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HAB911

(8,912 posts) Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:24 AM Aug 2017

Republicans limiting early voting in Marion County, letting it bloom in suburbs

State and local Republicans have expanded early voting in GOP-dominated areas and restricted it in Democratic areas, an IndyStar investigation has found, prompting a significant change in Central Indiana voting patterns.

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/08/10/silencing-vote-data-shows-unequal-barrier-indiana-polls/435450001/

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Republicans limiting early voting in Marion County, letting it bloom in suburbs (Original Post) HAB911 Aug 2017 OP

Fuckers. MrsCoffee Aug 2017 #1

Next up: voting machines in traditionally Democratic areas to be sited in Porta Potties. Girard442 Aug 2017 #2

The number of polling places should be based on population, not political party SharonClark Aug 2017 #3

Hope there's an ACLU lawsuit in their future. sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #4

Common Cause of Indiana, and the NAACP have filed a law suit. salin Aug 2017 #8

How the hell is that legal?? Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #5

That should be totally illegal. Hope someone files a lawsuit. mnhtnbb Aug 2017 #6

Fuckin scum lawless republican party workinclasszero Aug 2017 #7

How in the name of holy hell is this even legal? Blue_Tires Aug 2017 #9

MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)

1. Fuckers.

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:28 AM

Aug 2017

Their party should be dismantled as it's actually hostile to the American people.

Girard442

(6,084 posts)

2. Next up: voting machines in traditionally Democratic areas to be sited in Porta Potties.

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:36 AM

Aug 2017

Amazing how the Republicans can selectively ruin the polling places and no one lifts a finger.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)

3. The number of polling places should be based on population, not political party

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2017, 09:53 AM

Aug 2017

"Hamilton County added two additional early voting stations in 2016, giving it one station for every 100,000 voters, as opposed to one for more than 700,000 voters in Marion County. The results were significant. "

Equal access to the ballot should be an issue as important as gerrymandering. What is the Democratic Party doing about this?