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In reply to the discussion: 'It was just chaos': Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their ball [View all]pnwmom
(109,032 posts)62. Here's an article that might be of interest. Another part of the problem
is that CA voters are accustomed to primary ballots that list multiple parties' candidates -- but that's not how it works with the Presidential election.
None of the problems are Hillary's fault. You should blame the patchwork CA elections process. It was worse this year because so many independents wanted to vote for Bernie; but they had to take extra steps -- and take those steps on time -- in order to do so.
And don't forget -- none of these problems affected the Rethugs because they didn't allow anyone to vote in their primary except R's. The reason Dems are being criticized is because they allowed non-affiliateds who requested a Democratic ballot to receive one.
http://capitolweekly.net/nonpartisans-ca120-pickle-election/
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'It was just chaos': Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their ball [View all]
ThinkCritically
Jun 2016
OP
Only the ballots connected with people who met the deadline for being registered
pnwmom
Jun 2016
#52
Welp, the corporatocracy gets what the corporatocracy wants (and paid for).
Snarkoleptic
Jun 2016
#13
Per Steve Kornacki, of all the independents who requested a mail ballot, 15% got a Dem ballot.
hedda_foil
Jun 2016
#21
I had no such experience voting for Bernie in a rather GOP county of California.. NT
vkkv
Jun 2016
#64
How odd that THIS is the primary where our elections look like third world countries.
cui bono
Jun 2016
#92