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"This is DAY 2 of Early Voting in Columbus.... and this is only half the line." (Original Post) Nevilledog Oct 2020 OP
Yikes! What a beautiful sight stillcool Oct 2020 #1
Nothing beatiful about it. LisaL Oct 2020 #2
Geez moose65 Oct 2020 #4
On drop off location per county is ridiculous jorgevlorgan Oct 2020 #6
the human spirit is a beautiful thing... to me. stillcool Oct 2020 #8
Compared to my porch in AZ, yes it does! Nevilledog Oct 2020 #3
Ty Franklin County Voters for your commitment!!! SheltieLover Oct 2020 #5
Look at all those people determined to vote! Not as many Hortensis Oct 2020 #7

LisaL

(47,423 posts)
2. Nothing beatiful about it.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:02 PM
Oct 2020

It's a kind of voter suppression, because OH only allows one early voting place per county. Oh and Franklin county screwed up mail absentee ballots with some people getting the wrong ballots.

moose65

(3,454 posts)
4. Geez
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:16 PM
Oct 2020

The whole "per county" thing irritates me to no end. It's like those endless Facebook posts of red maps of the US, with the meme being about how many counties Trump won. Makes me want to scream!

A "county" is not a standardized unit. Los Angeles County has more people than 40 of the states. Focusing on counties IS a voter-suppression technique. Populous counties get 1 drop off site, and counties with more farm animals than people also get 1 drop off site. It's ridiculous.

stillcool

(34,407 posts)
8. the human spirit is a beautiful thing... to me.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:37 PM
Oct 2020

seeing people turning around and going home is heartbreaking...to me. Sorry if I offended you in any way.

SheltieLover

(80,487 posts)
5. Ty Franklin County Voters for your commitment!!!
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:21 PM
Oct 2020

It is wonderful to see so much determination to oust the repukes!

I used to live and, of course, vote in Franklin! Never saw lines like this!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. Look at all those people determined to vote! Not as many
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:37 PM
Oct 2020

brought chairs as I'd have expected, though.

The conservatives among them whose choices over decades have lead to this fully deserve it, but hope this wholesale abuse and attempted disenfranchisement angers a few into changing their minds about voting Republican.

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