Georgia Senate voting to end absentee balloting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Then GA should also make voting day a day off so people can go vote. But, they won't because then poor people might vote more.

Why? They have early voting in GA. Surely, they can find a time that works for them.

https://georgia.gov/early-voting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I personally think it's awesome they are going to prevent old white people from voting if they don't have enough strength to stand in lines for a day at the polls. Which you don't, if you spend all your time watching Fox news all day. ~fellow white person

Sadly, though, Georgia and other states have really devoted quite a bit of effort to closing polling places. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this is disproportionately happening in areas with higher percentages of Black voters and potential voters.
Through cutting polling places, limited transportation options, and, yes, lines, I guess they really plan to show that Ms Abrams what’s what. States rights..... same old same old. Sigh.


https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-polling-place-close-ahead-of-november-elections-black-voters.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I personally think it's awesome they are going to prevent old white people from voting if they don't have enough strength to stand in lines for a day at the polls. Which you don't, if you spend all your time watching Fox news all day. ~fellow white person

Sadly, though, Georgia and other states have really devoted quite a bit of effort to closing polling places. I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that this is disproportionately happening in areas with higher percentages of Black voters and potential voters.
Through cutting polling places, limited transportation options, and, yes, lines, I guess they really plan to show that Ms Abrams what’s what. States rights..... same old same old. Sigh.


https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-polling-place-close-ahead-of-november-elections-black-voters.html

Local officials are responsible for polling places..

The longer of it is that Georgia law lays a number of significant election responsibilities at the feet of county authorities. Some of those include:
"To select and equip polling places for use in primaries and elections."
"To purchase, except voting machines, preserve, store, and maintain election equipment of all kinds, including voting booths and ballot boxes and to procure ballots and all other supplies for primaries and elections."
"To appoint poll officers and other officers to serve in primaries and elections."
"To make and issue such rules, regulations, and instructions... for the guidance of poll officers, custodians, and electors in primaries and elections."
"To instruct poll officers and others in their duties, calling them together in meetings whenever deemed advisable, and to inspect systematically and thoroughly the conduct of primaries and elections in the several precincts of his or her county to the end that primaries and elections may be honestly, efficiently, and uniformly conducted."

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-elections-how-they-actually-work-whos-responsible-for-what/85-de1989cc-62e7-4435-a9c9-f3892c7932bd

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They can’t win without cheating.

That post doesn’t tweak your irony bone? Just a little? 🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then GA should also make voting day a day off so people can go vote. But, they won't because then poor people might vote more.

Why? They have early voting in GA. Surely, they can find a time that works for them.

https://georgia.gov/early-voting

Much of Georgia does not have great public transportation, and some areas have none at all. How are poor people without transportation going to get to the polls?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then GA should also make voting day a day off so people can go vote. But, they won't because then poor people might vote more.

Why? They have early voting in GA. Surely, they can find a time that works for them.

https://georgia.gov/early-voting

Much of Georgia does not have great public transportation, and some areas have none at all. How are poor people without transportation going to get to the polls?

Same way they get to the market or to church or to any of the other places they go during their life.
I am sure Stacey Abrams' group has transportation available. If they want to vote, they'll get to the polls.
I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of poor people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This will go to SCOTUS and be overturned.

Sure won’t.

[Anonymous]

Same way they get to the market or to church or to any of the other places they go during their life.
I am sure Stacey Abrams' group has transportation available. If they want to vote, they'll get to the polls.
I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of poor people.

Biden certainly does if you listened to his Town Hall.

And, the part about not having access to ID is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Same way they get to the market or to church or to any of the other places they go during their life.
I am sure Stacey Abrams' group has transportation available. If they want to vote, they'll get to the polls.
I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of poor people.

Biden certainly does if you listened to his Town Hall.

And, the part about not having access to ID is ridiculous.

Have you tried to get an ID lately? It's not easy.

You need a lot of paperwork that the poor or homeless or elderly won't have.

And with covid, there are months long waiting times. I have to renew in May. In December I logged in to get an appointment...
None available until the end of May.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This will go to SCOTUS and be overturned.

+1. Rightfully so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Then GA should also make voting day a day off so people can go vote. But, they won't because then poor people might vote more.

Why? They have early voting in GA. Surely, they can find a time that works for them.

https://georgia.gov/early-voting

Much of Georgia does not have great public transportation, and some areas have none at all. How are poor people without transportation going to get to the polls?

Same way they get to the market or to church or to any of the other places they go during their life.
I am sure Stacey Abrams' group has transportation available. If they want to vote, they'll get to the polls.
I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of poor people.

Where in the constitution does it say only the resourceful can vote? I must've missed that part.

[Anonymous]

This is gonna backfire hugely on the republicans.
People take their vote for granted, until it’s taken away.
This will motivate democratic base.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Then GA should also make voting day a day off so people can go vote. But, they won't because then poor people might vote more.

Why? They have early voting in GA. Surely, they can find a time that works for them.

https://georgia.gov/early-voting

Much of Georgia does not have great public transportation, and some areas have none at all. How are poor people without transportation going to get to the polls?

Same way they get to the market or to church or to any of the other places they go during their life.
I am sure Stacey Abrams' group has transportation available. If they want to vote, they'll get to the polls.
I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of poor people.

Where in the constitution does it say only the resourceful can vote? I must've missed that part.

Where in the constitution does it say that state legislatures determine how voting occurs in their state?
Oh. That would be Article I Section. 4.

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This will go to SCOTUS and be overturned.

+1. Rightfully so.

Won’t happen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Then GA should also make voting day a day off so people can go vote. But, they won't because then poor people might vote more.

Why? They have early voting in GA. Surely, they can find a time that works for them.

https://georgia.gov/early-voting

Much of Georgia does not have great public transportation, and some areas have none at all. How are poor people without transportation going to get to the polls?

Same way they get to the market or to church or to any of the other places they go during their life.
I am sure Stacey Abrams' group has transportation available. If they want to vote, they'll get to the polls.
I think you underestimate the resourcefulness of poor people.

Where in the constitution does it say only the resourceful can vote? I must've missed that part.

Where in the constitution does it say that state legislatures determine how voting occurs in their state?
Oh. That would be Article I Section. 4.

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof

I see nothing about courts in there. Hmmmm....Guess Navarro is onto something.