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In reply to the discussion: Why Do Democrats Ignore Massive Voter Suppression? [View all]eniwetok
(1,629 posts)28. not that arbitary
I've worked with the register of voters in my town and there's quite a bit of work that goes into preparing voter lists for the precincts. For instance when the state census is being done the office is swamped with updated info of everyone in town. Those who are voters have to be cross checked with a state data base to make sure they're not registered in more than one town, that their address is verified, and the right info goes out to be printed for the voting lists. Closed primaries only complicate this. Is 29 days too long? Here in MA I believe it was 20 days. So while a long waiting time may be part of some voter suppression scheme... it might also be legitimate.
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Status quo. That is the only game either party plays. Why no change in hackable voting machines?
LiberalArkie
Nov 2015
#5
New election laws are needed. And especially ones that with by pass the "States Rights"
MrWendel
Nov 2015
#9
We could have started by not gutting the VRA... But we missed the boat on that one.
Agschmid
Mar 2016
#34