what I feel. You don't have a clue.
And for the record, more than half of eligible voters did vote in 2020. Get your facts straight.
Voter turnout in 2020 election: U.S. has record turnout - Washington Post
Fact check: Over 159 million people voted in US general election (usatoday.com)
Federal Register :: Estimates of the Voting Age Population for 2019
Then speak more clearly. That is what your statements are implying.
Yet you have stated over and over that you are unwilling to take any steps to make your wish come true.
Your point is meaningless. If it is onerous for even 1 single person who wants to vote, the process can be improved.
And there it is again. "EASY ENOUGH" in YOUR opinion.
It needs to be as EASY AS POSSIBLE for EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE. It is NOT easy for everyone.
Especially not if you don't even try.
Then speak more clearly, all I have to go on are your statements.
I see what you did there. You changed my claim of total Americans to eligible voters. Not very honest of you.
Voted 159,000,000
Population = 328.200,000
Roughly 48.4% of the population voted
I did, loudly and clearly. Not my problem if someone doesn't understand what I wrote and needs to think I implied something other than what I wrote.
Since many in YOUR figures are not eligible to vote, why count them?
To say that people not eligible to vote didn't vote is rather stupid.
OMG, change the law so a baby can vote!!!
I was speaking general population. Many who are not eligible to vote, simply have not registered.
Not really, like I mentioned, many have simply not registered.
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Makes logical sense that if someone isn't eligible to vote, they would not register to vote.
Well, then, they should register and vote. What stopped them from registering?
Makes more logical sense that if they haven't registered to vote, they are then not eligible. But keep spinning.
Don't know, don't care. But as I have said, they should be encouraged to register, AND encouraged to vote. Voting (and registering) should be made as simple and quick as is possible.
you are assuming that people who don't bother to register want to register. nothing stopping them from doing so.
registering is easy.
No, YOU are assuming that if they haven't registered they will never want to.
I am saying that if they haven't registered they should be encouraged, and allowed to even at the last minute .
Nothing is encouraging them to either.
In some states, not as easy in others.
I think one state doesn't require registration at all, and 5 states allow election day registration.
I believe you can register in states at any time during business hours.
not too hard to do.
if people want to, they can.
some personal effort may be required
please regale me with a tall tale about how hard it is to register, and do name where it us.
Once again, it might be easy for you but not so easy for others.
It is still not BLACK AND WHITE.
People have other things to deal with and think about, than voting. Then election day comes up, and they discover that they are concerned about something being brought up. Now it is the last minute, they have to deal with children and possibly multiple jobs, and have difficulty getting into register, or even dealing with the line to vote.
You have people who haven't ever driven a car, so have no ID.
You have college students without a local ID.
You have the elderly with no transportation.
You have the sick, stuck in a hospital or at home.
You have the poor with no way to get to the needed locations.
You have the homeless.
All have the Constitution right to vote, but who need help in order to be able to vote.
Everyone should have an ID. Common-fucking-sense.
You need one to get a job, to drive, to open a bank account, etc.
There are places to get IDs in every state. States will give you one for free for voting purposes if you can't afford one.
Poor planning on the part of some folks shouldn't warrant wholesale changes for all.
Excuses are a-plenty, but SOME personal effort IS required.
I suggest all those who say it is hard to register actually attempt to do it before whining about how difficult it is.
Visit Vote.gov to register to vote. Depending on your state’s voter registration rules, the site can help you:
Stop peeing on my leg and telling me its raining.
Requiring an ID to vote is voter suppression, plain and simple.
People don't need to drive to get an ID. States will issue an ID for identification purposes and will issue one for voting purposes.
They could register in their home states then. Easy.
There are organizations which exist to help the elderly. The majority of elderly have IDs anyways, or can obtain one.
Seems like they should register by mail then. Easy.
Again, registering by mail would be a good option for them.
There are places and organizations willing to help them register to vote.
Yes, they do. And help is available for those who choose to take advantage of that help.
Again, personal effort may be necessary.
SCOTUS has declared that states may require ID.
Therefore it is the law in many states.
IDs to vote are free.
ID... and all the others... are not a problem if voters can meet them fairly easily. That's the test. If it's an obstacle course, then it's voter suppression.
I like that idea!!!
SHOW me what state will give you a free ID for voting? Your post talks about registering to vote not actually voting.
It's not Georgia, but in Alabama here's the process to get free photo ID thru the mail. Don't even have to go into a government office.
I just looked up for GA. Maybe you could simply Google the info for your state. I know Texas dies also. I believe you will find out that almost All states requiring I'd provide them.
How to Get a Free Photo Voter ID Card | Alabama Secretary ...
Voter ID | Georgia Department of Driver Services
Good point. Voter ID can be a form of poll tax.
Not if it is provided for free.
Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Wisconsin are said to have the most strict ID requirements for voting. Most offer an ID card for voting free of charge, and a couple have provisions for waiving the fee that they do have.
Most states charge a very nominal fee for a generic state ID - on the order of 20 bucks, more or less. Several states have fee waivers for various reasons, like being elderly or homeless. The McKinney-Vento Act of 1987 provides federal money to states to help them provide ID cards for homeless people.
Why???
So what?
How do you get there?
So poor planning, you feel, is justification to take away someone's Constitutional right to vote?
So what?
Since you say it is so simple, I suggest you go and register in all 50 states to prove your claim. You made the claim, you need to prove it.
why should people have ID?
Ask a serious question.
How do you get there?
bus, train, car, feet.
no one's right to vote us being taken away. once again. you make a claim you can't support with evidence.
mail in a voter registration form-- I even supplied you a link earlier on how to get one
A person is retired, doesn't drive, has no need for an ID.
A poor person doesn't own a car, doesn't have money for a bank account, doesn't have a job, why would they need an ID?
Too far to walk, who's going to pay for the bus ticket or cab fare?
That person may wish to travel by plane.
They might want to open a new bank account.
They will need a bank account to collect SS.
To obtain a job--something they probably need of they are poor AND unemployed.
There are organizations which give rides for free so people may get to the polls.
There is also voting by mail.
If one truly wishes to vote, there exists plenty of help for them to do so. Some effort may be required on their part.
Gotta love that commitment to democracy and its foundational principle of allowing the citizens to have a say in their government.
The GOP really seems to hate the idea of people voting at all.
Preposterous.
made-up.
False.
If I can't win, neither will the other guy...
The GOP really seems to hate the idea of people voting at all.
The Dems really seem to hate the idea of not being able to game the system and cheat
Prove the fraud [removed]
Alternatively, prove that election regulations are actually suppressing votes [removed]
Limiting the voting window, making it more difficult to register, limiting voting locations and drop boxes etc. all will obviously have the net effect of fewer people voting.
You don’t have to be brilliant to understand that the more hoops you make people jump through to do something, the fewer people will do it.
have the net effect of fewer people voting.
If people really want to legally vote, the laws in most states give them ample time and opportunity
I understand that intuitively, that might seem natural, but plenty of countries have voting on a single day, or just a couple of days, and they have very high voter turnout - often exceeding ours. They also require ID and somehow it doesn't collapse the system.
I want it to be easy for people to vote, but it can't just be "anything goes." If we really take these things seriously, we should be willing to examine methods of making elections more trustworthy.
So, how many days, weeks or months would suffice?
Ever hear of the Motor Voter Law?
Fact is that most states have early voting.
ALL states have Election Day voting, with the exception of Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Utah, which conduct elections by mail.
In one state, you don't even have to register to vote in federal elections.
In 5 other states, election day registration is allowed.
In 2012, about 87% of citizens of voting age were registered to vote.
Okay, so what is SO flawed about our current system(s) that it is in vital need of reform? What aspect has been so, PROVABLY, compromised that decisive action is needed?
It's not reliable. It's not trusted. Too many games are played. Every cycle, somebody invents a new way to register, a new way to vote. The idea that Voter ID is controversial strikes me as insane.
Election day becomes Election week or Election Month or Election Summer. It changes so much, nobody knows what's right.
And we're just supposed to trust it all because why? The gubmint say so?
Based on...?
Cuz you all keep saying it can't be trusted. If I keep telling you your wife is a whore over and over, at some point you are going to start to wonder.
Games are fun. Had another round of Cards Against Humanity a couple nights ago, tons of fun.
Examples?
If it is automatically issued and sent to every American with a legit SS number then okay. But I seem to remember that being an idea and Republicans being sent into labor pains over a "GOVT ID".
I am okay with that. As long as votes are submitted by a certain date, who gives a damn if they are put in a week, two weeks, or a month in advance?
Cuz you cannot provide evidence of fraud. And apparently neither can the "gubmint" when controlled by your hero.
Did you not see all the people storming the Capitol? Have you not heard about all the court cases contesting the way elections are run? And I'm not even just talking about Trump this fall. It went on all year.
And before that, it went on two years ago. Democrats are still saying that Stacey Abrams had the governor race in Georgia stolen from her.
And before that, every time there is an election.
Bush v Gore in 2000. For the next 8 years, people said Bush wasn't the properly elected president.
It has been going on for too long and it's not just one part of the political spectrum. People don't trust our elections. That's just a fact.
There are many. I hate to be that guy, but dinner approaches. Just Google "new voting method" and you'll see lots of examples. You can do the same for "voter registration" or voting dates. It changes constantly, and each time is accompanied by the promise that they finally got it right. Except it is done a thousand different ways across the country.
I can't worry about what the parties do. If you mean that Clinton thing, I actually thought that was a smart idea. Personally, I have always been amazed that no one asks for my ID when I vote. I always bring with it me, too.
You have no clue who my heroes might be.
"It's not reliable. It's not trusted. Too many games are played. Every cycle, somebody invents a new way to register, a new way to vote. The idea that Voter ID is controversial strikes me as insane.
Election day becomes Election week or Election Month or Election Summer. It changes so much, nobody knows what's right.
And we're just supposed to trust it all because why? The gubmint say so?"
What a bunch of made up nonsense, gobbledygook
It was reliable and trusted until the former occupant of the White House and his mob came along and said that it wasn't
Gee Tex, that only applies to voter registration not actually voting. Oh and show me where you can vote in any Texas county. I'd like you to link the law Plz, because (to my knowledge) in any state you can only vote in the county in which you reside.
Well, he and I were discussing how easy it is to register to vote.
I also claimed rightfully that I could vote st any polling station in my county. Don't know where you read otherwise, but you probably should read it again.
Right? Like what are they afraid of?
Election regulation does not equal voter suppression. Other countries have more regulation than we do and they get higher turnout. Our current potpourri of lightly regulated election systems is producing chaos and mistrust.
Good seed
If Americans really wanted an end to their chaotic patchwork of voting laws and regulations and wanted to make sure there is no fraud, or hanging chads, or fixed voting machines, then just emulate Canada - paper ballots and pencils UNIVERSALLY USED and observers throughout the process from every Party that wishes to post one at every voting and counting location. But unfortunately "universal' like in "universal health care" is a dirty word to American conservatives. If the Republicans really want to do everything they can to make sure they maintain absolute control, then maybe they shouldn't be so critical of countries that succeed at it.
France, too. Fast and efficient.
Hi Buzz, I vote absentee ballot and have for years. I like having the ballot for a few days before I need to return it. (here in AZ our ballots are Loong..) I think we had around 40 different offices to vote for last election here. on one ballot.
Having all the numerous offices and numerous candidates running and to be voted on all at one time having my ballot gives me time to research all the little candidates that are running for all the little offices on our ballots. Everything from state treasurer to public works offices and many many judgeships.
If not for time to research the numerous candidates for the numerous public elected officials positions to be filled its no wonder so many people just vote straight party line.
Letting in the worst right along with the best.
I like having the time to vote responsibly.
Would you still qualify for an absentee ballot if the conservatives make the changes they are requesting?
I don't know what the requests are yet Buzz. Actually I doubt even though we have a republican governor here in AZ that our absentee ballots would be changed.
Even Governor Ducey stated a while back he endorses our absentee ballot system.
Arizona has has mass absentee voting for many years though and it is widely accepted as normal and secure.
lol One of the good things about living in Hell....
Absentee ballots. lol
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Republicans who love the private sector should just stop running for office and stop trying to "govern". They have campaigned on trying to suppress the vote, rather than govern with policies that people actually want. They ARE the government they claim to hate.
If right wing voters who love to tout their version of a map depicting a "red" republican country, then why are they so angry?
Why do they hate the actual government they elected?
Republicans obviously don't like the jobs they have since every talking point they spew indicates they don't want their jobs.
If the private sector solves everything, what are they doing even wasting time on getting elected? Only to get elected due to extreme gerrymandering and still stir up distrust against the very government office they themselves hold.