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DonCoquixote

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1. YES!

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 09:47 PM

Dec 2012

Frankly, I would rather have national elections controlled at the national level, as too many states (like my own Florida) have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar trying to corrupt results for power.

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Barbara Boxer calls for national polling place standards [View all] babylonsister Dec 2012 OP

YES! DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #1

I SO agree!!! nt babylonsister Dec 2012 #2

Good idea. And too bad we can't have national laws against gerrymandering. n/t pnwmom Dec 2012 #3

Thank you, Senator Boxer! silverweb Dec 2012 #4

Should be a standard number of voting machines per precinct. Early voting should be standardized bluestate10 Dec 2012 #5

Unless every preccint has the same number of voters, then no. I agree with the idea of standardizing Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #14

take this power away from the local yokels spanone Dec 2012 #6

+1 freshwest Dec 2012 #12

I am sure Republicans will be falling over each other lining up to support this...... yellowcanine Dec 2012 #7

yay! DonRedwood Dec 2012 #8

Goddess. She's just a goddess. joeunderdog Dec 2012 #9

Seems like a no-brainer - but kudos to Boxer! polichick Dec 2012 #10

I will do her one better...a national ballot access law AnOhioan Dec 2012 #11

Thank you senator. Cleita Dec 2012 #13

Do you really think House Rebulicant's aren't going to filibuster it? W T F Dec 2012 #15

Common Sense Legislation DallasNE Dec 2012 #16

Can't wait to hear with the repubs KT2000 Dec 2012 #17

Yeah for Barbara Boxer! ReRe Dec 2012 #18

Things were set up really poorly at my polling place. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #19

Thats My Senator!! Left Coast2020 Dec 2012 #20

_more_ voting machines? gristy Dec 2012 #21

Humongous K&R! nt Zorra Dec 2012 #22

Additional issues need to be addressed PADemD Dec 2012 #23

Thank you Senator Boxer! We Need More Dems(Real) in Congress to Make Cha Dec 2012 #24