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NV Whino

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4. Absentee ballots are on the rise, it seems to me

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 02:39 PM

Nov 2012

We need to make provisions for that such as counting them as they come in. Results should not be available until polls close, but get 'em counted awready.

We also need to unify national election laws.

Everybody has same number of early voting days.
Same voting hours.
Same type of ballots. (Remember Florida's butterfly ballot disaster?)
Electronic voting must have a verifiable paper receipt.
Election Day is a holiday.

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Absentee Ballot Count Over in Miami-Dade, press conf link: [View all] The Straight Story Nov 2012 OP

Fucking Floriduh! Webster Green Nov 2012 #1

I wonder if they ever thought to get a head start on the absentee ballots NV Whino Nov 2012 #2

AFAIK, they can only start counting when pollls are closed. longship Nov 2012 #3

Absentee ballots are on the rise, it seems to me NV Whino Nov 2012 #4

Election Day registration, too. SammyWinstonJack Nov 2012 #5

No early counting. longship Nov 2012 #6

A LOT of people have told me they are voting absentee csziggy Nov 2012 #7

Maybe not having a 12 page ballot would speed things up...nt SidDithers Nov 2012 #8

Yeah, well that's what happens when you load up a ballot with a gazillion ballot measures. It's.... Tarheel_Dem Nov 2012 #9