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They are sending out 50,000 "poll watchers"... (Original Post) edhopper Jun 2020 OP
They are sending out poll . . Iliyah Jun 2020 #1
YES!!! still_one Jun 2020 #2
Voter Vigilantes spanone Jun 2020 #3
We really need to legalize vote-by-mail babylonsister Jun 2020 #4
Make an assessment, a plan and contingency plan Tetrachloride Jun 2020 #5
This should be an OP ms liberty Jun 2020 #8
ty. go ahead to copy. somebody with real poll experience Tetrachloride Jun 2020 #9
If it's anything like his Tulsa disaster, maybe 30-40 will actually show up! So much WINNING! machoneman Jun 2020 #6
They are paying edhopper Jun 2020 #7
Just like the cops that pull you over because you "match the description" of someone FM123 Jun 2020 #10
Something nice and subtle, I'm sure. No intimidation... Buns_of_Fire Jun 2020 #11

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
1. They are sending out poll . .
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:16 AM
Jun 2020

harassers.

Democratic areas will have long lines and harassment enablers.

Democratic areas will have machines that will flip votes and or break down.

Republicans can never tell me about patriotism, ever.

babylonsister

(171,059 posts)
4. We really need to legalize vote-by-mail
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:18 AM
Jun 2020

everywhere. I'm not sure I'd volunteer with the 'rona running rampant. And I sure wouldn't believe their numbers either.

Scratch that. I wouldn't volunteer to monitor a bunch of potential carriers. I haven't isolated and masked for months to now expose myself to something that could kill me.

Tetrachloride

(7,839 posts)
5. Make an assessment, a plan and contingency plan
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:29 AM
Jun 2020

1. Where have the poll watchers gone before ?
2. Where will they go this time ?
3. Where will they go which we don't think they will.

--------- next , the law -------

4. Consult your local laws and election websites.
5. CNN story https://www.cnn.com/2016/10/29/politics/poll-watchers-monitors/index.html
6. If you have a friendly law enforcement professional on your friends list, go see them.

------------ re-assessment ------

7. I believe long lines , voter registration, social distancing, fear are our lead enemies.
8. But the lesser forms of voter suppression will be used too. Lost ballots, "illegal signatures."

---------- people ------

9. use the voter registration tools being promote in your area.
10. be an election official.
11. get people to vote early.

ms liberty

(8,573 posts)
8. This should be an OP
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:40 AM
Jun 2020

And add that we need to be helping people in our families and communities be registered to vote, and helping them check to make sure they haven't been illegally purged. Then if they have, help them get it fixed if necessary, now rather than later. This really needs to be in high gear now; we're less than six months out.

FM123

(10,053 posts)
10. Just like the cops that pull you over because you "match the description" of someone
Tue Jun 23, 2020, 09:44 AM
Jun 2020
Some states allow poll monitors to challenge a voter's eligibility, requiring that person's ballot undergo additional vetting to be counted. In Michigan, for example, a challenged voter will be removed from line and questioned about their citizenship, age, residency and date of voter registration if, according to election rules, a vote challenger has "good reason" to believe they are not eligible. They are required to take an oath attesting that their answers are true and are given a special ballot.
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