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Today's Republicans can not be trusted to impartially administer elections.
How many more elections will we have to endure Republican efforts to keep likely Democratic voters from the polls? Even when Jeb Bush allows a flawed purge list to go forward when the errors favor his party he isn't penalized. Constant efforts are made now to block provisional ballots; some are even combined with misleading voters on where to vote.
Republicans always say it was an honest mistake to disenfranchise 20,000 potential voters because 100 might be voting when, or where, they shouldn't. Specifically, in the case of the Florida purge, it was no doubt claimed to be an "honest mistake" when likely pro-Republican Florida hispanic voters were excluded from the purge. It'd be an honest mistake if Republicans actually hurt their own party which rarely, if ever, happens in these situations.
The Justice department is supposed to prevent violation of voting rights but they are obviously ineffective and inactive or possibly even, with the current administration, blocking efforts to protect voters.
Other than increasing turnout enough to overcome efforts to keep voters from the polls is there anything that can be done when the majority of people don't care?
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