Why long lines to vote early? Onondaga County (NY) GOP pushed for fewer sites to save money

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https://www.syracuse.com/news/2020/10/why-long-lines-to-vote-early-onondaga-county-gop-pushed-for-fewer-sites-to-save-money.html

Syracuse, N.Y. – If you’re among the people who have waited up to two hours to vote early in Onondaga County, you may wonder why there are not more than six locations open to reduce the long lines.

Erie County voters, by contrast, can choose from among 37 early voting sites. That’s more than six times the number in this county despite Erie having just twice as many voters.

The Syracuse area has six sites because Republican officials in Onondaga County declined to open more last year out of concern for the cost. Democrats sought at least two additional sites. Republicans held the line.

Because a consensus was required to do more, the GOP position was decisive. Adding extra sites would have required agreement between Onondaga County’s two election commissioners, one Republican and one Democrat. That did not happen.

They "agreed to disagree,'' said Michele Sardo, the GOP commissioner.

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Rat f*ckers!

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1. Saving money had nothing to do with it...

But, I'm preaching to the flock.

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2. A woman on a friend's FB post asking, "Who voted today?" claimed she was told she had to sign-up

at one of the early voting sites. She wondered what to do if the line was too long at the one she signed up for, could she go to another site? What?!?!? She didn't respond to me when I asked her who told her that.

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3. Amazing the misinformation flying around out there...

I hope she surfaces again.