Why long lines are a key trick in the GOP's election fraud book

[diva77]

https://www.gregpalast.com/the-long-history-of-lines/

The Long History of Lines
Why long lines are a key trick in the GOP's election fraud book

by Greg Palast June 11, 2020

When the only way you can win is by depriving people of their vote, long lines are a feature, not a bug of GOP election strategy.

It’s no coincidence that the worst lines tend to be in young, poor and minority neighborhoods — in others words places where people tend to vote blue.

Long lines in Black precincts have been crucial to GOP election wins since Bush’s victory in 2004 and will be essential for a Trump victory in November. Which is why the GOP are making them even longer by slashing early voting, cutting voting hours, reducing the number of machines and workers, and closing polling stations.

For example, for the forced election in Wisconsin in March the number of voting stations in the African American majority city of Milwaukee was reduced from 180 to just five — resulting in killer Jim Corona lines. In Wisconsin voters were willing to brave the lines and the steal was overwhelmed. However, if we don't reform our election system before November, that result could be merely the exception that proves the rule.
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Since 2013, Georgia has been the testing ground for GOP Jim Crow tactics. That’s why I’ve been investigating Brian Kemp for six years and why my book, How Trump stole 2020 opens in Georgia.

Left out of the Blindwitness News reports on the recent Georgia primary: One reason for long lines was the massive number of black voters who never got their mail-in ballots. Many of those were on the purge list we uncovered through our successful court action against Kemp.
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Entire article worth reading plus hyperlinks in it

[2naSalit]

1. K&R

[lagomorph777]

2. This has always been obvious. We need criminal penalties for those who orchestrate these crimes.

[Bev54]

3. Of course it is but I am pleased to see

it is not stopping the vote, people are standing in long lines to vote, seemingly more determined than ever. I hope for the general election, dems will be smart enough to have fold up stools, food and water tents, maybe even umbrellas for people in line. They want people to wait in line, then make it a party.

[Hoyt]

4. What does it take to convince people in states like Wisconsin to vote by mail or early?

I just don’t get it.

I’ve heard people say they didn’t get their absentee ballot, but I’m skeptical.

Christ, go down to the county election office and demand it. Take a news crew if you have to.

Honestly, I think people are just trying to rationalize waiting until the last minute. I’m sure there are some screwups, but not that many.

[diva77]

5. Some people don't have the means to travel to the county election office. Also, and I'm not sure

whether this applies to the most recent election, voter registration renewal notices were sent on flimsy postcards that looked like junk mail and many people tossed them unknowingly. Will look for link and post later if I find it.