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Eko

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64. How far do you think this needs to go?

Mon Mar 29, 2021, 09:59 PM

Mar 2021

According to your logic you can have no contact with anyone in the voter line. You cant tell your friend that gave you a ride or is giving you a ride home to meet you at the 7-11 afterwards, you cant text them or call them on a cell phone. Might be telling them who to vote for!!! If their house is on fire can you tell them? In person or by text or phone? "Hey your house is on fire make sure you vote for (insert politicians name). Do we really have to give up the right of speech or even water to vote? Electioneering is electioneering, giving water is giving water, you can do both at the same time of course. Might as well make walking illegal since people have to walk to the line to electioneer. I cant believe there is someone on DU, someone so respected as well, making this argument.

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I'm firmly against handing out water at the polls. [View all] JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 OP

Not everyone can afford a cooler. It will not be the Republican precincts applegrove Mar 2021 #1

I understand the hardships. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #12

You are conflating nonpartisan humanitarian provision of water with illegal campaigning hlthe2b Mar 2021 #19

Here's the thing... JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #30

It is NOT legal to hand out "whatever you want" to people in line, nor campaign, nor address voters hlthe2b Mar 2021 #37

There's nothing stopping Tien1985 Mar 2021 #76

That is not what I am addressing, but rather the clumsy attempt to suggest banning handing out water hlthe2b Mar 2021 #77

in Texas, the things you list are not allowed inside the 100 foot perimeter but they are perfectly yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #83

Here in Texas we have "the 100 foot marker" at every voting location. yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #82

Then bring a damned fannypack that holds water. Blue_true Mar 2021 #16

They want to take away early voting also JI7 Mar 2021 #38

Even rightwing Republican voters like early voting. Blue_true Mar 2021 #40

if they mess with early voting down here, the voters will raise holy hell yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #85

I was taught at an early age that the surest way to defeat Blue_true Mar 2021 #87

Besides, what polling location is going to allow a voter in with a cooler? csziggy Mar 2021 #20

So true. applegrove Mar 2021 #22

I was thinking a little six pack Igloo cooler. Let 'em search it. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #33

Then just say it cannot have political references! Easy! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #2

Then we're down to policing the lines. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #3

The person next to you can say stuff to the voters! Silly logic! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #6

Why defend an outrageous, bullshit republican law? It is not acceptable to force... brush Mar 2021 #31

I worked a predominately white democratic precinct. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #41

No rationalizing, no trying to figure out work-arounds. It's an unacceptable bullshit law... brush Mar 2021 #42

Yes, leave it outside. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #62

Well what you propose is policing the lines as well. The GA GOP paradigm Maru Kitteh Mar 2021 #57

Instead of making deciding calls on a one by one basis JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #75

Elderly women fall because they try to carry too much, you want them to carry more. Maru Kitteh Mar 2021 #81

the solution is simple... getagrip_already Mar 2021 #4

VOTING CENTERS are the solution. We have them in 75 counties (including all the big ones) yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #88

You're confusing issues. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #5

+1000! nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #7

And the GOP is claiming the boundaries go as long as the line ups are? applegrove Mar 2021 #8

The boundaries are statutory. Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #11

Thanks. applegrove Mar 2021 #21

+1000 PortTack Mar 2021 #9

Exactly. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #17

I thought volunteers were handing out water to people in line. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #24

+1500 ! nt yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #89

When i was a kid, someone put needles in my halloween candy. Calista241 Mar 2021 #10

Let's just say that's a very remote chance anywhere. Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #23

No one is foolish to accept a water bottle with the seal broken. brush Mar 2021 #34

I can think of a bunch of ways to get something into a water bottle without breaking the seal. Calista241 Mar 2021 #48

My mother told me they used to hand out 1/2 pints of booze to 'encourage' folks to vote Nexus2 Mar 2021 #13

what you witnessed was illegal-- in the absence of food or water being handed out. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #14

I get it... JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #28

Oh, please. I've done this. We have at least one officer at main voting locations with additional hlthe2b Mar 2021 #32

I have a suggestion for you - Ms. Toad Mar 2021 #59

I'm firmly convinced you've located a problem which simply does not exist. LanternWaste Mar 2021 #79

yes it is hard to staff all your election judge and worker spots. yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #90

The answer to all of this is to make sure people don't have to wait hours to vote. Bleacher Creature Mar 2021 #15

👆👆👆👆 Exactly. crickets Mar 2021 #51

+1 mahina Mar 2021 #71

Said it before, if I'm willing to stand in line for hours to vote kacekwl Mar 2021 #18

it should be illegal to force citizens stillcool Mar 2021 #25

The real failure edhopper Mar 2021 #26

Then maybe they should stop the long line ups Bev54 Mar 2021 #27

How about we provide adequate polling places... Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #29

The line to draw is at influencing the vote, not enabling it. Hortensis Mar 2021 #35

The reason for the food and most importantly the Water is becsuse of long JI7 Mar 2021 #36

I understand that JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #43

In my FL county mcar Mar 2021 #39

T-Shirt inspection! Turn around and let me see it! JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #45

What? mcar Mar 2021 #46

It was political theater. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #50

You are conflating two separate things. Eko Mar 2021 #44

Donald Trump hugging everyone in line is campaigning. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #47

Of course Eko Mar 2021 #49

The rules are getting complicated now. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #53

No, the rules are pretty simple. Eko Mar 2021 #55

Donald Trump can turn handing out water... JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #67

Hey cousin!! Havent seen you in a bit, here's a hug! Eko Mar 2021 #52

Wait outside the flags unless you're voting. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #54

Whats ridiculous is you adding all these other things to a simple thing. Eko Mar 2021 #58

How far do you think this needs to go? Eko Mar 2021 #64

That's far enough JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #69

When you are willing to give up your constitutional rights Eko Mar 2021 #72

And you expect the Republican secretaries of state and legislators to do this? Eko Mar 2021 #73

I reluctantly agree. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #56

Sixty two replies and you solve the whole thing JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #63

Yes, that would be great. Eko Mar 2021 #66

It's 2021. Why is anyone standing in a four hour line for anything? meadowlander Mar 2021 #60

I do not care that people hand out stuff or not. I do have a problem with a law saying people are LizBeth Mar 2021 #61

Water is the least of the issues here. The GOP has basically ecstatic Mar 2021 #65

THAT is the far more important issue. It is entirely possible that yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #92

I agree that people ..... northoftheborder Mar 2021 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author mahina Mar 2021 #70

Are the cities with long lines of hours located in red states? MichMan Mar 2021 #74

They should pass a state law... kentuck Mar 2021 #78

My solution is simple, get rid of the lines RANDYWILDMAN Mar 2021 #80

see my post about Voting Centers above. It is the best way nt yellowdogintexas Mar 2021 #91

Lol, 2 recs! USALiberal Mar 2021 #84

Isn't that already handled under most states laws? CrackityJones75 Mar 2021 #86