cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18020766
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18018656
I had to dig through so much shit to figure out what they changed that when I found it even the quote is crap.
The three approved guidelines for local election officials to certify voting results, changing the process from an administrative duty to an investigative one that could include digging into records and the way votes are counted.
If Trump doesn't win then they want to "investigate" until he has.
Good find. Some additional context later in the same article that I found interesting:
In the July meetings, conservative board members favored proposals for increasing the number of poll watchers parties and candidates could send to vote-counting centers, changing the way local election offices verify vote totals, and giving local election board members more access to election-related materials prior to verifying election results.
Partisan poll-watchers and partisan election officials something something free and fair elections (according to conservatives).
There's supposed to be partisan balance for poll workers (basically volunteers). But, my experience volunteering in two states has been that the dominant party staffs all their allowed positions while the minority party struggles to staff their minimum.
Other than placing immense pressure upon Democratic platform, an end to partisan bullshit at the polls would be another result of the Green Party receiving 5% of the GE popular. It'd shove an objective third party into every district in America.
Yeah that's exactly the problem with increased partisan staff as opposed to a balance / scaled approach. It will only emphasise money and populism in what should be (and already isn't) an official and unbiased process.
It's super frustrating how much democracy falls into a two-party pit. That said recent UK and Australian elections show how conservative parties who leaned into hard right Trumpism bullshit shed votes to independents and parties who want conservatism with the loonies.
Many red states passed laws in 2021 to essentially add a (always republiQan) voting "approver" who will decide whether or not to send all the votes to the republiQan candidate or not.
If you live in a red state, it's probably a good idea to find out if this applies to you.
Of course it's unconstitutional, but as we have seen several times recently that doesn't matter a single tiny little bit.
Oooooh, fuckers got caught. Must have been trying to pull some seriously naughty shit.
Probably closing multiple poling stations in heavy Democrat areas.
And I'll say it until I'm blue in the face, that shouldn't matter. Because we should have universal vote by mail.
My state does this, and as far as I can tell there are zero downsides (eXcEpt iT wAsTes taXpayERs' MoNeY). Like the social aspect of voting on election day? Drop your ballot off in person, or just change your mind and vote in person.
The GOP knows that they cannot win without cheating, so they are doing everything they can to cheat as much as possible. Hardly a surprise.
Except if it's legalized, then they don't consider it cheating. I don't think it's any better. Misuse of power in fact.
All these people out here looking for fake fraud and you've got this fuckery right here. Crickets.
Edit: get to got
Thank you for toning down the all-caps title like a responsible OP
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