from the Even-if-you-don't-agree,-remember-to-vote-on-November-6th dept.
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.
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(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 05 2018, @11:53PM (9 children)
Due to high turnout many states have instituted special procedures for the 2018 election. Unaffiliated and independant voters are voting on Tuesday the 6th, while registered democrats and republicans will be voting on Wednesday the 7th.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday November 05 2018, @11:55PM (7 children)
Is this the hot new voter misinformation meme?
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:02AM (3 children)
"Hot" is the key word. The last hope to save the climate is for the democrats to step aside this election so the green party can take control of congress.
(Score: 2) by mmcmonster on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:18AM (2 children)
Actually, the fun one I heard (On Real Time with Bill Maher, no less) is that this election is too important to vote Green Party. Fuck the independents and vote Democrats all the way down the line.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:45PM (1 child)
I got in hot water with a girl I was hooking up with for sharing my opinions on him and his frothing attitude.
And I say this as a relative liberal. Maher is as bad as the far right pundits and just as much a problem for the left's perception as some of those whackjobs like Beck, O'Reilly, etc were for the right.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:57PM
Yup, he is a slimy asshole who pushes around his guests and plays the party politics game to decide right/wrong. I forget if it was him or one of his panels but someone gave a little dose of reality and the reply was "we hate Trump too, we're on the same side".
Ewwwww. I mean I get trump hate, but that type of party politics is what prevents real change from happening. Corporate interests buy enough politicians and the rest fall in with the party line.
All that said, I don't think he is actually as bad as Beck, O'Reilly, or Limbaugh. Like the rest of politics the "both sides" equivocation is bullshit. Democrats have plenty to be blamed for but they don't even come close to the Republican level of evil and that is mirrored with Maher / O'Reilly. Of course I haven't seen enough of Maher to know if he's reached the same levels of hate preaching, so just my opinion.
(Score: 2) by Magic Oddball on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:22AM
It might be referencing Trump Jr.'s tweet from last Wednesday, which encouraged all "patriots" to vote "in 7 days." (I didn't see the tweet itself, but I saw it mentioned in a few places online.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @04:52AM (1 child)
https://imgur.com/UO8TSUQ [imgur.com]
#NoMenMidterm
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday November 06 2018, @05:56AM
It's a good meme but I don't see any (soy) men falling for it.
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(Score: 2, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday November 06 2018, @09:18AM
Another @donlemon [twitter.com] number. Another BAWLFACED LIE from his CNN anchor chair. Who could expect any more? CNN (Clinton News Network) will soon be the least trusted name in news. People believe CNN these days almost as little as they believe Hillary......that's really saying something!. Don't believe the Fake News MSM, folks. Vote today -- Tuesday!
By the way, will CNN send its cameras to the Boarder to show the massive unreported crisis now unfolding? Paid for by Billionaire George Soros. SICK!!!
(Score: 1, Insightful) by NPC-131072 on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:06AM (33 children)
Are we surprised with attempts at voter suppression? [nymag.com]
(Score: 4, Informative) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:17AM (1 child)
Not in Georgia. I imagine the other racist southern states will be looking on with interest.
The bit that caught my eye is:
Yeah, they might be non-citizens but they definitely will be black. That's what this is all about.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @12:23AM
But they've just made it easier to get approved to vote. Just show up with a bottle of Aunt Jemima syrup and say that's your ID.
(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.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:21AM (5 children)
Why should a federal government, one that cares non whit about my existence, be expected to get things pedantically correct when the private sector, something that lives and dies on being more efficient, supposedly, can't even get my identity correct.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 5, Informative) by NewNic on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:42AM (2 children)
Some years ago, when applying for citizenship, I found that the "A" number on my green card was not correct. Another person in our small office found that his date of birth was wrong.
Differences in names are more prevalent in non-english names. The purpose of the exact match rule was vote suppression.
Some people want to vote for the party that is actively engaged in disenfranchising significant portions of the citizenry of the USA. What do they think the end result of that will be (hint: remember the "first they came for ...." tale)?
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 2) by NewNic on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:44AM (1 child)
To clarify, I mean that his date of birth was not correctly printed on his green card.
lib·er·tar·i·an·ism ˌlibərˈterēənizəm/ noun: Magical thinking that useful idiots mistake for serious political theory
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @01:48AM
So? My friend had a drivers license that got his sex wrong. We all had a good laugh and then he got one without the error. Is it difficult to correct errors on a green card? Dont they ask you to inspect it for errors before accepting it?
(Score: 2) by PiMuNu on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:50AM
> the private sector, something that lives and dies on being more efficient
Is that really true? Or do they live or die based on inertia and marketing?
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:16PM
Voter suppression. It's just another form of voter fraud.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:05AM (2 children)
don't forget: this is the *most* *importantest* *election* *evar*!
also, the next election will be the most important ever.
thank you for reading.
(Score: 2) by fritsd on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:41PM
You're making an assumption there.
In order to tease you, I won't say what it is.
Can you say what the assumption is? :-)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @09:35PM
What? There's no election today in America. Trump is a Nazi, and Nazis don't do the election thing.
Now wait patiently by your door for the
FBIGestapo to collect you for transportation to your death camp. I'm sure the Nazis will get to you very soon; after all every other person in the US is a Nazi.(singing) I'm a Nazi, he's a Nazi, she's a Nazi, we're all Nazis -- wouldn't you like to be a Nazi, too?
(Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:38AM (2 children)
https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=k8hdO_1541288582 [liveleak.com]
(Score: 1, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:34AM (1 child)
I saw that video on Youtube, I believe. When I click it on liveleaks, it tells me "video not available". Odd . . .
If wikileaks doesn't give you the video, try this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBxZGWCdgs [youtube.com]
Clearly, liberals are racist.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @03:43AM
Video works fine here. The youtube one does appear to be the same thing, best to use google alternatives when possible though.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday November 06 2018, @08:49AM (1 child)
Many people are saying the Dems have badly hacked our Voting Cyber in Georgia. Tried to hack and hopefully failed badly. Very very serious Crime against our Country. Can we call that one Treason? But, I will totally accept the results if BRIAN KEMP wins!!! sos.ga.gov/index.php/general/after_failed_hacking_attempt_sos_launches_investigation_into_georgia_democratic_party_ [ga.gov]
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Tuesday November 06 2018, @06:21PM
The only one I've heard of that's saying that is Georgia's Secretary of State, a Republican, and he's saying so without showing any proof whatever.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 06 2018, @02:02PM
I voted for Trump last election but this election I'm voting for democrartic due to the sharemarket plunge.
(Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Tuesday November 06 2018, @10:49PM
The original department was the "Even if you don't agree, remember to vote on November 7th dept." on purpose.
(Basically the same joke that got Michael Knowles banned on twitter)
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