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Ms. Toad

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83. Nope.
Sat Oct 31, 2020, 10:38 PM
Oct 2020

Aside from the fact that a lot of low-income workers work both days (restaurant/grocery store/gas station/etc.), it would be nearly impossible to protect the vote.

I cover one polling location3 precincts (all in the same physical location). I can't find a good easy number for polling locations - but pulling up a random county there were about 20 - putting Ohio locations at perhaps 1500 - 2000. In many polling locations, there are two voter protection volunteers assigned - so perhaps 3000 for election day. The expected hours for volunteering are from 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM. Doing that two days in a row (sandwiched between two full work weeks - not going to happen for many of us So having two full days would close to double the number needed.

That's just voter protection. In the polling location where I vote, there are 6 volunteers. So now you need 5-10,000 pollworkers - roughly the same hours as voter protection. These have to be party members, so you need 11,000 democrats or so to run the polls and protect the vote.

(This contrasts with early voting which is proctored by paid workers, and there are typically 1-2 voter protection workers per county for each day of early voting.)

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How about this??? [View all] greytdemocrat Oct 2020 OP
Screw that... lame54 Oct 2020 #1
No. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #3
Do you have any idea how many people work weekends? Why in the HELL do you want to niyad Oct 2020 #14
Doesn't make sense. We're all seeing the blocks-long lines for early voting so we can... brush Oct 2020 #2
It makes perfect sense. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #5
I don't agree. With early voting people have several days to vote at their convenience. brush Oct 2020 #10
Who says? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #23
You do you. Let other people vote how they want to. brush Oct 2020 #26
INcorrect, this MUST be at everyone's convenience relayerbob Oct 2020 #30
I waited in line for 3 hours to vote yesterday. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #84
Obviously you've never done shift work. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #29
You also fail to understand that actual voting locations have been PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #77
Aside from your proposed details, elleng Oct 2020 #4
Things can change. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #7
You know, that sounds rather threatening. niyad Oct 2020 #37
Indeed they can. Mariana Oct 2020 #62
Hell no! notinkansas Oct 2020 #6
Why is this harder? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #9
What, exactly, is your problem with early voting? With mail-in voting? niyad Oct 2020 #18
It makes people lazy. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #32
Again, what about those people who will be scheduled to work those two days? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #36
Or have, say, religious or other commitments on the weekend? Nexus2 Oct 2020 #88
Thank you. I hadn't even thought about that. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #92
It makes people lazy?? Really? That statement is ridiculous, almost calvinistic. niyad Oct 2020 #41
Some people may be sick or in hospital or workibg Tribetime Oct 2020 #52
We are lazy because we prefer to vote by mail after working all day including weekends ? JI7 Oct 2020 #58
Even if it were true that it makes people "lazy" Mariana Oct 2020 #63
True Democrats Tink41 Oct 2020 #86
It makes things very short. notinkansas Oct 2020 #21
The goal is to get votes placed and counted relayerbob Oct 2020 #25
You're leaving something out. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #35
No, you're trying to disenfranchise voters relayerbob Oct 2020 #40
I don't think s/he will be opposing anything in this thread any more, so sad to say ... progree Oct 2020 #55
It would appear that post was removed relayerbob Oct 2020 #72
Thing is, when you have a post removed in a thread, you can't post in that thread anymore. Iggo Oct 2020 #79
I understand relayerbob Oct 2020 #81
No, you're leaving something out. Captain Stern Oct 2020 #69
Every state should adopt the Colorado style of voting world wide wally Oct 2020 #8
A lot of people don't like voting by mail. LisaL Oct 2020 #11
Then you just put it in a drop box world wide wally Oct 2020 #13
What are you going to put in a drop box if your ballot never arrived? LisaL Oct 2020 #15
You call county clerks office marlakay Oct 2020 #34
Not until that asshole dejoy. niyad Oct 2020 #16
Seattle Here Anything Other Than Vote By Mail With Emergency Polling DanieRains Oct 2020 #17
I don't agree with any single, no option, system relayerbob Oct 2020 #27
How about NO? LisaL Oct 2020 #12
LOL greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #38
Dumb greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #19
Thank you! n/t greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #39
There are many people for whom Saturday and Sunday are Totally Tunsie Oct 2020 #20
Tuesday is a regular work day for most. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #42
Pay a person to vote? PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #80
So you are too sick or in the hospital during that time and can't get ass in gear. Too bad? n/t zackymilly Oct 2020 #22
Post removed Post removed Oct 2020 #43
No. Make it two weeks relayerbob Oct 2020 #24
Two weeks, twenty four hours a day, Last week of October, first week of November csziggy Oct 2020 #93
Not a good idea at all. Talitha Oct 2020 #28
Why??? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #44
I would be against that idea. IrishEyes Oct 2020 #31
That's cool. greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #45
Nope. That can only be proposed by someone who has only ever worked a regular PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #33
You will find a way greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #47
Vote by Mail IS an answer and it's worked perfectly well as can be until now JI7 Oct 2020 #59
So, we shut down all hospitals that weekend. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #75
Hell to the no BlueInPhilly Oct 2020 #46
???? greytdemocrat Oct 2020 #48
Mail in voting is working great in Colorado Rorey Oct 2020 #49
How about election day canetoad Oct 2020 #50
Fuck No! denbot Oct 2020 #51
I like the double time for people obliged to work! I may add that to my suggestions below. GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #54
No - Absentee and Mail-in ballots available 6 weeks out. GoneOffShore Oct 2020 #53
I think you're narrow minded. GeorgeGist Oct 2020 #56
And that's putting it nicely JI7 Oct 2020 #60
Many people work Saturday and Sunday. Your suggestion would make things worse JI7 Oct 2020 #57
Visualize where I'd like to tell you to stick your proposal and your punitive inflexible "reasoning" NBachers Oct 2020 #61
Visualize me there to assist. With a sledgehammer and perhaps Maru Kitteh Oct 2020 #65
I really do think ballots should be sent to the voters Doreen Oct 2020 #64
No. rownesheck Oct 2020 #66
Which problem(s) would that solve? Captain Stern Oct 2020 #67
What's wrong with early voting? rusty fender Oct 2020 #68
Unrec. panader0 Oct 2020 #70
Why do you think this is a good idea? nt. Mariana Oct 2020 #71
Have you seen the lines of two week early voting, massive mail in voting? You want two days and LizBeth Oct 2020 #73
Why? Not everyone works Mon - Fri. Early voting has shown many more will vote lettucebe Oct 2020 #74
IBTTS. Iggo Oct 2020 #76
Unrecced and trashed. nt Wednesdays Oct 2020 #78
Uniform early voting of 21 days, then voting on traditional Election Day. Blue_true Oct 2020 #82
Nope. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #83
4 weeks of voting prior to election day. ecstatic Oct 2020 #85
Why limit it? mcar Oct 2020 #87
A very simple difference between the two parties. Iggo Oct 2020 #89
Nope Meowmee Oct 2020 #90
We should have automated polling kiosks on every street corner in the nation pecosbob Oct 2020 #91
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