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With worn-out clichés about the dead voting, Chicago used to be the poster child for voter fraud. But if any state is a poster child for terrible election practices, it is surely Georgia. Bold claims demand bold evidence, and unfortunately there's plenty; on Monday, McClatchy reported a string of irregularities from the state's primary election in May, including one precinct with a 243-percent turnout.
McClatchy's data comes from a federal lawsuit filed against the state. In addition to the problem in Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct, where it appeared that 276 registered voters managed to cast 670 ballots, the piece describes numerous other issues with both voter registration and electronic voting machines. (In fact it was later corrected to show 3,704 registered voters in the precinct.)
Multiple sworn statements from voters describe how they turned up at their polling stations only to be turned away or directed to other precincts. Even more statements allege incorrect ballots, frozen voting machines, and other issues.
(Score: 5, Informative) by tangomargarine on Thursday August 09 2018, @02:43PM (9 children)
https://grist.org/politics/john-oliver-explains-how-voter-fraud-is-a-problem-but-only-among-politicians/ [grist.org]
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:09PM (8 children)
This is why no one outside the echo chamber takes this stuff seriously and the DNC is losing all appeal to normal people (ie those not politically rabid in a certain way). Obviously they aren't including the undetected cases of voter fraud in these stats... just stop with the fake shit. Why do they keep self destructing like this?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by tangomargarine on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:20PM (7 children)
So you're denying the video evidence of the lawmakers voting for their colleagues who aren't in the chamber?
The article had more than one point to make.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:27PM (6 children)
No, I'm denying that a reasonable person would think that this the extent of the voter fraud. Its like saying we can reduce voter fraud by removing the cameras in the chamber since unknown fraud doesnt make it into the stats.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @05:03PM (2 children)
Trump's voter fraud commission disbanded without finding any fraud even though they set out to validate the president's claims [npr.org]. FTFA:
That quote is from someone on the voter fraud commission.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @05:26PM (1 child)
What is your point?
Even if we could interpret the disbanding of some crappy apparently planned-to-be-rigged investigation as a lack of voter fraud (we cant), the john oliver quote does not mention this argument. I just says :
"See, 31 out of a billion is a small number which proves republicans are retarded or lying just like we thought all along." While republicans may very well be retarded or lying, the person making this argument is definitely retarded or lying.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by sjames on Friday August 10 2018, @12:52AM
The point is even a commission looking for voter fraud and determined to find it even if it's not there couldn't find anything credible enough even for their intended sham.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Thursday August 09 2018, @08:43PM (2 children)
Translation: I have no actual evidence to support my claims about voter fraud, but I know they must be true because my favorite news outlets keep saying it's happening. Said news outlet has no evidence to support their claims either, but since I'm inclined to believe them for reasons which have nothing to do with evidence, I believe them.
In short, you've been propagandized successfully into believing claims with no evidence whatsoever. And yes, anyone who thinks the end of the Russia investigation will be Donald Trump led from the White House in handcuffs is just as duped as you are.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 09 2018, @08:53PM (1 child)
No thats not an accurate translation. The actual meaning is quite clear.
Anyway, like Ive been saying this bs is driving everyone away from the DNC, will be interesting to see what rises in its place.
(Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Friday August 10 2018, @10:53PM
No, it is quite accurate. You have not provided any substantiation to your claims there is widespread voter fraud, other than apparently you "know" there is.