Really. They ran the gamut from "Republicans aren't closing minority polling places" to "Democrats think black voters can't drive" to "Oh never mind [once proof of closed polls was provided], let's talk about something else."
Democrats master plan to deny the black vote
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Really. They ran the gamut from "Republicans aren't closing minority polling places" to "Democrats think black voters can't drive" to "Oh never mind [once proof of closed polls was provided], let's talk about something else."
Why should I defend your made up argument? It's yours. You managed to almost beat it up. Now it seems it's fighting back and you are losing the battle. I am guessing that is normal for you.
Geeko Sportivo
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Really. They ran the gamut from "Republicans aren't closing minority polling places" to "Democrats think black voters can't drive" to "Oh never mind [once proof of closed polls was provided], let's talk about something else."
MAGATARDS! They've really made a name for themselves!
You don't know of any probably because of your politically selective observations. How is this?:
"Almost 21,000 Election Day polling places have been eliminated heading into the 2020 U.S. election, a drastic dip in voting locations driven by a heavy shift to mail voting, coronavirus-related consolidations, cost-cutting measures, and voter suppression.
VICE News obtained data from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., on the number of physical polling locations they will have in place on November 3, and compared their numbers to how many sites they had in 2016 and 2012.
The net result of all of these changes: A 20% dip in polling places across the country from 2016, and a 22% drop since 2012. And while the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated this trend, it didn’t create it: There were more than 3,000 fewer polling locations in 2016 than in 2012.
Closing this many polling places at such a vast scale really does affect voters. Fewer polling places can lead to longer lines, longer wait times, and hurt people, particularly people who are disabled or don’t drive and rely on public transportation,” said Leigh Chapman, the voting rights program director at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
The net result of all of these changes: A 20% dip in polling places across the country from 2016, and a 22% drop since 2012. And while the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated this trend, it didn’t create it: There were more than 3,000 fewer polling locations in 2016 than in 2012.,,
“Closing this many polling places at such a vast scale really does affect voters. Fewer polling places can lead to longer lines, longer wait times, and hurt people, particularly people who are disabled or don’t drive and rely on public transportation,” said Leigh Chapman, the voting rights program director at the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
What emerged was a patchwork of cuts large and small across the country. Many states made these cuts as they were expanding mail voting — 23 states made it easier to vote by mail this year because of COVID. But the overall trend is clear: Most states are eliminating polling locations, a trend that could disproportionately impact poor, young and non-white voters.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkd...21000-election-day-polling-locations-for-2020
You can find this same well known story in the Washington Post, NY Times and elsewhere.
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
no pretending......#75
PostmodernProphet
fully immersed in faith..
rofl.....battle?.....lol....
OMFG. Are you really this stupid? If a committee passes something does that mean the legislature or the city council also passed it and it became law?
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/9449...lice-funding-but-keeps-force-at-current-level
Are you claiming you are defunding something if you cut their budget by less than 5%? Is the GOP planning to defund Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, Education, National Parks, etc?
Ultimately it was decided in a city referendum which was required to change the city charter in order to eliminate the police department and create a public safety department instead.
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/02/1051617581/minneapolis-police-vote
It's easy to find this information; the problem here is, of course, that the Reichwingers refuse to acknowledge it. Here's another, from a credible source:
Southern U.S. states have closed 1,200 polling places in recent years: rights group
Toxic TOP says she lives in Columbus Ohio. I viewed one article earlier that said that two polling places near Ohio State Univ. were also closed. Gee, why would they do that? Would it have anything to do with college students tending to vote for (D) candidates over (R) ones?
Given her contributions to this thread she appears in danger of getting lost in the Right wing swamp, like poor Earl did.
Losing it?
There are plenty of options in Columbus to vote... more than enough and not a single reason that anyone would be unable to cast a vote in whatever manner they wanted to...https://www.thelantern.com/2021/10/...y-district-ohiounion-columbus-franklincounty/
There are plenty of options in Columbus to vote... more than enough and not a single reason that anyone would be unable to cast a vote in whatever manner they wanted to...https://www.thelantern.com/2021/10/...y-district-ohiounion-columbus-franklincounty/
Your link simply says, "NOTHING FOUND".
Seems appropriate. Good work.
She's not lost in that swamp. She got her a nice little shack right next to the Newsmax sewage pipe that keeps it filled. lol
Here you go...https://www.thelantern.com/2021/10/...y-district-ohiounion-columbus-franklincounty/ You're welcome... neither one of those closings even caused a hiccup ...Go Bucks!!
We've seen in the news, those of us who bother to look, discouragingly long lines at city polling places. Sometimes it is necessary to obtain court orders keeping the polls open late, with voters waiting hours to cast a ballot.
I assume this hasn't happened to you. Unfortunate you seem not even to know about it.
They are long lines here in some places but they move very quickly ...there are so many different places and different options when it comes to voting... there our organizations that you can get in touch with if you need a ride to the polls... every District should be responsible for seeing that if someone wants to vote there is a way... I'm aware of it ...I just don't place the same blame when there is a difficulty that you do... if a particular place has to shut down then make arrangements for those people to be accommodated elsewhere... why is that an impossibility?
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Yakuda
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Every right has limits. Voting should be no different.
