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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-10 11:54 AM
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Is There Anything Going On In That County In Arkansas Where Poll Places Went From 42 To 2?........
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It appears like a outright blatant attempt of voter disenfranchisement - yet I haven't heard any cable news shows talk about this and I haven't heard a comment about it from the White House. Is the WH on record about this? Is there any legal action being taken? Will this just get swept under the rug?
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-10 12:00 PM
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1. it is swept under the rug
democrats screwing over democrats is`t newsworthy. notice the david axelrod distracted the news media away from the story by bringing up the unions..


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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-10 12:15 PM
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2. I believe the decision to downsize was made -before- the primary...
...based on what election officials expected turnout to be.
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-14-10 01:23 PM
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3. No. A lawsuit was filed and then dropped. People had almost 3 weeks to vote prior to June 8. Even
Edited on Mon Jun-14-10 01:24 PM by sinkingfeeling
if every person that voted for Halter had voted for him again in the run-off, Lincoln would still have won.

Decision to reduce the number of polling places should there be a need for a run-off was made in March. Primary was in May and run-off was June 8.
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