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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,234 posts) Sat Sep 12, 2020, 01:47 PM Sep 2020

North Carolina AG tells voters not to do what Trump says on mail-in voting

The North Carolina attorney general urged voters not to act on President Trump's advice for voters in the state to go to polling places after they send in their absentee ballots, saying that it could lead to people voting twice, which is illegal.

In a tweet on Saturday morning, Mr. Trump urged voters to sign and send in their absentee ballots early, and then check to see if their ballot was counted by going to their polling place in person.

"When Polls open, go to your Polling Place to see if it was COUNTED. IF NOT, VOTE! Your signed Ballot will not count because your vote has been posted. Don't let them illegally take your vote away from you!" Mr. Trump wrote, appearing to offer support for voting twice, which is a felony. Twitter quickly flagged Mr. Trump's tweet, putting a disclaimer that said it "violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity."

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein then told voters in a tweet, "do NOT do what the President directs."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/north-carolina-ag-tells-voters-not-to-do-what-trump-says-on-mail-in-voting/ar-BB18XWuE?li=BBnbfcQ&ocid=DELLDHP

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North Carolina AG tells voters not to do what Trump says on mail-in voting (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2020 OP

Without knowing much about exactly how North Carolina PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2020 #1

Many Trumpers will do exactly as 45 says, then there moonscape Sep 2020 #2

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,902 posts)

1. Without knowing much about exactly how North Carolina

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 03:22 PM

Sep 2020

handles its elections or specifically its absentee ballots, I suspect it's not likely for the local polling place to know anything beyond (possibly) that the absentee ballot was received.

Some states count all absentee ballots only after polls close, others start earlier. A quick google search indicates that NC is one that waits until after polls close to start counting absentee ballots. They, and every other state that does that, needs to reconsider that policy.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)

2. Many Trumpers will do exactly as 45 says, then there

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 12, 2020, 03:28 PM

Sep 2020

will be double voting, 45 will call fraud, and mayhem will ensue.

Someone put me in a coma until Feb please - after I've voted of course.

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