North Carolina: Republican Officials Use Voter Suppression Tactics, Causing Long Lines to Vote (employment, democrat)
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Why do we need "early voting?" It leads to more fraud.
The Democrats are masters at voter fraud. Do you ever comment on what they do? They wrote the book on it! Get a life.
We need early voting because many work on an hourly basis....the working class, remember. What if they have to work election day. What if they have kids to take care of and can't afford to vote before or after work on the only day they can vote. Why do republicans want to suppress anyone's right to vote.
Here's how the Republicans try to "rig" the elections by having fewer polling places and shortened early voting in precincts that have more Democrats. First article has photos of people waiting in long lines.
From what I'm seeing, I didn't find anything supporting your statement of "having fewer polling places" and "shortened early voting" from the local papers/news stations. I searched Fayetteville Observer, WNCN, ABC11 and found nothing.
They are seeing higher turnouts and even in places that were impacted by Matthew they are still making their vote count. Early voting to start in NC where presidential, governor, Senate races are hotly contested | News & Observer
...Why do republicans want to suppress anyone's right to vote.
Because otherwise they can't win.
Remember before Bush's "election," Republicans dropped 8,000 names from the Florida voting roles.
Republicans can't win on their policies and candidates, so they use voter suppression gerrymandered voting precincts, smear campaigns, partisan political theater hearings and "investigations," ....
It's just coming out how the FBI is involved in their attempts to steal this presidential election.
From what I'm seeing, I didn't find anything supporting your statement of "having fewer polling places" and "shortened early voting" from the local papers/news stations. I searched Fayetteville Observer, WNCN, ABC11 and found nothing.
They are seeing higher turnouts and even in places that were impacted by Matthew they are still making their vote count. Early voting to start in NC where presidential, governor, Senate races are hotly contested | News & Observer
"Hair pointed to the North Carolina counties that drastically reduced the number of polling places available in the first week of early voting. Guilford County, for example, went from having 16 early voting locations in 2012 to just one this year. Because of those cutbacks, voters had to wait several hours to cast a ballot. Turnout in Guilford County over the first few days of early voting was down 85 percent. Six counties across the state that cut polling locations saw turnout drop by at least 50 percent."
I'm getting a kick out of those from other states making comments about NC early voting based on a news article. Are the lines long? Depends on what time you go! I don't see how that is supressing the vote! There are plenty of opportunities to vote, including November 8!!
I'm getting a kick out of those from other states making comments about NC early voting based on a news article. Are the lines long? Depends on what time you go! I don't see how that is supressing the vote! There are plenty of opportunities to vote, including November 8!!
Reducing polling places in a largely African American county, from 16 to 1, is voter suppression. Period.
When are Republican voters going to start holding their party to a decent standard, instead of simply falling into line with this kind of corruption and making excuses for it?
"Hair pointed to the North Carolina counties that drastically reduced the number of polling places available in the first week of early voting. Guilford County, for example, went from having 16 early voting locations in 2012 to just one this year. Because of those cutbacks, voters had to wait several hours to cast a ballot. Turnout in Guilford County over the first few days of early voting was down 85 percent. Six counties across the state that cut polling locations saw turnout drop by at least 50 percent."
Reducing polling places in a largely African American county, from 16 to 1, is voter suppression. Period.
When are Republican voters going to start holding their party to a decent standard, instead of simply falling into line with this kind of corruption and making excuses for it?
Never.
Because without voter suppression, gerrymandered voting precincts, smear campaigns, phony hearings and "investigations" ... they don't have enough votes to win.
Too bad they don't focus on decent governing, policies and candidates.
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