One of my Facebook friends just said in Louisiana

[Zoeisright]

they're telling people they only have three minutes in the voting booth. Is this legal?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I doubt that very much.

I hope someone who knows will chime in.

Sounds like voter intimidation to me.

[Zoeisright]

2. I gave her the voting abuse hotline number.

Thanks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. That was a good move!

[BlueDemKev]

3. Anything goes in Louisiana...

...they don't have laws since most people can't read anything beyond a preschool version of the Old Testament.

[Firebirds01]

9. Louisiana is the benchmark

for shady elections.

[fleur-de-lisa]

20. For shady everything!

I live here . . . I know only too well!

[Firebirds01]

22. How often is French used?

If I go to the gas station am I going to hear the french dialect or is that a thing of the past?

[fleur-de-lisa]

24. No french dialect, but definitely the Yat accent . .

at least in South Louisiana. Yat is a kind of harsh-sounding accent, commonly likened to that of the Bronx. It is definetly not a southern drawl.

From wikipedia:

Yat is a dialect of English spoken in the Greater New Orleans Area. The term refers to those people who speak with the Yat accent and dialect of New Orleanians throughout the city. The name comes from the common use amongst said people of the greeting, "Where y'at?" (Where are you at?), which is a way of asking, "How are you?" The Yat dialect has its influences from Louisiana French and Southern American English, particularly Older Southern American English as well as from the presence of European languages brought with immigrants to the city. Port cities like New Orleans and New York (with regards to the surrounding boroughs) have encouraged the growth of similar dialects as both cities attracted many European immigrants during the 19th century. The result has yielded similar dialects which combine sounds from Irish, German, Italian and many other immigrant's speech which have blended with the local dialect to create a new variant.[1]

[JPK]

21. In Lousiana....

They are in church sunday morning then stay drunk the rest of the week.

[buckyblue]

29. That's nice.

Louisiana is a beautiful state. We have visited many times and always enjoyed our trips.

Polling stations have to provide an adequate amount of time to vote, but also move people through as quickly as possible.

I have voted in NC twice, CO, MO twice, TX, and NY. I have never been treated rudely or been intimidated by poll workers. It could help

that my husband is a big black man...who knows? Not saying such instances do not occur. My child voted for the first time this am and

felt the poll worker who handled the ID looked at him funny. I said don't worry about it.

Anyway, if possible, voters should get online and look at their state ballots before election day. Then you can research each vote, look

things you will be asked to vote on. The first time I voted there was a crap-load of stuff that I had no idea would be on the ballot.

I had the choice of not voting on that office or issue, or perhaps "guessing" and voting for someone/something I wouldn't really want to.

Although I do understand that some voters do have disadvantages and need extra time- the elderly, of course, I find it hard to

believe that a person would need THAT long to complete a ballot.

Sorry for the wonky typing...eye issues.

[Politicalboi]

4. I wouldn't think so

I would think you can take all the time you need. I've never heard of a time limit.

[Faith9326]

5. They aren't allowed to time people

What the hell?

[octoberlib]

6. I've seen the same thing in South Carolina. nt

[defacto7]

7. I think that sounds nutty...

Maybe they are suggesting 3 minutes... That's also nutty.

[Texin]

10. Sounds like they're psychologically steering people to vote straight ticket

People get nervous and think they're going to hear a "time's up chump" buzzer at the end of three minutes.

I voted late last month and the elections volunteer said it took about three minutes to cast a ballot once in the booth, and that turned out to be about right.

[fleur-de-lisa]

17. I voted early in Louisiana . . .

I wasn't given the option to vote the straight ticket.

[IphengeniaBlumgarten]

11. This is correct

Don't know if it is legal, but I believe it is standard, at least in Louisiana, and probably other places too. I have never seen anyone expelled from a voting booth for taking too long, though.... But just imagine how taking a long time to vote could impact all the others in line, if many did it... And if we don't have some limits, probably some obstructive folks would take joy in slowing down the voting process.

[nobodyspecial]

28. And a link supporting this?

[SunSeeker]

12. At a minimum, it violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

Anyone with vision problems needs more time to read a long ballot. The ADA requires that the disabled have reasonable accommodations for their disabilities (ramps, Braille, and in this case, more time to vote). Hell, ANYONE needs more time than that to read and vote on a long ballot. And I believe LA is covered by the special voter protection provisions of the 1964 Voting Rights Act, it being a steadfast member of the old Jim Crow South. As I understand it, it needs U.S. Dept. of Justice approval for polling place rules.

[Tippy]

13. Telling People they only have 3 minutes in the booth is just not so

[kid a]

14. you lost me at "facebook"

[ToxMarz]

15. Lol

[Zoeisright]

25. Ha Ha.

I know her from work. She's a credible, reliable Democrat.

On the other hand, I have no idea who YOU are.

[faithfulcitizen]

16. In Indiana, we have two minutes- there's a big sign on each voting machine.

[toepoker]

18. Heard the 3 minute time limit on the radio.

Saw nothing about a time limit at the polling site. You should be familiar with the all items on the ballot for many reasons. Come on Blue Dem Kev it is a stressful day but get a better grip on it, Dude!

[Democat]

19. If there was no limit, imagine activists camping out in each voting booth for hours

Seems like there has to be some way to keep people moving?

[fleur-de-lisa]

23. There are a lot of referendums on the Louisiana ballot . . .

on mine, at least. I voted early and there were very few people in line, so we weren't given a time limit. But there is no way I could have finished in just 3 minutes. Some of the issues are kind of complicated. I had to read them several times.

I can't imagine this is legal!

[L0oniX]

26. I'd tell them to call the cops on me after the 3 minutes.

[Filibuster Harry]

27. I don't think so

Never heard of that one. How many names are on the the ballot?? And any questions??/