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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:28 AM Original message |
Is there a reason we can't have standardized voting, standardized ballot forms, |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
1. Low bid contracts with kickbacks. |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
2. Because there is no such thing as a national election |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
3. States Rights |
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Perky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. yep and good luck with that. |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:37 AM Response to Original message |
5. Because it was originally handled at a local level... |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. No, and you don't want it, either. |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:49 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. No, I sure as hell would not want that...it just seems so asinine |
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Brazenly Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
7. States' rights messes are like so many others - a political third rail |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:55 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. For a society that pretends ................... |
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whitewomenforobama (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:55 AM Response to Original message |
10. I'm with you |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. Socialist!!1 Marxist!!11 |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. I'd kind of like that too, but I bet total mail-in would never fly...maybe too much |
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fujiyama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
12. I think the minimum that has to be done |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. That's kind of what I meant...some kind of standard template |
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bowens43 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. Yes, the Constitution. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm very happy with my paper and pencil. I don't want a machine :^( |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. my husband who is not american said the same thing |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. Paper ballots should be mandatory for all states but unfortunately |
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grannylib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. You'd think there would be a way to at least ensure a verifiable paper trail, |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. yes. then we would have 63 senate seats, 270 house seats, and a lock on |
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youthere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-30-08 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. Biden's wanted to do this for ages. It's all fallen on deaf ears.. |
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