2016 Postmortem

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:10 PM Oct 2016

Early voting lines are so long, people are fainting. That harms democracy

Early voting lines are so long, people are fainting. That harms democracy
In Georgia some voters had to wait over two hours to cast their ballot in the heat. We need to make it easier for citizens to have their say – not harder
Barrett Holmes Pitner Wednesday 19 October 2016 15.58 EDT

To the surprise of few and the consternation of many, thousands of voters in Georgia waited for hours to cast their vote during the state’s first two days of early voting. Is this a harbinger of the voting difficulties to come in this election?

In four of the most populous counties in the state, Fulton, Gwinnett, DeKalb and Cobb, Georgians have been forced to wait for over two hours to vote, and in Gwinnett County at least three people collapsed while waiting in line due to heat exhaustion.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/19/early-voting-lines-georgia

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Early voting lines are so long, people are fainting. That harms democracy (Original Post) workinclasszero Oct 2016 OP

Just like in 2012.. nothing changes as far as making Cha Oct 2016 #1

It's the fucking ReThugs way of depressing the vote. PearliePoo2 Oct 2016 #2

Waited nearly four hours when I lived in SC, but that's still better than here in WA... scscholar Oct 2016 #3

Show up an hour before the polls open. EV'ers you'll cut your wait in half. ffr Oct 2016 #4

it can be done... getagrip_already Oct 2016 #5

Cha

(297,275 posts)

1. Just like in 2012.. nothing changes as far as making

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:17 PM

Oct 2016

it easier for people to VOTE.

Mahalo, working

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

2. It's the fucking ReThugs way of depressing the vote.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:18 PM

Oct 2016

They'll stop at nothing.
I detest them now more than ever. More than words can even say.

scscholar

(2,902 posts)

3. Waited nearly four hours when I lived in SC, but that's still better than here in WA...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:26 PM

Oct 2016

where we're not allowed to vote in person. We have to mail in ballots, and they usually get thrown in the trash. I'd rather spend time and know my vote counted than to have the country admit to not counting my votes.

ffr

(22,670 posts)

4. Show up an hour before the polls open. EV'ers you'll cut your wait in half.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:44 PM

Oct 2016

Hang in there. Democracy must prevail!

getagrip_already

(14,757 posts)

5. it can be done...

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:23 PM

Oct 2016

up here in mass, I voted in person last week in less than 5 minutes at my town clerks office. I just answered a few questions, filled out the envelopes, and was handed a ballot.

No lines. No fuss.

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