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Demovictory9

(32,475 posts)
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 02:37 AM Mar 2020

polls closed for 2 hours in California, 5 hours in Texas - voters still in line

Jennifer Medina
Jennifer Medina, in Los Angeles 15m ago

Polls have been closed in California for more than two hours, and there are still reports of lines across Los Angeles county. See California results »

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-california-president-democrat-primary-election.html

Nick Corasaniti
Nick Corasaniti, in Austin, Texas 19m ago

Texas secretary of state's office doesn't know how many voting locations are still open and taking votes, five hours after polls closed here, due to incredibly long lines.

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elleng

(131,085 posts)
1. Our 'systems' are SO screwed up,
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 02:51 AM
Mar 2020

can't rely on states (or cities or counties,) and won't have decent elections (or confidence) until they've been cleaned up, which won't happen til repugs are out of ALL those offices, which means never.

live love laugh

(13,128 posts)
4. Yes. This is nothing compared to what they're planning Nov 3rd.
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:54 AM
Mar 2020

Red states beware prepare for November this was their test run.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)
2. how are we gonna handle GE when turnout will be MUCH higher??
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 02:59 AM
Mar 2020

Shame on CA which is the probably the most voter friendly state.

live love laugh

(13,128 posts)
5. Not sure if you remember that last election mailed ballots
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 05:57 AM
Mar 2020

were left sitting at the post office where they were mailed to—election officials never picked them up until after the results were tallied.

pnwmom

(108,991 posts)
6. Mistakes happen. It doesn't explain why people all over the state didn't mail their ballots in.
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:16 AM
Mar 2020

Did you hear lots of reports of people saying they hadn't received their ballots this time?

live love laugh

(13,128 posts)
7. You think the failure to pick up thousands of ballots
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 06:25 AM
Mar 2020

was a mistake? I don’t.

I have not kept up with mail in ballots anomalies this election.

live love laugh

(13,128 posts)
9. I just googled "ballots not picked up" and the story from NBC
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 09:48 AM
Mar 2020

popped up.

Mail in ballots — basically absentee ballots — are not always counted. And Republicans have changed absentee ballot rules for those out of the country to make it more difficult for them to vote too.

pnwmom

(108,991 posts)
10. I did, too, along with California and 20016 -- and couldn't find anything likely
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 02:13 PM
Mar 2020

except the Snopes article. Can you give me a link?

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