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sybylla

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26. Assigning machines is big-city stuff.
Fri Feb 21, 2014, 05:13 PM
Feb 2014

I live in the middle of nowhere. We tend to have one ballot scanner at each township. My understanding is that the larger municipalities own their equipment so I would assume the municipal clerks decide based on turnout. If there's a law on that, it's probably in the manuals available on the GAB website covering elections.

As for campaign irregularities, illegal coordination between outside groups who have been subpoenaed and the Walker campaign and the WisGOP are what I understand the Son of Doe to be about. I think this qualifies as illegal coordination if those in office were selecting names to be targeted with scam registration and GOTV documents by an outside group. You know, just to keep their official campaign fingers clean. I'm even hoping that phony hunter training grant is part of the investigation. It always sounded to me like a payoff for services rendered.

I'm with you on the voting docs. I always have something handy in case I have to re-register. Since 2010, the GOPpies in Madison have revised the voter registration rules and early voting a couple of times, so you never know what to expect at the polls.

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Christie, check. Walker, check. McCrory, check. mwb970 Feb 2014 #1
... the power-structure behind the scenes is setting us for for Jeb Bush. Myrina Feb 2014 #9
That one family alone is responsible for caging actual democracy, since at least 1963. I have silvershadow Feb 2014 #20
I've been saying for months we're headed for a Clinton vs. Bush election. Snarkoleptic Feb 2014 #31
Hillary's not going to the left. Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #38
+1 - eom dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #33
That is exactly what is going on. Jeb Bush is supposed to swoop in like superman loudsue Feb 2014 #43
Tom Corbett, check. blue neen Feb 2014 #10
Gov Ultrasound, check and indicted. Merlot Feb 2014 #11
Duh! Caging is the GOP way to 'win'. sinkingfeeling Feb 2014 #2
wow, they actually use the word "caging". unblock Feb 2014 #3
That was pretty amazing - Caging is business as usual. Merlot Feb 2014 #13
This indicates how clever they Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #16
BINGO! calimary Feb 2014 #17
I am constantly amazed at how often politicans Kelvin Mace Feb 2014 #25
this has to be illegal right? warrior1 Feb 2014 #4
Yes, vote caging is illegal. tammywammy Feb 2014 #7
Depends on the state's laws on challenging legitimacy of voters' registrations HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #8
In Wisconsin, we are special. Caging is illegal, as the article says, but... sybylla Feb 2014 #15
The question I have is... yuiyoshida Feb 2014 #22
It won't be swept aside as normal. sybylla Feb 2014 #27
Koch Bros & Walker joined at the hip. glinda Feb 2014 #42
My limited knowledge of Son of Doe is that it's about campaign irregularities. HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #24
Assigning machines is big-city stuff. sybylla Feb 2014 #26
Yes, and Son of Doe involves suspected wrong doing in multiple counties. HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #41
With optical scan machines, one per polling place is enough dragonlady Feb 2014 #32
Yes, I vote in an election place that serves 2 precincts HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #40
Screenshot of "caging request" email. This has got to be illegal. Scuba Feb 2014 #5
Uh huh, and of course master walker knew nothing Iliyah Feb 2014 #6
I mean, from hearing about it, I was actually shocked on his re-election Xyzse Feb 2014 #12
Vote caging is illegal Gothmog Feb 2014 #14
Well, I hope they do it here, too. And SOON. calimary Feb 2014 #18
Check, Gov. Good Hair, aka Gov. Dumbass, aka Rick Perry of Tx gone after this election! Dustlawyer Feb 2014 #19
Well, ... rustbeltvoice Feb 2014 #21
Jackasses and Thugs NancyDL Feb 2014 #23
As far as I understand it sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #28
Oh! And I'm just ***certain*** that we will hear all about this on the nightly news! SoapBox Feb 2014 #29
Can they win an election without breaking the law? Gman Feb 2014 #30
K&R for exposure!! hue Feb 2014 #34
knr, but not holding my breath for a perp-walk any time soon. lindysalsagal Feb 2014 #35
Not surprised sakabatou Feb 2014 #36
Email is really a clever Liberal tool used... sellitman Feb 2014 #37
Um - maybe I shouldn't say this, but mzteris Feb 2014 #39
You weren't using the information to prevent anyone from voting. sybylla Feb 2014 #45
Coup d'Koch. nt tridim Feb 2014 #44
K&R n/t Tx4obama Feb 2014 #46
nail this fucker!!! gopiscrap Feb 2014 #47
Just like Christie, it was an underling, not the Govenor. sellitman Feb 2014 #48
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