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flamingdem

(39,313 posts) Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:27 PM Nov 2012

Early Voting the Final Wait Time (at 6:42pm there are 6 hr. waits in Miami - voting until 2am)

Early Voting the Final Wait Time. By Geniusofdespair

The Elections Department, as of 6:42pm, had the final wait time for early voting: Coral Reef Library, The Election Department, Miami Lakes Public Library, Model City Library, South Dade Regional Library and West Kendall Regional Library all have 6 hour waits. That means they won't get out of there till 1 or 2am. Then, and only then, will early voting be over.

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Early Voting the Final Wait Time (at 6:42pm there are 6 hr. waits in Miami - voting until 2am) (Original Post) flamingdem Nov 2012 OP

Wow. LisaL Nov 2012 #1

I'm impressed that people are willing to wait that long flamingdem Nov 2012 #2

But how many people are not willing to do that? LisaL Nov 2012 #3

True, this has to be a success for the GOP flamingdem Nov 2012 #5

A lot more locations should be open on Nov 6. LisaL Nov 2012 #6

But the problem is that damn ballot is so big BlueStreak Nov 2012 #9

It will certainly cut down on the number of OLD people that will vote. Auntie Bush Nov 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author movonne Nov 2012 #11

Cheers for those toughing it out. Hoyt Nov 2012 #4

I hope the repuks have to wait this long as well awake Nov 2012 #7

I keep saying this SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #8

But it was Rick Scott who cut back voting hours flamingdem Nov 2012 #10

Yes, he cut back the voting days SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #13

That's horrible. How on earth will people with kids ecstatic Nov 2012 #12

People need to start voting EVERY year BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #14

The recent Venezuelan elections had long wait times like this as well. joshcryer Nov 2012 #15

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

1. Wow.

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:29 PM

Nov 2012

They all can tank Gov Scott for that. Refusing to extend early vote and cutting early vote days.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

2. I'm impressed that people are willing to wait that long

Reply to LisaL (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:31 PM

Nov 2012

kind of a non-violent disobedience against Rick Scott!

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

3. But how many people are not willing to do that?

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:32 PM

Nov 2012

We are ahead by a large margin in RV in FL in many polls. But when it comes to LV, we are not.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

5. True, this has to be a success for the GOP

Reply to LisaL (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:33 PM

Nov 2012

Plus, when people see the lines on TV they'll think twice about going at all on Nov. 6th

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

6. A lot more locations should be open on Nov 6.

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #5)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:36 PM

Nov 2012

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

9. But the problem is that damn ballot is so big

Reply to LisaL (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:43 PM

Nov 2012

I bet there will be huge lines on Tuesday as well.

But wouldn't this hurt GOP voters as must as Dem voters?

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)

16. It will certainly cut down on the number of OLD people that will vote.

Reply to BlueStreak (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 09:35 PM

Nov 2012

The elderly could never stand in line that long. A good idea would be to rent wheelchairs. I hope people bring beach chairs to the poles.

Response to flamingdem (Reply #2)

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Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

4. Cheers for those toughing it out.

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:33 PM

Nov 2012

awake

(3,226 posts)

7. I hope the repuks have to wait this long as well

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:38 PM

Nov 2012

because if they do many will not vote, but i am sure the lines are only in Dem. areas if so there should be a law suit based on the 2001 Supreme Court case Bush v Gore charging unequal opportunity in voting.

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

8. I keep saying this

Reply to awake (Reply #7)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:41 PM

Nov 2012

The Supervisor of Elections sets the number and site of early voting locations. If there aren't enough of them, which obviously there aren't, that needs to be taken up at the county level, not at the state level.

Alternately, early voters in Florida could have mailed in their ballots or dropped them off, no waiting.

Yes, these lines are horrendous, but they won't be changed until the people that are responsible, i.e., the local Supervisors of Election, are called on it.

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

10. But it was Rick Scott who cut back voting hours

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:54 PM

Nov 2012

and that caused the long lines

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

13. Yes, he cut back the voting days

Reply to flamingdem (Reply #10)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:57 PM

Nov 2012

Given that, why didn't the county Supervisors of Elections open up more early voting locations? If you know that you have half as much to time for voting, then it would only make sense to open up twice as many locations.

Cutting back the number of voting days sucks, no doubt about it. But the local Supervisors of Election did nothing to mitigate the situation.

ecstatic

(32,711 posts)

12. That's horrible. How on earth will people with kids

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:57 PM

Nov 2012

and hourly jobs be able to vote?

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

14. People need to start voting EVERY year

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:58 PM

Nov 2012

instead of on occasion. It's so sad because then they get screwed those years they don't vote and end up in situations like this (or with draconian unnecessary Voter ID laws like we ended up with here in PA).

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

15. The recent Venezuelan elections had long wait times like this as well.

Reply to flamingdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 3, 2012, 08:59 PM

Nov 2012

Turns out the wait times also were against the oppositions favor...

...after public outrage suddenly the wait times improved dramatically.

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