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SharonClark

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27. This tells me that there are not enough voting sites available to the voters.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Sun Nov 3, 2024, 06:14 PM

Nov 2024

No ne should have to stand in line for hours to vote. Making it harder to vote supresses the vote.

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Early vote in Columbus, OH packed! [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 OP

Is that a college town area? getagrip_already Nov 2024 #1

THE OSU . Bantamfancier Nov 2024 #3

Ahh, makes sense.... getagrip_already Nov 2024 #6

Franklin county OH is blue. LisaL Nov 2024 #14

That's what we get when Bantamfancier Nov 2024 #2

I thought you were bs ing but I looked it up, one freaking early voting spot questionseverything Nov 2024 #7

Yep. LisaL Nov 2024 #12

Son left to vote in Stark County around noon and is not home yet. n/t ok_cpu Nov 2024 #4

Wow! 🗳 littlemissmartypants Nov 2024 #21

Go Buckeyes! Turn Ohio Blue 🗳️ Deuxcents Nov 2024 #5

Anybody running against... Cherrycheeks Nov 2024 #8

Tamie Wilson nt leftieNanner Nov 2024 #16

Good Deal!!! n/t asuhornets Nov 2024 #9

OH only allows one early voting location per county. LisaL Nov 2024 #10

That's wrong. Indianapolis has 9-12 Captain Zero Nov 2024 #65

But that's in Indiana. Not Ohio. EarnestPutz Nov 2024 #66

I know it's a long shot, but it would be so damned satisfying to turn Ohio blue RidinWithHarris Nov 2024 #11

Same here. LisaL Nov 2024 #13

I wish hard for both Harris and Brown to win. ShazzieB Nov 2024 #37

Flags are at half-mast on account of? NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 #15

DeWine asked they be lowered after the mayors of Dresden and Somerset both died. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #26

Dennis Donovan Upthevibe Nov 2024 #17

WHO LET ALL THOSE WOMEN IN THERE???? AZ8theist Nov 2024 #18

This is what voter suppression looks like. crud Nov 2024 #19

I thought Rebl2 Nov 2024 #25

There are 10 voting centers (polling locations) crud Nov 2024 #31

We almost Rebl2 Nov 2024 #33

F hours? Good god. ShazzieB Nov 2024 #40

Flags at half-staff? AverageOldGuy Nov 2024 #20

Edit: Former Congressman Dave Hobson n/t ok_cpu Nov 2024 #22

A LOT of Women in that early voting line... 4lbs Nov 2024 #23

I say it's AI ! speak easy Nov 2024 #53

In the rich white areas of all 3rd world RW states, there is no line wolfie001 Nov 2024 #24

This tells me that there are not enough voting sites available to the voters. SharonClark Nov 2024 #27

Blue, red, purple? RandySF Nov 2024 #28

I wasn't there to ask them. n/t Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 #29

Mostly blue. LisaL Nov 2024 #38

Wow those line are amazing. I cannot imagine standing in lines that long. Most if not all military veterans will know... usaf-vet Nov 2024 #30

It's time Ohio did like Michigan and make absentee voting for everyone. llmart Nov 2024 #32

Everybody in OH is eligible to vote by mail, we don't need a reason. LisaL Nov 2024 #36

I did not know that. llmart Nov 2024 #43

What does this mean? As I early voted in Tx., no one was waiting. Same old, same old. efhmc Nov 2024 #34

Wow, will they keep the polls open until everyone Emile Nov 2024 #35

Should be open for those who got in line before the end of the voting period. LisaL Nov 2024 #39

This being early voting, I wonder if rules are different? Emile Nov 2024 #42

Yes, the rule is if you're in line at close Bantamfancier Nov 2024 #41

It's heartening to see so many women in the line! Diamond_Dog Nov 2024 #44

This bodies well just not for Kamala Harris, but for Sherrod Brown. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2024 #45

Looks like the gender gap applies here as well.. I think 60/40 women in these pics... Mr.WeRP Nov 2024 #46

Visit California BidenRocks Nov 2024 #47

And Oregon. We've been 100 percent vote-by-mail since the late 90s. Sky Jewels Nov 2024 #67

This right here is the reason I made sure that I voted October 8 on the first day of early voting. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #48

Hopefully those who left will vote on election day, when a lot more voting locations are going to be LisaL Nov 2024 #49

Hopefully, yes. I worry though that they tried voting today because Tuesday wouldn't work for them. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #52

No worries, it's going to be really warm in Columbus on Tuesday. LisaL Nov 2024 #54

Yeah, it's going to be 78 here, just down the road on I-70 a ways. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #62

Yea, but it should make for a pleasant voting experience. LisaL Nov 2024 #63

It's also (and not fishing for 'happy birthday,' here) my birthday. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #64

Why the fuck is OH not solid blue? Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #50

Large urban counties vote blue (like Franklin here) but they are usually outnumbered by LisaL Nov 2024 #51

Thank you Dem4life1234 Nov 2024 #60

One thing that might be encouraging Blue_Roses Nov 2024 #55

Illegal in OH. LisaL Nov 2024 #56

To pass out water? Blue_Roses Nov 2024 #57

Yep. LisaL Nov 2024 #58

HUSH!!! Jit423 Nov 2024 #59

Wow! Lots of women and (mostly) young people! Ars Longa Nov 2024 #61

Long lines depress turnout. They are not to be cheered. pat_k Nov 2024 #68