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2016 Postmortem

upaloopa

(11,417 posts) Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:00 PM Mar 2016

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If ever we get in the position to do so, we need to have national

standards for elections. We need to prevent elections being rigged by anyone or organization.

Maybe a Constitutional Amendment establishing a right to vote.

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If ever we get in the position to do so, we need to have national (Original Post) upaloopa Mar 2016 OP

Yup. Agschmid Mar 2016 #1

And a holiday for voting. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #2

People still work on holidays. Agschmid Mar 2016 #3

Dems were in a position to do it and chose not to... polichick Mar 2016 #4

True. SamKnause Mar 2016 #6

Yes and we should vote on it. Remind me again, which party do the majority of governors belong? JonLeibowitz Mar 2016 #5

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

1. Yup.

Reply to upaloopa (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:01 PM

Mar 2016

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)

2. And a holiday for voting.

Reply to upaloopa (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:01 PM

Mar 2016

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

3. People still work on holidays.

Reply to bkkyosemite (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:02 PM

Mar 2016

polichick

(37,152 posts)

4. Dems were in a position to do it and chose not to...

Reply to upaloopa (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:03 PM

Mar 2016

Don't fool yourself - neither party wants verifiable voting.

SamKnause

(13,091 posts)

6. True.

Reply to polichick (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:18 PM

Mar 2016

JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)

5. Yes and we should vote on it. Remind me again, which party do the majority of governors belong?

Reply to upaloopa (Original post)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 01:05 PM

Mar 2016

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