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In a law implemented last year, Georgia's 'Exact Match' requirement flags voters who have discrepancies in their official identifying documents and may be non-citizens.
As originally written, at the actual polling location, only Deputy Registrars could immediately clear individuals to vote (provisional ballots could still be cast). This was deemed burdensome in U.S. District Court and now Poll Managers can also clear individuals to vote who show proof of citizenship.
The announcement of this change is here: http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/general/judge_includes_poll_managers_in_georgias_existing_non-citizen_verification_process_
Voters were notified in advance of discrepancies and multiple avenues to resolve the issue are available, including:
- in advance by faxing or emailing documents to the county registrar
- when balloting, providing documentation to a Deputy Registrar (or Poll Manager now)
- If the above are an issue, an individual can cast a provisional ballot and provide the proof of citizenship (in person, via fax, email, or text message) before Friday.
(Score: 3, Informative) by hemocyanin on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:26AM (30 children)
You mean like this: https://observer.com/2016/12/ny-primary-voter-purge-still-under-investigation-amid-calls-for-election-reform/ [observer.com]
Or this: https://heavy.com/news/2016/03/arizona-election-voter-fraud-bernie-sanders-azelectionfraud-provisional-ballot-maricopa-registration-long-lines/ [heavy.com]
(Score: 0, Troll) by hemocyanin on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:37AM (29 children)
This year, in response to the Democrat's attempts to reignite the cold war and increase the chance of global thermonuclear armageddon with their #RussiaRussiaRussia tantrum -- I went ahead and voted a straight GOP ticket out pure unadulterated spite. I mean yeah, the GOP sucks, and I normally either protest vote or vote third party, but Democrats are being stupid and falling all over themselves trying to blow up the planet because shocker -- when you run a corrupt, arrogant, hated candidate who has nothing to offer but war with Syria/Russia and a TPP kick in the ass, don't be surprised if you lose.
Democrats could win by the cargo-ship load if they really pushed people-focused rather than corporate/bankster/wallstreet/MIC/pharma/insurance-focused policy but then those who own the Dems would be mad, so they don't do anything but grandstand or introduce such legislation at the precise times it can't go anywhere -- marketing ploy.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:42AM (2 children)
You'll be slapping yourself in 20 years when the Russia stuff is declassified.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:22AM
No he won't. Nobody who makes these kind of decisions out of spite ever feels regret. It's not in their makeup. He already blamed HRC for his voting anti-democrat again this time because it's always somebody else's fault (no matter what).
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:50AM
Why? Are you suggesting that its somehow stupid to ignore someone who claims something but says they cant show you any evidence because its classified?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:47AM (16 children)
Yea, I almost deviated and voted rnc as well. I just couldnt shake the thought the dnc was throwing the election on purpose though. The behavior was just too disgusting and incompetent to be believed, at least for me.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:05AM (15 children)
As opposed to Republicans who are the very essence of class? /sarcasm
Jesus, you'll take the devil you know over the devil you fear MIGHT exist? Droll
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:18AM (11 children)
Yes, the behavior of the DNC really has been so bad in the eyes of non-rabid people that it makes them consider voting for republicans.
Whatever, I warned about it for the last two years and was called all sorts of names on this site for it. Its like nothing was learned from what happened with Trump so I expect the same result. Place your bets: https://www.predictit.org/markets/detail/2704/Which-party-will-control-the-House-after-2018-midterms [predictit.org]
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:09AM (5 children)
Republicans keep Senate, Democrats take House.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:21AM (4 children)
I really think its republicans both. None of the people who are now considering voting republican due to disgust with the DNC are going to answer polls accurately, if at all.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:30AM
I still roll with 538:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/final-election-update-democrats-arent-certain-to-take-the-house-but-theyre-pretty-clear-favorites/ [fivethirtyeight.com]
Article helpfully defends their 2016 forecast.
Winning the House is almost certainly less important than winning the Senate, so it's probably not going to be a good night for Democrats regardless. You can almost hear the cells of Notorious RBG deteriorating.
I'll return to this thread on Tuesday/Wednesday, but we will probably have one story tomorrow night for election stuff, and another story a day later to look at the results for the ballot initiatives/measures/questions/state constitutional amendments. Those usually take longer to get settled.
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(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:38AM (2 children)
Nah, the Dems will take both houses, abolish ICE, restore ACA, impeach Mike Pence for being such a putz, and arrest Shawn Handily for Crimes against Nature. I am very optimistic.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:47AM (1 child)
But Q promised that if the Reps win Trump will release the tesla free energy patents and 50 classified cancer cures. That sounds even better.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 06 2018, @05:58AM
Cancer is the cure for cancer. It was staring us in the face all along.
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(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:28AM (4 children)
It isn't only the people who would vote Dem, now voting R. There are also a lot of people who _just_won't_vote_. There is little to point to that indicates any R's are disenchanted with their party. They will continue to vote, just as they always have.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:40AM (3 children)
I was thinking that people who wouldnt vote or would vote 3rd party are being tempted to vote republican. At least that describes my own mindset.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @04:23AM (2 children)
Third party voter here.
I would *never* vote for a Republican. Party of the Great Satan, smell of sulfur when one of them passes, and all that. Seriously, these are some of the evilest people to ever walk the earth.
But, I have only voted for a couple Democrats, and with nearly zero expectations was still disappointed.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @04:51AM
As mentioned above I still didnt do it.
But the fixing a primary against sanders, trying to collude with to set up trump but instead getting trolled by russia, taking advantage of abused women by having lawyers mess with their memories, literal shrieking at the kavanaugh and strozk hearings, etc really makes me want anyone willing to associate with the DNC have as little to do with me as possible.
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Tuesday November 06 2018, @11:19PM
The SouthPark episode, "The Battle of Heaven and Hell": Satan needs to find someone to keep Kenny alive (as a vegetable, think Jeb Bush, well not Jeb Bush exactly, but the Terry Schaivo case), so he will not go to Heaven and use the Golden PSP to defeat the hordes of perdition, but he asks, who would do such a thing? Satan's councillor responds: "We'll do what we always do, we'll use the Republicans!" Ah, Republicans! Satan's tools!
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:26AM (2 children)
There is no question of the devils we fear. Far left Dems are batshit insane.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by PiMuNu on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:39AM (1 child)
> Far left
Looking with bemusement from Europe. Far left? Haha.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by GreatAuntAnesthesia on Tuesday November 06 2018, @11:30AM
Looking with bemusement from sanity. Republicans are not batshit insane? Haha.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday November 06 2018, @09:11AM (5 children)
Not voting Democrat is one thing. Voting for Trump (which voting Republican meant in this case) is a wholly different thing. It's not as if you would not have had any other option.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Tuesday November 06 2018, @04:18PM (4 children)
You would think the spanking the DNC got in the HRC/Trump debacle would have been enough to clue them in. Clearly it was not and so the beatings must continue until the party fades and is replaced or reforms. Rewarding bad behavior though is the surest way to get more of it.
I heard a joke recently: "Americans hated Hillary so much they voted for someone they hated more."
Dark. True.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by mcgrew on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:05PM (3 children)
A spanking? Clinton WON the popular vote despite her unpopularity. Trump squeaked by in a very narrow margin in the Electoral College. Why are you Republicans allergic to facts these days? Your party has gone batshit insane. I've voted split ticket all my life, but there are simply no qualified Republicans on my ballot.
An example is my congresscritter, Rodney Davis. I voted for him, but not again. Ever since I voted for him he voted against me and my state. Voted yes to repeal ACA and now is trying to say it's Democrats who want to take away the coverage for existing conditions. He voted yes on the tax bill that helps the likes of Rauner and Pritzker, did absolutely nothing for my taxes, and hurt a lot of Illinoians who can no longer deduct state and local taxes on the federal tax.
McConnel says they want Medicare and Social Security to pay for the rich folks' tax cut. The Republicans have gone full-on "all for the rich, nothing for anyone else." They might as well change their name to the Plutocratic party. All Republicans with less than $200k in the bank are fools.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:23PM
Is this code for voting republicrat? Hilarious that you think you are "normal" and not totally deluded and deceived by their scam.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Tuesday November 06 2018, @07:33PM (1 child)
Clinton did her best to campaign for extra votes in places it didn't matter -- she could have taken a shit on the sidewalk with the stars embedded it in at won CA -- and ignored states that mattered. The EC is no secret and if a candidate can't use it for guidance, that tells us a lot about the candidate.
And let us also recall that Clinton too only won a plurality. Her plurality was larger than Trump's in ways that are irrelevant, but neither candidate got a majority. In other words, it is true to say the majority of Americans did not vote for Clinton and the majority did not vote for Trump.
Lastly, I voted for Stein -- clearly I'm not a Republican. And while usually I'm satisfied with protest voting, Democrats have demonstrated that they are dangerous -- as in nuclear war dangerous in order to avoid taking responsibility for running a shit candidate -- so I was not content simply to not support them, I felt the need to actively vote against them. You can chide me for being against nuclear war all you want, but I see that issue as trumping all other issues. Bathroom freedom just doesn't matter when all the bathrooms are vaporized along with all the people.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Monday November 12 2018, @03:02PM
I did a little research and found that Clinton's work history was eerily similar to James Buchanan, the president historians say caused the Civil War and was history's worst American president. So she might have even been worse than Trump! Bad news, I just saw she's running again in 2020. I think her winning the 2020 primary would be the only thing that would get Trump reelected.
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(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:48PM (2 children)
WTF is it with "Imma voting this way to SPITE EM!!!" ? You reward the shitty GOP with your vote because a lot of people who oppose them are calling attention to the fact that our current administration just might be a bit too cozy with Putin and Co.? And you think that somehow this is going to cause WWIII?
HRC lost two years ago - GET OVER IT!
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Wednesday November 07 2018, @08:45PM (1 child)
Because the Democrats are no better and helping them win rather than fade away does nothing to help the current mess. The DNC needs true reform or replacement and until that happens, voting DNC ensures the future is worse, not better.
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Thursday November 08 2018, @05:00PM
Ah, the old "they are just as bad" argument. Sure, the Democrats do bad stuff (the 2016 primaries are a great example), but somehow they can't hold a candle to what the GOP does on a regular basis. The GOP's true mantra is "I have mine; Fuck You" and they will not make things better, short or long term (unless you make over $250K of course).
I say it is the GOP that needs to be removed first. Getting rid of their opposition will simply give them the opportunity to consolidate their power, and that much harder to eliminate. The Democrats are relatively easy to break up provided there isn't a strong opponent to unite them against.
The world is full of kings and queens who blind your eyes and steal your dreams.