Whaddup, North Dakota? Republican Controlled Legislature votes 43-3 to Hide Presidential Vote Counts

[TheBlackAdder]

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“The North Dakota Senate this week passed a bill which aims to forbid election officials from disclosing how many actual votes are cast for each candidate in upcoming presidential elections. The total tallies would only be disclosed after future Electoral Colleges convene to select an official victor.

“The measure, Senate Bill 2271, was introduced by Sen. Robert Erbele, a Republican from Lehr, N.D., who represents a district situated southeast of Bismarck. It would withhold the state’s vote count from the public and allow officials to only reveal the percentage of the total vote each candidate receives…

“The anti-transparency bill sailed through the legislature’s upper chamber with a 43-3 vote. (Republicans dominate the 47-member North Dakota senate with a commanding 40-7 majority.) The only testimony involving the bill thus far was favorable.”

https://crooksandliars.com/2021/02/whaddup-north-dakota

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[dalton99a]

1. "What I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes..."

[pwb]

2. North Dakota matters not.

They are takers.

[notinkansas]

3. This can't possibly stand.

A court needs to strike this down.

[Lucky Luciano]

4. Rural whites are the worst.

[dsc]

5. This is about making the popular vote compact impossible

as a practical matter, the percentages would lead to the numbers within a very close MOE since there are other races on the ballot which one presumes wouldn't have their totals hidden. There would be their statewide rep for instance and any senators running as well.

[roamer65]

6. Nullify ND's 3 EVs.