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orthoclad

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8. Jelly bean contest

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Mar 5, 2024, 04:23 PM

Mar 2024

Hold up a jar with 3 jelly beans in it, and hand out food and water as "prizes" for guessing right.

Harks back to making people guess the count of a full jar as a voting ability (aka suppression) test.

Will they ban guessing games?

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New York Trial To Determine Fate of Ban on Handing Voters Food and Water [View all] RandySF Mar 2024 OP

Seems kind of strange since we now have early voting and mail in ballots. Historic NY Mar 2024 #1

Minority communities in red states Johnny2X2X Mar 2024 #5

The OP is about long lines in New York state MichMan Mar 2024 #7

Why not just fix it so people don't have to wait in lines so long? MichMan Mar 2024 #2

Easier said than done...Voters tends to all show up at once and at the same location LeftInTX Mar 2024 #3

Why is it different in more affluent or white areas? MichMan Mar 2024 #4

Around here, lines tend to be longer in more affluent areas LeftInTX Mar 2024 #6

The point is NY did fix it. Historic NY Mar 2024 #9

Jelly bean contest orthoclad Mar 2024 #8