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A Florida woman said poll workers tried to turn her away, saying the primary was for Republican voters only.
Theresa Wibert said a poll worker at her Polk County precinct handed her and her husband Republican ballots and told them Democrats could not vote in Tuesdays primary, reported WFLA-TV.
The boss came over and said we could vote for Republicans only, she said. I couldnt believe it. I told them I wasnt leaving It sure wasnt politically correct.
A third Democratic voter was also denied a ballot at the Winter Haven precinct but was eventually allowed to vote.
We would have been turned away if we werent forceful about it, Wibert said.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/florida-poll-workers-find-democratic-ballots-in-closet-after-telling-voter-primary-for-republicans-only/
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)the question is, who is going to do that. Nothing will happen, the SOS will continue.
riversedge
(70,243 posts)Isolated incidents like this happen. Lets see what happens.
.....The Polk County Supervisor of Elections told the TV station that the worker was given more instructions, but she said no voters were turned away.
It was a mistake, said Lori Edwards, the elections official. It was an unfortunate mistake and it got corrected immediately.
Edwards said the incident remains under investigation but was not indicative of a wider problem, but Wibert said the incident made her uneasy.
I think its terrible, and I think people that arent educated or dont know whats going on, might have just voted for whoever, she said. Its suspect.
Watch this video report posted online by WFLA-TV:
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)and a ten year jail sentence.
Snarkoleptic
(5,997 posts)all tabulation software should be open source, running on publicly owned machines.
RKP5637
(67,111 posts)Hugin
(33,164 posts)It staggers my mind how furious the, for the lack of a better term, Republicans are going to be in November. When not only does President Obama complete two successful terms in office, but, is succeeded by either Hillary Clinton (a woman) or Bernie Sanders (a "socialist" . The clown heads are going to pop like bubbles that day. I look forward to it.
But, first, we need to clearly understand that every conceivable means to thwart a fair and transparent election are going to be pulled out by the Republican Establishment, Racists, Religiously Insane, and other unfit-to-lead members of the opposition party.
Be vigilant!
Don't take bullshit!
Exercise your rights!
But, most of all...
VOTE!
bemildred
(90,061 posts)think
(11,641 posts)Downwinder
(12,869 posts)Who is running the party?
Tell me again why I should support it.
In Florida no ballots, in Texas no candidates.
State law says I have to be a Democrat until 2018, after that we will see.
There is no law that says that I have to vote for a Democrat.