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cmbdiesel · #**151** 04-02-2014, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

In my state absentee ballots are only counted if the race is sufficiently close that absentee ballots might affect the outcome.

What state is that?

Louisiana counts all received absentee ballots by 8pm on election day.

B.(1) Absentee by mail and early voting ballots shall be counted at a public facility within the parish designated by the registrar of voters at a time fixed by the parish board of election supervisors, which time shall be on election day no later than 8:00 p.m.
http://legis.la.gov/lss/lss.asp?doc=81353

Mississippi counts them at the end of voting day.

HB 921 (As Sent to Governor) - 2012 Regular Session

cmbdiesel · #**152** 04-02-2014, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

Don't look now but your partisanship is hanging out.

Not liking the policies of one party does not imply that I endorse the policies of another.

t walgamuth · #**153** 04-02-2014, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

I can see the valid points of both sides of this issue. I don't object to extended voting days/hours, but I also see the possibility of extreme partisans of either party trying to find ways to make it work to their benefit.

Another question---Is simply increasing the number of people who vote a good idea? Is it possible that by making it ever easier, that people with no knowledge of the issues, but easily swayed by a slick ad campaign could sway an election?

Ya think? (Its not that way now?)

INSIDIOUS · #**154** 04-02-2014, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

It's kind of funny... seeing as how the Rs dislike the poor so much, wouldn't you think they would quit making so many of them??

Silly goose! They don't make the poor, they just decide who is not gonna end up that way

link · #**155** 04-02-2014, 11:07 AM

One practical though not completely ideal solution is to use all mail in ballots. The state legislature can determine the cut off point for registering, and/or the ballots can be made available at the postoffice, and people have until the last pickup on election day to vote.

The major downside of this is that some who don’t have access to a post office or who are homeless may not be able to vote. That could be resolved in a number of ways.

t walgamuth · #**156** 04-02-2014, 11:15 AM

I seriously doubt many if any homeless vote.

A friend of mine asked me if I knew what R solution to the poor is?

....DON'T BE ONE!

link · #**157** 04-02-2014, 11:53 AM

^Hard to say if homeless people vote or not. I would not want to exclude them from that possibility.

We've had some major office elections in recent years that were decided by less than 100 votes between the winner and loser

MS Fowler · #**158** 04-02-2014, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS

Silly goose! They don't make the poor, they just decide who is not gonna end up that way

Of course it's much better for the government to make everyone equally poor

t walgamuth · #**159** 04-02-2014, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MS Fowler

Of course it's much better for the government to make everyone equally poor

As if we are anywhere close to that!

Botnst · #**160** 04-02-2014, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

What state is that?

Louisiana counts all received absentee ballots by 8pm on election day.

B.(1) Absentee by mail and early voting ballots shall be counted at a public facility within the parish designated by the registrar of voters at a time fixed by the parish board of election supervisors, which time shall be on election day no later than 8:00 p.m.
http://legis.la.gov/lss/lss.asp?doc=81353

Mississippi counts them at the end of voting day.

HB 921 (As Sent to Governor) - 2012 Regular Session

You maybe right, but the last time we had an election for gov the news reports said they didn't count absentees because it would make no difference.

Botnst · #**161** 04-02-2014, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by link

^Hard to say if homeless people vote or not. I would not want to exclude them from that possibility.

We've had some major office elections in recent years that were decided by less than 100 votes between the winner and loser

I completely agree, as long as they can prove they're eligible voters I say let them vote!

cmbdiesel · #**162** 04-02-2014, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Botnst

You maybe right, but the last time we had an election for gov the news reports said they didn't count absentees because it would make no difference.

.....must.......not......make......snarky.......comment.......
about.....believing.......media........reports.........

INSIDIOUS · #**163** 04-02-2014, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by cmbdiesel

.....must.......not......make......snarky.......comment.......
about.....believing.......media........reports.........

Good thing you headed me off cuz I was SOOOOO going there

INSIDIOUS · #**164** 04-02-2014, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

I seriously doubt many if any homeless vote.

A friend of mine asked me if I knew what R solution to the poor is?

....DON'T BE ONE!

Better than their health care plan - let 'em die !!!

MS Fowler · #**165** 04-02-2014, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by davidmash

How much money do we want to spend on appearances? Ten case of voter ID fraud over 10 years does not seem worth while.

Maybe you missed this:
N.C. State Board Finds More than 35K Incidents of 'Double Voting' in 2012 | National Review Online

That would be 35,000 incidents, in this one State's study.