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lagomorph777

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14. welcome to DU. Voter fraud isn't actually a thing; voter suppression (like this) most certainly is.
Thu Oct 25, 2018, 07:44 PM
Oct 2018

This is hardly a correction for the problem; it still allows officials to subjectively throw votes into the never-counted "provisional" trash can.

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This seems to be a reasonable compromise between preventing voter fraud and Jose Garcia Oct 2018 #1
welcome to DU. Voter fraud isn't actually a thing; voter suppression (like this) most certainly is. lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #14
Absentee ballot fraud has been a big problem here in South Florida Jose Garcia Oct 2018 #16
That's election fraud, not "voter fraud". lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #17
I don't believe Repubs count provisional ballots. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #2
From what I see, ballots like this looked by a democrat and republican election beachbum bob Oct 2018 #3
Most states do not count provisional ballots..................I agree this ruling is not good....... turbinetree Oct 2018 #4
They do if there are enough leftynyc Oct 2018 #8
I disagree. By encouraging voters to settle for casting Provisional ballots, KCDebbie Oct 2018 #19
"will be treated as provisional ballots" sandensea Oct 2018 #5
Thanks for that link red dog 1 Oct 2018 #7
I thought if the race was close (which this one really is), the provisional ballots get counted?? secondwind Oct 2018 #6
Provisional ballots have to be vetted Maeve Oct 2018 #9
Just saw that GA is going to appeal this BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #10
Here in WA state, where all our ballots are on paper and mailed in, fierywoman Oct 2018 #11
My signature changes all the time... never been an issue for anything... wroberts189 Oct 2018 #12
My signature has changed a bunch so how bluestarone Oct 2018 #13
I don't have the motor skills to sign the same way twice. lagomorph777 Oct 2018 #15
Exactly! mwooldri Oct 2018 #18
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