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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts) Mon Aug 13, 2018, 08:04 PM Aug 2018

Kansas county accepts nearly 1,500 new ballots, including from unaffiliated voters

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Johnson County will accept nearly 1,500 provisional ballots either in full or in part, including dozens cast by unaffiliated voters who were incorrectly told by poll workers to cast provisional ballots.

The ballots could tip the balance in the GOP primary for governor. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Gov. Jeff Colyer were separated by a mere 110 votes as of early Monday.

The Johnson County Board of Canvassers voted unanimously Monday to fully accept 1,176 ballots based on the recommendation of the county's election commissioner, Ronnie Metsker.

This included 57 ballots from unaffiliated voters who were incorrectly told on Election Day to cast provisional ballots. Kansas law restricts voters from switching parties on Election Day, but unaffiliated voters are allowed to declare a party at the polls.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kansas-county-accepts-nearly-1500-new-ballots-including-from-unaffiliated-voters/ar-BBLSQiL?li=BBnbcA1

Sounds like a hell of a state

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Kansas county accepts nearly 1,500 new ballots, including from unaffiliated voters (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2018 OP

I Voted In Johnson County ... rustysgurl Aug 2018 #1

You have to be affiliated with a party to vote? And only two parties, is that incorrect? Strange! Fred Sanders Aug 2018 #2

In Florida, if you are unaffiliated, you don't have to declare a party. Blue_true Aug 2018 #3

Closed primaries hack89 Aug 2018 #4

That's my county as well TlalocW Aug 2018 #5

rustysgurl

(1,040 posts)

1. I Voted In Johnson County ...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 08:27 PM

Aug 2018

... the poll workers where I voted knew the law inside and out. I was listed as 'unaffiliated' on the rolls (which was somewhat disconcerting because I've always voted in the Democratic primary). They told me I could declare a party, gave me the opportunity to do so (including not touching the touch screen while I made my choice to make sure that I was the one doing the choosing), then led me to the voting machine with the proper ballot.

Johnson County Election Office usually runs a pretty tight ship. They spend a lot of time training the election workers; sounds like a few more could use some retraining. The vote count election night was super slow due to (according to election officials) slow uploading from the USB drives from the 196 voting machines. Normally the votes upload in seconds; on election night they were taking minute(s) to upload. They are supposedly working with the voting machine vendor to fix the problem. Let's hope they get it together before November.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

2. You have to be affiliated with a party to vote? And only two parties, is that incorrect? Strange!

Reply to rustysgurl (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 08:56 PM

Aug 2018

And have to declare Party...before voting seems not democratic.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)

3. In Florida, if you are unaffiliated, you don't have to declare a party.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:18 PM

Aug 2018

Because you can't vote at all, period, nada in primaries.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

4. Closed primaries

Reply to Fred Sanders (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 13, 2018, 10:32 PM

Aug 2018

A very good thing.

TlalocW

(15,382 posts)

5. That's my county as well

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 01:22 AM

Aug 2018

I don't believe in Karma, but if that racist shitbag Kobach goes down because the most affluent and republican county in Kansas decided to pull an anti-Kobach by working to make sure as many votes as possible are counted, I might change my mind.

TlalocW

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