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RoccoRyg

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89. I read the article...

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #53)

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 07:46 PM

Mar 2016

That happened at Wheaton College, an evangelical private college, so one shouldn't be surprised.

We had some people who had to register at my prescient too, and they absolutely needed proof of address to do so. If they didn't have it, we told them to come back with it and gave them all the instructions necessary. Plus, we had two ePoll-books, one for registering and one for looking up people's names and signatures, so the line could be moved along in an orderly fashion. We :had one terrible rush around 6:00, but our system worked pretty well.

Granted, I understand a long line to register near closing time is frustrating because it takes some time to set up, but this judge's behavior is completely irresponsible. Judges have no authority to arrest anyone.

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Voter ID horror story: NC poll workers forced brown-skinned couple to take a �spelling test� [View all] LiberalArkie Mar 2016 OP

Prosecute the fuc*er / FlatBaroque Mar 2016 #1

Ditto. SoapBox Mar 2016 #2

Now that the Supreme Court has overturned the Voting Rights Act, this crap is legal. lagomorph777 Mar 2016 #79

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2016 #3

DOJ? Anyone? Dont call me Shirley Mar 2016 #4

The ugly history of the US still alive. Meet the racist New Jim Crow- James Crow, Jr. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #5

I checked your slate link FreedomRain Mar 2016 #7

Just horrible, and intended to bar people from voting. When SCOTUS Chief Justice Rehnquist appalachiablue Mar 2016 #16

thanks for that summary FreedomRain Mar 2016 #37

America Marches for Voting Rights- Selma, Alabama to Washington DC, VRA Law 1965 appalachiablue Mar 2016 #61

June 25, 2013: "SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES KEY PART OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT", NY Times appalachiablue Mar 2016 #63

Take the *LITERACY TEST* Given to Black People in Louisiana in the 1960s to Vote. Good luck... appalachiablue Mar 2016 #41

That poll tax receipt was worth a lot more than the $2.00 face value. fasttense Mar 2016 #64

Deliberate measures to obstruct voting by delay, runaround, confusion, barring access, more. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #71

The Instructions On The LA Test Don't Even Make Sense ProfessorGAC Mar 2016 #92

poll tax? keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #6

What is amusing about voting barriers like literacy tests and fees? Explain it for us. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #10

Sorry if you couldn't catch it. keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #15

Don't be sorry, spell it out. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #18

That was it. It doesn't need any more. keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #29

I blame my awful throws on bad catches too. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #45

That was a dumb thing to say. lancer78 Mar 2016 #39

So a poll tax is not voter suppression to you. keithbvadu2 Mar 2016 #87

Sorry, had to re-read your post lancer78 Mar 2016 #90

They are trying to call you racist svpadgham Mar 2016 #62

How dare you! Capt. Obvious Mar 2016 #77

That's the rules now in the ole North State... paleotn Mar 2016 #8

I had the same thing here is Arkansas. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #9

From the end of the 'Raw Story' article: the director of the state Board of Elections appalachiablue Mar 2016 #23

Exactly AlbertCat Mar 2016 #24

I'm glad that the GOP voter ID bill failed miserably in our state Mnpaul Mar 2016 #40

I am too. geardaddy Mar 2016 #68

Same in Durham/Chapel Hill area. Duval Mar 2016 #47

fascist republicans could not have sold those ID laws certainot Mar 2016 #11

When I learned that many colleges and universities all over the US broadcast FOX appalachiablue Mar 2016 #28

College students not able to vote if their Drivers License ID is out of state-- appalachiablue Mar 2016 #73

This is why you don't make deals with Repubilcans AgingAmerican Mar 2016 #12

WISCONSIN: GOP Voter Suppression Laws at work under Gov. Scott Walker. appalachiablue Mar 2016 #44

That post should be an OP. well done eom LittleGirl Mar 2016 #67

while this is upsetting for the couple, it is nothing akin to a literacy test La Lioness Priyanka Mar 2016 #13

Why do people miss what was going on here? This was not a literacy test. cynzke Mar 2016 #21

Here's an idea.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #22

LOOK AT THE FUCKING PICTURE!!!!!!! AlbertCat Mar 2016 #25

I know! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2016 #26

LOOK AT THE FUCKING PICTURE!!!!!! mfcorey1 Mar 2016 #51

Then why did the director of the state Board of Elections apologize and 'confirmed appalachiablue Mar 2016 #30

Did you miss the fact it happened at two different precincts? kcr Mar 2016 #34

You should have kept it at your second to last sentence. Pacifist Patriot Mar 2016 #69

Most kids will have the relevant info on ID memorized Capt. Obvious Mar 2016 #78

I'm an election judge in Illinois RoccoRyg Mar 2016 #14

actually illinois had some suppression stories too questionseverything Mar 2016 #53

I read the article... RoccoRyg Mar 2016 #89

Yeah, there is so much voter fraud out there. LuckyLib Mar 2016 #75

How would the election worker know someone's SS number? TNNurse Mar 2016 #84

Because RoccoRyg Mar 2016 #88

Thanks, never been asked to provide it when I vote. TNNurse Mar 2016 #91

Be careful... retrowire Mar 2016 #17

...as if black people and black poll workers Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #36

i think the point is: how can anyone trust the voting system noiretextatique Mar 2016 #42

I disagree with your interpretation of the comemnt that I was replying to Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #43

I am sure you do. Eom noiretextatique Mar 2016 #57

We can't trust it in NC, for sure. Duval Mar 2016 #48

It would be nice if Democrats tried to do something noiretextatique Mar 2016 #58

wow.............. dude has a slam dunk lawsuit if that's all true Takket Mar 2016 #19

My parents told us about the Poll Tax. They felt oppressed, discriminated against. UTUSN Mar 2016 #20

This is the type of crap we need to be fighting. Despicable is an understatement for this. LonePirate Mar 2016 #27

Despicable! No one should EVER be disenfranchised nt riderinthestorm Mar 2016 #31

They asked me to spell my name too B2G Mar 2016 #32

Of course not. LanternWaste Mar 2016 #46

Asking someone to spell their name is neither a horror B2G Mar 2016 #49

I'm always asked to spell my name. Always. My husband is, too. REP Mar 2016 #82

For my NC friends it was the PLEASE WAIT 8 HOURS that sucked votes, not the ID, not spelling a name. Festivito Mar 2016 #33

Federal civil rights case, no doubt about it. L. Coyote Mar 2016 #35

What's the name of the idiot that attempted to take away this person right to vote? rockfordfile Mar 2016 #38

Headline is a lie oberliner Mar 2016 #50

The person at question and his wife were both required to spell their names and correct the LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #52

That's not a spelling test oberliner Mar 2016 #55

Ok whatever. Spelling Rudravajhala seems to fit though. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #56

People are generally able to spell their own name oberliner Mar 2016 #59

The clerk kept misspelling it. They would not look at his DL. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #60

The text on my DL is super tiny. In poor light conditions, I can't read it. n/t FSogol Mar 2016 #72

This! Thank you! NurseJackie Mar 2016 #85

That guy would not have gotten away with it with me. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #54

How very old-timey racist. Just so 1875. byronius Mar 2016 #65

F-A-S-C-I-S-T. KamaAina Mar 2016 #66

election fraud Angry Dragon Mar 2016 #70

I'd have blown up on him. flying-skeleton Mar 2016 #74

WTF? No. Just no. shenmue Mar 2016 #76

Florida 91 year old WW2 Vet denied right to vote HockeyMom Mar 2016 #80

On the surface, having to spell your last name barely constitutes submitting to a "spelling test" Tab Mar 2016 #81

In Texas primary,handed over my picture ID and the poll person looked at it & asked my street name. Sunlei Mar 2016 #83

Having to spell your name isn't a spelling test. progressoid Mar 2016 #86