ArlDems support voter suppression

[Anonymous]

The partisan primary for a non-partisan elected position is literally the most un-democratic setup I've ever seen. I'm a democrat, but come on:

There is no way I'm providing my name, phone number, and contact info and letting it be tied to how I vote. There are no safeguards for privacy or what they can do with the data, or policies around data retention, access by third parties, etc. Voter privacy is literally a bedrock of all other elections in this country - do I have to explain this one?

Apparently if they don't get the outcome they want, they can just change the rules by extending the deadline for online voting. Who's to say they'll keep extending the deadline, even past in-person voting, and then cut it off when they get the outcome they want? I mean what are rules, anyway, except impediments to get what you want?

Oh, but there's in-person voting, so that totally makes up for the online stuff. Yeah, one voting location on a single day is totally comparable /s. Again, literally the opposite of the multiple days and multiple locations any actual election provides.

No outreach at all. How aware is the population that a primary is even happening? Not very.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely agree. How do we get them out? I am willing to do some work on this but I do not know where to start. It's basically impossible to get a seat on the school board if you don't get their endorsement.

[Anonymous]

Both School Board Candidates agreed to keep the registration for online voting open another day.
If both sides are okay with it, I’m sure it’s kosher.

[Anonymous]

I signed up for the online ballot and selected the option NOT to be contacted for anything besides emailing me the ballot, but within minutes received a text message and email from Moe. Arl Dems- do better with your forms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I signed up for the online ballot and selected the option NOT to be contacted for anything besides emailing me the ballot, but within minutes received a text message and email from Moe. Arl Dems- do better with your forms.

Same, that bothered me.

[Anonymous]

Arl Dems have always run primaries this way. Basically discouraging participation. The insiders vote in the primary and there is almost never a challenger so the primary winners run Arlington. It’s appalling. I am a democrat but in Arlington elections I vote for whoever is NOT associated with Arlington Dems. It’s a cabal of semi competent washed up hippies and former high school student council members who blindly follow whatever the progressive trend du jour is.

[Anonymous]

Terrible!

[Anonymous]

I remember the previous Dem Chair say that they promote the caucus to keep Republicans from running as Dems.

But it happens anyway... see Miranda Turner. I'd love to get the caucus out of the equation and just vote in the General, but there's too much power to be had by holding all of the cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I signed up for the online ballot and selected the option NOT to be contacted for anything besides emailing me the ballot, but within minutes received a text message and email from Moe. Arl Dems- do better with your forms.

I got texts from both campaigns and I was wondering how they got my number!

[Anonymous]

I hate ArlDems so much. They are the worst. Sanctimonious aholes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember the previous Dem Chair say that they promote the caucus to keep Republicans from running as Dems.

But it happens anyway... see Miranda Turner. I'd love to get the caucus out of the equation and just vote in the General, but there's too much power to be had by holding all of the cards.

Miranda Turner has been a decent and responsive member so far.

[Anonymous]

lol. Maybe only to APE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol. Maybe only to APE.

At least she bothers to respond to emails and follow up with people. Zuraya Tapia-Hadley doesn’t even bother.

[Anonymous]

You do know that in some other states you register by political party?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lol. Maybe only to APE.

Miranda has never responded to me. I’m not APE so I guess that’s why.