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Phoenix61

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7. I'd like to know how many were missing

Reply to L. Coyote (Original post)

Wed Feb 2, 2022, 11:56 PM

Feb 2022

signatures and how many didn’t match. I’m sure they couldn’t guess at race because LaTonya Jackson, Manual Hernandez, and Suzy Wu are common Caucasian names just like Tommy Smith and Julie Davis, right?

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Rejected Mail Ballots Are Showing Racial Disparities [View all] L. Coyote Feb 2022 OP

Yeah but, gab13by13 Feb 2022 #1

Yes. GOTV is a very important element. Why ridicule it? Why shit on it? NurseJackie Feb 2022 #15

shocked shocked i say dchill Feb 2022 #2

Well, slap me silly and call me a pickle...! RockRaven Feb 2022 #3

Sounds like local Democratic offices need to increase education. Hoyt Feb 2022 #4

Rural areas probably don't do much rejecting. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #5

Someone que Jim Nabors.... paleotn Feb 2022 #6

I'd like to know how many were missing Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #7

Implying the poll workers are racist? MichMan Feb 2022 #24

I was thinking more hidden bias. Phoenix61 Feb 2022 #25

How many people doing the rejecting are handwriting experts? groundloop Feb 2022 #8

That's a great question. OneCrazyDiamond Feb 2022 #20

Those Ballots Should Not Have Been Outright Rejected DallasNE Feb 2022 #9

That's A Feature Not A Bug WHITT Feb 2022 #10

is race part of voter registration? cadoman Feb 2022 #11

NAMES tell enough E. Normus Feb 2022 #17

yes, I've written algorithms for name analysis before cadoman Feb 2022 #26

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #12

No sh*t, sherlock. elleng Feb 2022 #13

So, What Was The Impact? DallasNE Feb 2022 #14

I used to deal with a bunch of paperwork madville Feb 2022 #16

This is exactly why Texas changes the law on signature matching. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #18

This is Jim Crow on steroids! Washington election are exclusively vote by mail Jose Garcia Feb 2022 #19

But if Trump lived there somehow his signature would be readable? Bengus81 Feb 2022 #21

Interesting finding but... CosmicSloth Feb 2022 #22

DITTO that. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #23