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Legislature is in GOP hands. Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #1
Secretary of State handles elections sweetloukillbot Jun 2020 #2
Bingo!!!! exactly... SOS Peacetrain Jun 2020 #3
He is powerless? edhopper Jun 2020 #7
No, the Secretary of State is not powerless. He's the one who manages the state elections. PTWB Jun 2020 #13
I meant edhopper Jun 2020 #14
Essentially yes. PTWB Jun 2020 #16
Elections are seldom run the Governor. They are run by the Secretary of State, a Repub in Kentucky. LonePirate Jun 2020 #4
Are you saying there is nothing he can do? edhopper Jun 2020 #6
Dems need to make sure as many AG & SoS positions in every state is won by a Dem. onetexan Jun 2020 #10
This was attempted by a progressive group about 15 years ago Awsi Dooger Jun 2020 #22
Agree. As the old adage goes, all politics is local. SoS is quite a powerful position & seems there onetexan Jun 2020 #23
another weapon against repubs in Nov nt msongs Jun 2020 #5
If they can suppress the vote like this edhopper Jun 2020 #8
Republican legislature and Secretary of State StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #9
Have any suits been filed over this yet? nt Progressive Jones Jun 2020 #11
Don't know edhopper Jun 2020 #12
A judge ruled that it was Ok for there to be one polling place per county. PTWB Jun 2020 #15
That sucks... nt Progressive Jones Jun 2020 #17
We have a Democratic governor in Wisconsin, republicans everywhere else. It's a mess. Tech Jun 2020 #18
I'm in Kentucky and the Governor said today it's NOT voter suppression Wanderlust988 Jun 2020 #19
Exactly right, plus budget limitations the legislature set before this governor came in. JohnnyLib2 Jun 2020 #20
thanks for explaining edhopper Jun 2020 #21
Thanks, Corgigal Jun 2020 #24
I just hope people on our side that get caught up in tomorrow pull their Blue_true Jun 2020 #26
People here on DU would rather yell "voter suppression" than examine deeply why Blue_true Jun 2020 #25
Thank you! If you're stuck in line at the fairgrounds, then it's your fault Wanderlust988 Jun 2020 #29
Thank you! Jesus, I've been tired of the uninformed bluster. Music Man Jun 2020 #27
Thank you for the info Lucinda Jun 2020 #28
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