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Originally Posted by janmcn
Early voting was cut back from 14 days to eight days. The same problems existed in 2008, so they solved the problem by cutting the number of days. That's like saying there's too much traffic on 441, so let's make it a two lane road.
It's unbelievable the shenanigans that are going on today. In PA, voters are being asked for ID even though the courts disallowed that law. Also in PA, votes for one candidate were being given to the other candidate before they corrected the problem.
In Florida, people are being robocalled and told to vote on Wednesday, including former Gov Charlie Crist's wife. At least it will soon be over, although NJ residents are now being allowed to vote until Friday. The people involved in this chicanery need to be removed from office.
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I agree - its appalling. I really feel for working people who try to vote then go on to work - some stood in line for hours, getting to work late, losing out on their hourly wages. I did see one story about Florida. Apparently the political move of reducing early voting, which indirectly targeted Afro-Americans, has so enraged people, that they are mobilizing large caravans of people to go to the polls and vote, possibly more than would have voted had they been able to utilize early voting. In other words, the attempt at voter suppression in Florida may have backfired.