Voter ID laws appear to be working to suppress Democrat votes

FranchiseBlade · Oct 20, 2018

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An important story that isn't being covered by the Mainstream Media.

Space Ghost · Oct 20, 2018

Sweet Lou 4 2 said: ↑

They don't care. Look at the Republican on here like How many of them on here are bothered by this? ZERO. Because they support it. Anything that helps their side get more power is good in their book.
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How many times have I stated my concern with voting rights and we need voter reform?

I try not to be a partisan hack like some around here. You only care when it benefits your team.

Sweet Lou 4 2 · Oct 20, 2018

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How many times have I stated my concern with voting rights and we need voter reform?

I try to be a partisan hack unlike some around here. I only care when it benefits my team.
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You don't seem passionate at all about voter rights and haven't been part of the conversation here. So I don't buy it, and instead you go on a partisan attack so I corrected your quote to be more honest for ya.

Astrodome · Oct 21, 2018

Sweet Lou 4 2 said: ↑

They don't care. Look at the Republican on here like @bigtexxx @cml750 @Astrodome @Space Ghost @MojoMan

How many of them on here are bothered by this? ZERO. Because they support it. Anything that helps their side get more power is good in their book.
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Don't @ me on a Friday bro.

NewRoxFan · Oct 21, 2018

trump has to get in his effort to suppress voting...

NewRoxFan · Oct 21, 2018

Meanwhile...

Sweet Lou 4 2 · Oct 21, 2018

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Meanwhile...

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meanwhile @Astrodome is more upset about being @ than people having their votes taken away in the New Banana Republic

glynch · Oct 22, 2018

We need to make it a federal crime to engage in voter suppression. Explain why illegally voting is a crime, but suppressing legal voters is not a crime.

Commodore · Oct 23, 2018

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Meanwhile...

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https://www.themaven.net/theresurge...g-voter-registrations-dGWxiOUWHUmBg8fvbTQUjg/

federal law requires that states purge their voter rolls of voters who have moved or died. Because no one ever calls the local Board of Elections to say they've moved, died, gone to jail, etc. the several states have had to create a system to verify voters are still eligible to vote. Georgia automated its system in 2012 and only activates it in odd numbered years when there are no federal races or statewide races in play. The hysteria over Kemp is actually the hysteria over a long process that is mostly automated.

Here's how it works in Georgia.

Under state law, every voter is sent a card notifying them of their precincts. Every few years, these cards go out to update voters. If the post office returns the mail to the Board of Elections noting the voter has moved, the local Board of Elections trusts the federal government and removes the voter from the list of registered voters in that precinct. Otherwise, if a voter has made no contact with elections officials for three years by either voting or filling out paperwork, the Secretary of State is required by law to send the voter a postcard with a pre-paid return slip. The voter must fill it out and return it to indicate that the voter is still in residence at their address.

If the voter does not return that pre-paid postcard slip, the voter is listed as inactive. But the voter is eligible to continue voting and immediately and automatically moves back to the active voter list once the voter has either made contact with the Board of Elections or voted.

However, if the voter does not then vote for another four years or otherwise have contact with the local Board of Elections, the voter will have his voter registration paperwork cancelled.

In other words, the 300,000+ people you are hearing about who have had their registration cancelled have not voted in seven years or otherwise made contact with elections officials during that time despite the state trying to contact them.

Additionally, the Secretary of State only cancels voter registrations during odd numbered years. So Brian Kemp has cancelled zero voter registrations this year except at the request of county Boards of Elections. Those county Boards of Elections continue to cancel voter registrations, but they do so for very specific reasons including death, conviction of a felony, duplicate registrations, voluntary requests, and declarations of mental incapacity.

Lastly, federal law prohibits the state from canceling voter registrations through a system within 90 days of any election. That means that individual voters can have their registrations canceled for conviction of a felony, etc., but the state cannot run any process through a system to remove multiple voters at one time within 90 days of any election.

Brian Kemp has not canceled voter registrations this year outside of those who have died, been convicted of a felony, or been declared mentally incompetent. And the voters whose voter registration cards were cancelled have not voted in seven years.
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Commodore · Oct 23, 2018

NewRoxFan · Oct 23, 2018

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https://www.themaven.net/theresurge...g-voter-registrations-dGWxiOUWHUmBg8fvbTQUjg/
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Your rightwing blogger uses a dangerous word "mostly" (as in mostly automated). Then ignores the fact that the makeup of the targeted deletions fully intends to favor those in power (republicans) and hurt minority voters.

NewRoxFan · Oct 23, 2018

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So this rightwing blogger at least is more clear to the intent... to target the get out the vote efforts of the Democrat candidate? Why do republicans want to suppress voters... especially minority voters? Oh yea... dumb question.

Commodore · Oct 23, 2018

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So this rightwing blogger at least is more clear to the intent... to target the get out the vote efforts of the Democrat candidate? Why do republicans want to suppress voters... especially minority voters? Oh yea... dumb question.
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If a single group submits thousands of registrations with fraudulent social security numbers, those registrations just might be held pending verification.

Outrageous I know.

NewRoxFan · Oct 23, 2018

Georgia County Election Officials Face Lawsuits for Voter Suppression

Election officials in Georgia are facing multiple lawsuits over the high rejection rate of mail-in absentee ballots in one suburban county. As next month’s midterm election quickly approaches, Gwinnett County officials are facing a lawsuit brought forward by the Coalition for Good Governance on behalf of a group of voters, according to Talking Points Memo. The defendants include the Gwinnett County Board of Registration and Elections, as well as the state board of elections and Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is also the GOP gubernatorial candidate. Kemp was sued earlier this month by a coalition of civil rights group for his “exact match” law, which they argue violates the Voting Rights Act, the National Voter Registration Act and the First and Fourteenth Amendments, CNN reported.
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Another lawsuit brought forward against Gwinnett County election officials, including Kemp, has been filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of two advocacy groups, CNN reported. Voting rights activists say the rejected absentee ballots disproportionately target Asian Americans and black people in the county. “Gwinnett County is better than this,” a state representative told Fox 5 News. “Gwinnett County represents nine percent of the state of Georgia, but 37 percent of the absentee ballots that were rejected were here in Gwinnett County.” The county has rejected 595 absentee ballots, with more than 300 of them belonging to Asian American and black voters. Officials allegedly tossed out the ballots due to missing birthdates, issues with addresses, and signatures that didn’t match on the registration records, among other problems, CNN reported.
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“Today, our office opened an investigation on behalf of the State Election Board to ensure that counties are following the law in making these determinations,” Candice Brice, a spokesperson for the secretary of state, said in a statement reported by Talking Points Memo on Tuesday. “We will not be bullied by out-of-state organizations or political operatives who want to generate headlines and advance a baseless narrative. We will do our part to keep elections secure, accessible, and fair in Georgia.”
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http://fortune.com/2018/10/21/georgia-election-officials-lawsuit-voter-suppression/

NewRoxFan · Oct 23, 2018

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If a single group submits thousands of registrations with fraudulent social security numbers, those registrations just might be held pending verification.

Outrageous I know.
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I would be curious to see proof of *fraudulent* SS#'s, other than of course, the rightwing blogger?

NewRoxFan · Oct 23, 2018

When people show you who they are, believe them...

NewRoxFan · Oct 23, 2018

Even more blatant...

JeffB · Oct 23, 2018

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Even more blatant...

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They are showing us who they are. Believe them.

Sweet Lou 4 2 · Oct 23, 2018

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Even more blatant...

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Wow he basically said that while legal all these blacks voting is a concern - and then he goes on to block their ballots.

Banana Republic.

Commodore · Oct 24, 2018

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When people show you who they are, believe them...

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Breaking news, candidate is concerned about strength of his opponent's gotv operation. What a scandal!

Like BoB saying the Jags defense is a concern.

never go full Rolling Stone

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