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RandySF

(58,511 posts)
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:12 AM Mar 2016

My suggestion to avoid blowing your top over voter registrations.

I'm just an old man who once worked in an elections office before the days of online voter rolls. When residents had questions about their voter registration,s they would call us, we'd hunt down their registration card, and voila, question answered. Nowadays we have this newfangled thing called the internet and, I suppose, it's easier to type on a keyboard than it is to lift a phone to one's ear and call their local county or municipal clerks. I guess t's also easier to rant on DU or Reddit about alleged tampering by the DNC (which is surprising to hear because I never saw any party officials behind our counters). But I have an idea. If you go online and find something not right about your online registration record, and you think you're about to pop a blood vessel, call your county or municipal clerk. I'm willing to bet that, in 99 of 100 cases, they're going to have your correct record. And no, they don't give a damn whether you support Bernie, Hillary or the Rent Is Too Damn High Party guy. Just give them a call.

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JonLeibowitz

(6,282 posts)
1. The problem is with those who have reliably voted (D) for decades but suddenly have a 'problem'
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:22 AM
Mar 2016

Those voters will never think to check their registration because it has never been a problem before. They'll find out at the polls though.

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)
2. RandySF, you are full of it.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:32 AM
Mar 2016

Budgets slashed, phones not answered (no one to take calls).

Polling places in AZ reduced from 200 to 60??

Are you on drugs?

Would you stand in line for hours? Could you?

RandySF

(58,511 posts)
3. I figured someone was going to bring up AZ.
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:40 AM
Mar 2016

There's a difference between what Maricopa did and a clerical or technical error. And I have never had a problem getting someone to answer the phone here in SF.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
5. Randy why don't you do yourself a favor and check the budget
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:46 AM
Mar 2016

also you blew smoke out of your ass about AZ and now it turns out... they admitted to it, at the Assembly. Perhaps it is time for you to realize that we have a problem... and perhaps it is far more serious than your old person can even fathom

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7725054

Are you going to continue to place your head in the sand? And yes, I already checked our current registration by the way.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
12. California and Oregon are among the better States for voter access and election security so for you
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 09:38 AM
Mar 2016

or me to say 'hey, we have no problems here so there are no problems anywhere' is just not sound reasoning.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
10. Where the exact same thing is happening, and people are complaining
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:51 AM
Mar 2016

pf the same exact shit. Hell, it seems to be happening in California. I know this shit is hilarious...

Yup, I expect you to dismiss this is happening until it happens TO YOU.

Perhaps you lack imagination, but dry runs for November are quite possible, as well as somebody, or somebody's hacking into state systems, either for shits and giggles, or nefarious goals. Either way, we might be looking at a FELONY.But hey, it is just damn smack hilarious.

R B Garr

(16,950 posts)
11. Why did you bother typing all that out just to agree with yourself
Thu Mar 31, 2016, 02:55 AM
Mar 2016

and attack me with your own conspiracies.

There are plenty of conspiracy theories here just on this front page about Sander's campaign being victimized and targeted.

 

2pooped2pop

(5,420 posts)
13. Sounds like you don't have a clue about how the internet works
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 08:31 AM
Apr 2016

Or any information at all about election fraud and just how easy it is to do. Perhaps my suggestion to you would be to visit bradsblog.

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