http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi ColumbusUnderground.com Messageboard en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 17:28:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/search.php http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58680 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:44:31 +0000 berdawn 58680@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>cr0m wrote </cite>It will never cease to amaze me how calculating politicians have become. We need a 3rd party that can realistically challenge the norm.</blockquote></p><p>It's that "realistically" that's going to doom that for the next 1/2 century or so.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58679 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:04:59 +0000 cr0m 58679@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>It will never cease to amaze me how calculating politicians have become. We need a 3rd party that can realistically challenge the norm.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58678 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:12:23 +0000 jamesm 58678@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>berdawn wrote </cite> </p><p>I'm surprised there's not a team of city year or americorps people to do this sort of thing. or maybe 4-H in rural areas?</blockquote></p><p>It's probably a bit too close to political participation than those groups would be comfortable with.</p><p>I loved being a pollworker. I did it happily for several years. Alas, it became more and more complex as time went on...the Help America Vote Act, the new voting machines and the identification laws took a lot of fun out of the process. What was an exciting day of citizen participation became a bad combination of ATM troubleshooter and BMV employee.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58677 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:36:59 +0000 berdawn 58677@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>jamesm wrote </cite><blockquote><cite>Motorist wrote </cite></p><p>Maybe there should be a bigger push on getting young people to volunteer at the polls.</blockquote></p><p>There has been. It's still rough going though.</blockquote></p><p>I read an article after the last presidential election about someone's experience with training to be a poll worker and it sounded pretty horrible. </p><p>I'm surprised there's not a team of city year or americorps people to do this sort of thing. or maybe 4-H in rural areas?</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58676 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:55:00 +0000 jamesm 58676@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>Motorist wrote </cite></p><p>Maybe there should be a bigger push on getting young people to volunteer at the polls.</blockquote></p><p>There has been. It's still rough going though.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58675 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:26:38 +0000 Motorist 58675@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>berdawn wrote </cite><blockquote><cite>jamesm wrote </cite>Fortunately, last week the Ohio Secretary of State issued a directive which makes the process of removing voters off the rolls fairly complex. </p><p>As of her <a href="http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Upload/elections/directives/2008/Dir2008-79.pdf">directive</a> removing someone off the voter rolls requires a hearing. It simply would take weeks to remove even a small quantity of voters that way.</blockquote></p><p>But the "challengers" can still bring them up and individual precincts will still have long lines and long wait times. I know at my precinct, the youngest poll worker was MAYBE 70. I can just imagine how well they would deal with this sort of thing. I hope as many people as possible use early voting.</blockquote></p><p>Maybe there should be a bigger push on getting young people to volunteer at the polls.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58674 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:23:27 +0000 berdawn 58674@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>jamesm wrote </cite>Fortunately, last week the Ohio Secretary of State issued a directive which makes the process of removing voters off the rolls fairly complex. </p><p>As of her <a href="http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Upload/elections/directives/2008/Dir2008-79.pdf">directive</a> removing someone off the voter rolls requires a hearing. It simply would take weeks to remove even a small quantity of voters that way.</blockquote></p><p>But the "challengers" can still bring them up and individual precincts will still have long lines and long wait times. I know at my precinct, the youngest poll worker was MAYBE 70. I can just imagine how well they would deal with this sort of thing. I hope as many people as possible use early voting.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58673 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:17:19 +0000 jamesm 58673@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Fortunately, last week the Ohio Secretary of State issued a directive which makes the process of removing voters off the rolls fairly complex. </p><p>As of her <a href="http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/Upload/elections/directives/2008/Dir2008-79.pdf">directive</a> removing someone off the voter rolls requires a hearing. It simply would take weeks to remove even a small quantity of voters that way.</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58672 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:13:04 +0000 berdawn 58672@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>The story was updated...apparently, there was some national outcry? </p><p><a href="http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4231/republicans-recant-plans-to-foreclose-voters-but-admit-other-strategies" rel="nofollow">http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4231/republicans-recant-plans-to-foreclose-voters-but-admit-other-strategies</a></p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58671 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:01:01 +0000 jawjack187 58671@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Wow.</p><p>Oooooooooooh!</p><p>We don't give a damn...</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58670 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:57:28 +0000 Cyclist 58670@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote><cite>berdawn wrote </cite>I wonder how long it will take for the GOP to use this in OH?</p><p><a href="http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4076/lose-your-house-lose-your-vote" rel="nofollow">http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4076/lose-your-house-lose-your-vote</a></blockquote></p><p>I have no response other than 'terrible'!</p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/voter-suppression-tactics-in-mi#post-58669 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:50:27 +0000 berdawn 58669@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I wonder how long it will take for the GOP to use this in OH?</p><p><a href="http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4076/lose-your-house-lose-your-vote" rel="nofollow">http://www.michiganmessenger.com/4076/lose-your-house-lose-your-vote</a></p>