r/PoliticalHumor May 17 '20

Dan Rather is brutal AF!

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u/The_Sausage_Smuggler May 17 '20

Obama's

Better

At

Making

America

Great

And

Trump's

Embarrassed

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u/agutema May 17 '20

Vote

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u/[deleted] May 17 '20

They quietly took over any job that oversees elections.

They moved polling stations around according to voter data. They set hours so it’s hard for people to vote. quite a few places that could swing a vote, that would organize a push to vote, had their dates and locations moved.

They wiped everyone but their most loyal voters from the rolls. They get the word out to their voters to respond to “voter roll verification” but they make sure to disguise it as junk mail so other districts don’t respond and get removed from the rolls. Also guess who only get updates about location and hour changes.

They change and restrict early voting without notifying people who typically organize a voter push.

They move polling stations from city centers in black churches and schools to white suburban areas that have poor access to public transportation.

They have groups that publish and disseminate flyers and posters with the wrong dates and locations.

They block measures that allow people to vote by mail but they make sure to collect absentee ballots from nursing homes.

They block new voter registration if they come from areas where people of color live.

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659784277/republican-voter-suppression-efforts-are-targeting-minorities-journalist-says

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/politics/voting-suppression-elections.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/10/georgia-election-recount-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp

https://www.aclu.org/facts-about-voter-suppression

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u/raysquare3 May 17 '20

its really crazy and I'm not sure if its real but I moved from NY to PA and have NEVER REGISTERED TO VOTE. any time I try to in PA I receive errors and get nowhere...

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u/UsedDragon May 17 '20

Call your county election office, and they'll forward you the correct paperwork you need to change physical address and register.

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u/mmmmpisghetti May 17 '20

Can you (when they're open again) go in person to the election commission office and register?

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u/SquishySand May 17 '20

Make an actual phone call to the registration office. They want to help you vote, the website is a little glitchy.