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doublethink

(6,823 posts) Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:06 PM Nov 2012

Miami-Dade shuts down in-person absentee voting after crowds line up outside

By Patricia Mazzei, Amy Sherman and Kathleen McGrory
pmazzei@MiamiHerald.com

In a confusing turn of events, the Miami-Dade elections department shut down early Sunday afternoon after too many people showed up to request and cast absentee ballots in person.

The department had opened its Doral headquarters from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. as a work-around to an early-voting crackdown law.

But by 2 p.m., around 180 voters had showed up, and department spokeswoman Christina White said the office would not be able to accommodate any more voters who showed up. Additional voters would be turned away, she said.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/04/3081614/florida-democratic-party-files.html#storylink=cpy
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Miami-Dade shuts down in-person absentee voting after crowds line up outside (Original Post) doublethink Nov 2012 OP

Wow. RepuliSuckage up the wazoo Berlum Nov 2012 #1

If you are in line by closing time you should get to vote krawhitham Nov 2012 #2

Once again, FL officials decide how and when people can vote. CAN WE PLEASE NATIONALIZE NATIONAL E- WinkyDink Nov 2012 #3

Needs to happen. Nationalize Elections. n.t. doublethink Nov 2012 #6

What a farce MountainMazza Nov 2012 #4

this early voting was court ordered..wake up DOJ questionseverything Nov 2012 #5

No, it was not court ordered in Miami-Dade SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #16

Hopefully a lot of people decide to leave town Wednesday loyalsister Nov 2012 #19

Does anyone have video of this? n/t flamingdem Nov 2012 #7

Breaking: They will re-open! Are_grits_groceries Nov 2012 #8

Wow, awesome after I'm sure some people already left... heppcatt Nov 2012 #11

I would like to see what happened to convince them to re-open. doublethink Nov 2012 #12

Imagine the election officials' surprise ... lpbk2713 Nov 2012 #9

Its really too bad stuff like this is allowed to happen. heppcatt Nov 2012 #10

What the hell kind of reasoning is that? ohheckyeah Nov 2012 #13

Republican Logic. n.t. doublethink Nov 2012 #14

This is infuriating! toddwv Nov 2012 #15

I wouldn't leave liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #17

Me either ... and if I was in the area when this happend and heard about it ... doublethink Nov 2012 #18

Berlum

(7,044 posts)

1. Wow. RepuliSuckage up the wazoo

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:07 PM

Nov 2012

They just hate democracy.

krawhitham

(4,644 posts)

2. If you are in line by closing time you should get to vote

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:07 PM

Nov 2012

PERIOD

WinkyDink

(51,311 posts)

3. Once again, FL officials decide how and when people can vote. CAN WE PLEASE NATIONALIZE NATIONAL E-

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:09 PM

Nov 2012

LECTIONS???????

doublethink

(6,823 posts)

6. Needs to happen. Nationalize Elections. n.t.

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:12 PM

Nov 2012

MountainMazza

(312 posts)

4. What a farce

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:09 PM

Nov 2012

questionseverything

(9,656 posts)

5. this early voting was court ordered..wake up DOJ

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:12 PM

Nov 2012

http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/11/04/1136371/south-florida-county-extends-early-voting-but-only-in-one-gop-stronghold/?mobile=nc

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)

16. No, it was not court ordered in Miami-Dade

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:40 PM

Nov 2012

There was a suit, but no ruling. The decision to re-open was at the discretion of the Supervisor of Elections, and it was in-person absentee only, not regular early voting.

loyalsister

(13,390 posts)

19. Hopefully a lot of people decide to leave town Wednesday

Reply to SickOfTheOnePct (Reply #16)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:51 PM

Nov 2012

I just walked in and told them I had to leave town the next day and they gave me a ballot. She asked a couple of questions to validate my polling place, and gave me the ballot.
How does absentee voting work in FL?

flamingdem

(39,313 posts)

7. Does anyone have video of this? n/t

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:13 PM

Nov 2012

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)

8. Breaking: They will re-open!

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:13 PM

Nov 2012

“@PatriciaMazzei: Miami-Dade elections now says it will re-open for all in-person absentee voters in line by 5 p.m. What a mess.”

heppcatt

(212 posts)

11. Wow, awesome after I'm sure some people already left...

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:16 PM

Nov 2012

What garbage...

doublethink

(6,823 posts)

12. I would like to see what happened to convince them to re-open.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #8)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:19 PM

Nov 2012

A court order, someone called the police? They broke the law by closing the doors. Hope someone got in touch with a campaign lawyer and they laid down the law. This shit needs to be nipped in the bud immediately so the Repubs don't think they can get away with any of this crap this election. Peace.

lpbk2713

(42,759 posts)

9. Imagine the election officials' surprise ...

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:14 PM

Nov 2012

Obviously they were assuming Rick Scott had disqualified more Dems than that.

heppcatt

(212 posts)

10. Its really too bad stuff like this is allowed to happen.

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:14 PM

Nov 2012

All the "mistakes" that keep people from voting is really adding up this year. Sounds to me like the folks that work there didn't want to be there on Sunday and were going to close up no matter what.

ohheckyeah

(9,314 posts)

13. What the hell kind of reasoning is that?

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:22 PM

Nov 2012

We can't accommodate everyone by 5 so we'll shut down at 2.....what?

doublethink

(6,823 posts)

14. Republican Logic. n.t.

Reply to ohheckyeah (Reply #13)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:26 PM

Nov 2012

toddwv

(2,830 posts)

15. This is infuriating!

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:27 PM

Nov 2012

Why? Because these anti-American douchebags will get away with it. Hell, most of them will keep their jobs because there is one side who sees democracy as the enemy.

I have NEVER heard the same anti-vote sentiment echoed by the left. EVER! Sure, both sides gerrymander, which I don't agree with along political lines, but only one side is trying their hardest to suppress the right to votes.

If the Democratic Party was systemically engaged in the same behavior, I'd walk out and never look back, but they're not.

This is a GOP agenda.

They refuse to reach out to minorities.
They refuse to reach out to women.
They refuse to reach out to anyone who isn't a Christian.

Their old white Christian voter base is dying off so naturally they are turning to the tactics of fascism to retain their substantial and well-funded political control.

THIS MUST BE STOPPED NOW!!!

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

17. I wouldn't leave

Reply to doublethink (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:44 PM

Nov 2012

They would have to arrest me because I would not leave.

doublethink

(6,823 posts)

18. Me either ... and if I was in the area when this happend and heard about it ...

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #17)

Sun Nov 4, 2012, 04:48 PM

Nov 2012

on my twitter, or whatever ... I would head down there immediately to show a sign of support for those in line.

A couple of tweets ...

MoveOn.org ?@MoveOn

BREAKING: Early voting in Miami-Dade closed earlier than promised w/180 ppl still in line. Call 305-499-VOTE & demand they leave polls open

D Wasserman Schultz ?@DWStweets

Important update: In-person absentee voting at Miami-Dade is back OPEN at 2700 NW 87th Ave. If you're in line by 5pm, you can vote.

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