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In reply to the discussion: In the 1970's I don't remember early voting, and it seemed like every school had voting machines [View all]csziggy
(34,136 posts)62. About 20-30 they made all the county level positions "non-partisan"
What it really meant was that Republicans that could not get elected before could hide their affiliation and get into office. Now they have managed to pack the city commission with Republicans and undermine the Comprehensive Plan which was supposed to control development and urban expansion.
Since the internet has gotten better, people have gotten better about checking candidates' affiliation and fewer Republicans are being elected, but it is an uphill fight.
Leon County is predominately Democratic but since the state government is mostly Republican, they have moved into the area and are trying to horn into local politics. They are not very good at it, though, so they haven't taken over the county - yet.
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In the 1970's I don't remember early voting, and it seemed like every school had voting machines [View all]
Quixote1818
Oct 2020
OP
By age 12 I understood you could go to sleep knowing exit polls would accurately predict winner
lostnfound
Oct 2020
#48
NJ now moved polling places out of schools to prevent people from just walking into them.
TheBlackAdder
Oct 2020
#37
This is the truth. I'm 61. My entire adult life has been spent watching
Progressive Jones
Oct 2020
#27
I've never heard the wealthy complain about this. And there are reasons
Guy Whitey Corngood
Oct 2020
#40
They were required to be retired by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 -- Congress' fault
Klaralven
Oct 2020
#23
I grew up in Oregon. In school on election days they would tell us to be very quiet.
Olafjoy
Oct 2020
#32
In the late 70's/early 80s, I worked for a moving and storage company in Chicago that
Progressive Jones
Oct 2020
#33