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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think anyone who follows politics realizes that [b]limiting voter turnout is a key component of GOP politics[/b].  Even Republicans will concede this point.  This is why they do better in off-year elections.  This is also why they favor stricter voter ID laws, limits to polling hours, not having elections on the weekends, etc.

Yes, go vote for Keys Gamarra.  It's a school board election so I'm sure very few people know the details of the four candidates.  But efforts to limit voter participation should be stopped.[/quote]

No, actually that is what the Democratic Party wants you to think.  The GOP believes that voting should be limited to those who are voting legally.

I fail to see how having an election at an "off time" discourages people who know the issues and want to vote.  But, I have worked the polls--you would be amazed at people who come to vote and do not have a clue as to who they want to vote for.

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No, it's actually what Republican strategists involved in running elections will tell you.  Try stepping outside of your partisan mindset.  It's not about illegal voting.  Do you have evidence of voter fraud being a major issue?

Regardless of party affiliation, as a democracy, we should make it easier for people to vote.  If you've worked the polls, then you have options in life that aren't available to everyone.[/quote]

+1.  I'm not sure I would have voted in this election knowing that the Democrats will have 9-3 or 10-2 majority on the School Board through 2019 either way, but the Republicans have been so snarky and hypocritical in their efforts to get Grisafe elected that I will make a special effort to vote for Karen Keys-Gamarra tomorrow.     [/quote]

Just as I'll be making a special effort to vote for Chris Grisafe.  Cheers![/quote]

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