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StarfishSaver

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2. True. And they need to do something about this ""received by" deadlines

Reply to BComplex (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 10:13 PM

Oct 2020

Someone make a great point yesterday: When you get in line before the polls close, you can still vote after closing time - but when you put your ballot in the mail before the deadline but delays you have no control over keep it from being delivered before election night.

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So, it's NOT really about stopping "election fraud"? [View all] StarfishSaver Oct 2020 OP

Laws need to be implemented that say there needs to be a certain # of drop boxes BComplex Oct 2020 #1

True. And they need to do something about this ""received by" deadlines StarfishSaver Oct 2020 #2

It's about stopping Voters. spanone Oct 2020 #3

We need a new Voting Rights Act that covers this shit... Wounded Bear Oct 2020 #4

That's for sure! BComplex Nov 2020 #5

A Voting Rights Act CAN'T cover all 50 states - that would make it unconstitutional StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #6

What I proposed says nothing about race... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #7

The 1965 Voting Rights Act is based on race StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #8

You keep harping on that, and it's not what I proposed... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #9

It has nothing to do with the 1965 voting rights act, it should be called a different name StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #11

Fine, call it Fred for all I care... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #12

Works for me... StarfishSaver Nov 2020 #13

Yeah. The last thing THEY want is to stop election fraud. Hortensis Nov 2020 #10