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Why is the very basic concept that a competitive Primary is going to have higher turnout than a non-competitive Primary so hard to comprehend?
Were Georgia's Republican Gubernatorial and Senate primaries competitive, though? Polling indicated Governor Kemp and Mr. Walker would both win their primaries, decisively. To me, that does not indicate a primary that is competitive.
Primaries are a good barometer of enthusiasm, regardless of whether they are competitive. Republicans seem to be enthused to turn out nationwide, even in noncompetitive races, which was not the case in 2018. Heck, just 50,000 more Georgia Republicans turned out than Democrats, in 2018. Last night, 770,000 Georgian Democrats turned out for a noncompetitive Gubernatorial and Senate primary, which is an increase from 2018, when there was a competitive Gubernatorial primary..
Since only the Republicans were stiffly contested in the primary, that high turnout was natural.
I'm sure there were Democrats who crossed over and voted Republican in 2022.
But it was the primaries. The voting is bound to be different in the general election in November. Georgia was all in for Trump when he was president, but he's not the prez now, and his guy Perdue lost, along with others. Trump won some too. It was a mixed bag, and everyone is trying to read the tea leaves in the bottom of the bag now.
There's only one thing that is evident:
The general election is bound to be different than it was in 2018.
Everywhere. Not only in Georgia. Trump's influence this year isn't as strong, but no one knows how weak or strong it actually is.
This country can't afford a repeat of 2020. If vote count drags on after the election this year...voters are going to scream foul. And rightfully so.
If you want your mail-in ballot to count fill it out correct and mail it in on time.
That's BS. Some states can't start opening or counting mail ballots until after the polls close on election day. Other states can start counting and processing 3 weeks prior to election day.
If a state must wait until election day, they then have to open the envelope, confirm signature, confirm date of signing, confirm drivers license number/ssn against database, confirm witness name and witness address and signature if that state requires a witness, reject ballot if it doesn't meet criteria BUT note the rejection reason and notify voter of rejection. Of ballot is accepted, then they have to place the ballot into the pile to be counted and note in the system that the vote was accepted. Then someone counts all the accepted ballots. All this is done manually with witnesses watching. It takes a long time.
States which allow processing of mail ballots weeks early are way ahead in the counting because they already checked signatures before election day. Florida, for example, allows 3 weeks for processing before election day for processing and counting mail ballots. By election day, they are already done with the backlog and only dealing with the small volume for that day, thus they are done quicker than other states that weren't allow to start before election day.
That's BS. Some states can't start opening or counting mail ballots until after the polls close on election day. Other states can start counting and processing 3 weeks prior to election day.
If a state must wait until election day, they then have to open the envelope, confirm signature, confirm date of signing, confirm drivers license number/ssn against database, confirm witness name and witness address and signature if that state requires a witness, reject ballot if it doesn't meet criteria BUT note the rejection reason and notify voter of rejection. Of ballot is accepted, then they have to place the ballot into the pile to be counted and note in the system that the vote was accepted. Then someone counts all the accepted ballots. All this is done manually with witnesses watching. It takes a long time.
States which allow processing of mail ballots weeks early are way ahead in the counting because they already checked signatures before election day. Florida, for example, allows 3 weeks for processing before election day for processing and counting mail ballots. By election day, they are already done with the backlog and only dealing with the small volume for that day, thus they are done quicker than other states that weren't allow to start before election day.
No it’s not bull****. The number needed to verify mail in ballots should be increased to handle the volume .
What’s bull**** is what happened in 2020 and what we’re seeing in PA today
Last edited by john3232; 05-25-2022 at 06:07 PM..
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