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Jersey Devil

(9,863 posts)
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 12:13 PM Feb 2020

Really cool voting feature in North Carolina - drive thru voting for handicapped

Saw it for the first time when I early voted in the primary. They have maybe a half dozen parking spots right up next to the building where voting took place (yes, there was a line this morning, quite long actually) and poll workers take the registration info and ballots right from the window of the car for handicapped voters. Great feature!

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Really cool voting feature in North Carolina - drive thru voting for handicapped (Original Post) Jersey Devil Feb 2020 OP
Are the republican crackers throwing spike strips in front of Democratic voters cars yet? Submariner Feb 2020 #1
This is really a neat idea. I wonder how many folks parked illegally in the handicapped spots? SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #2
During early voting or in general? SMC22307 Feb 2020 #5
Did you expect me to know the answer? Illegal parking in handicapped spots happens all of the time. SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #7
Yes. I pointed out that it seems unlikely that they would get away with it... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #9
I disagree because they are never enough cops around...I saw illegal parking the other day that... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #11
I'm talking about at early voting stations, not in general. (n/t) SMC22307 Feb 2020 #12
Yeah, I know what you're talking about, and I guarantee you that some will still illegally park ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #13
Long-standing with handicapped voting in NC unc70 Feb 2020 #15
Agree. I'm about to head to the dog park at Millbrook Exchange... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #16
Really cool voting feature in Oregon Thunderbeast Feb 2020 #3
Let me introduce Republican felon McCrae Dowless of North Carolina. SMC22307 Feb 2020 #6
In fact, most voters drop ballots off at ballot boxes Thunderbeast Feb 2020 #14
Unless the Dowless's of the world convince little old black ladies... SMC22307 Feb 2020 #17
All states are supposed to be able to do this Gothmog Feb 2020 #4
Like every other drive thru... wyldwolf Feb 2020 #8
Wow that's just awesome! MoonRiver Feb 2020 #10
 

Submariner

(12,485 posts)
1. Are the republican crackers throwing spike strips in front of Democratic voters cars yet?
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 12:20 PM
Feb 2020

No. Give it time and they will try and pass legislation to stop the N.C. disabled from voting this way.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
2. This is really a neat idea. I wonder how many folks parked illegally in the handicapped spots?
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 12:27 PM
Feb 2020

It happens way too much where I'm at. They sometimes crack down on it, but not enough.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
5. During early voting or in general?
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:08 PM
Feb 2020

I would think that people who care enough to get out and vote early aren't the types who would park illegally in handicapped spots. Plus, aren't there poll workers helping them who can clearly see whether they have handicap permits in their vehicles?

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SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
7. Did you expect me to know the answer? Illegal parking in handicapped spots happens all of the time.
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:16 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
9. Yes. I pointed out that it seems unlikely that they would get away with it...
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:28 PM
Feb 2020

during early voting since they're being helped by poll workers who can clearly see handicap permits. Agree or disagree?

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SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
11. I disagree because they are never enough cops around...I saw illegal parking the other day that...
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:31 PM
Feb 2020

I was out doing errands. I'm in MO, so perhaps the enforcement of these spots isn't the highest priority. Maybe where you're at, its different, if so, good.

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SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
12. I'm talking about at early voting stations, not in general. (n/t)
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:33 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
13. Yeah, I know what you're talking about, and I guarantee you that some will still illegally park ...
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:40 PM
Feb 2020

there. I guess I'm cynical about it, being that I see it happen all of the time (illegal parking, and never an officer there to write a ticket).

It's a clever idea, perhaps they'll have a worker out there, at the handicapped parking stations (or a drive through perhaps), who'll enforce the handicapped criteria. In any event, this is a good thing for those of us who are distressed physically (hard to move around/get around), and it's perhaps easier for them to stay in the car while voting.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

unc70

(6,095 posts)
15. Long-standing with handicapped voting in NC
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 02:23 PM
Feb 2020

I don't know what the law was, but I remember ballots being brought to voters in their cars 50+ years ago, before ADA and such.


All this about concern about handicapped parking is foolish. NC polling places are well staffed and citizens would step in on their own.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
16. Agree. I'm about to head to the dog park at Millbrook Exchange...
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 02:33 PM
Feb 2020

where there's early voting. Gonna check it out.

Wake County Board of Elections Early Voting Unofficial Daily Turnout
http://msweb03.co.wake.nc.us/bordelec/downloads/14earlyvoting/WakeUnofficialEVCount.pdf

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Thunderbeast

(3,382 posts)
3. Really cool voting feature in Oregon
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 12:29 PM
Feb 2020

My ballot comes in the mail.

I can vote at my kitchen table with the help of the voter's guide that came in the mail a week prior. I can take as long as I need without worrying about lines stretching forever.

I put it on my porch and the Socialist Post Office delivers it to the elections office.

I can go online to verify that my ballot was received.

Any disputed race can be re-counted with PAPER BALLOTS.

Oh..by the way...If I move, I am re-registered automatically when I go to the DMV.

This is not hard folks. Oregon and Washington eliminated polling places long ago.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
6. Let me introduce Republican felon McCrae Dowless of North Carolina.
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:14 PM
Feb 2020
...

General election

In the general election against Democratic Party nominee Dan McCready, Harris was the unofficial winner by 905 votes.[10] However, the Board of Elections refused to certify the results of the election. Dowless is accused of paying workers to illegally collect absentee ballots from voters.[5] and is considered a "person of interest" in the investigation over mishandled absentee ballots.[14] On February 4, the newly seated state elections board set an evidentiary hearing to begin on February 18.[15]

On the first day of the evidentiary hearing, state elections director Kim Strach said the evidence would show that "a coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme operated in the 2018 general election".[16] Lisa Britt, the daughter of Dowless's ex-wife as well as one of his employees, said Dowless and his associates had collected ballots from voters. She then testified that the ballots were kept at Dowless' home or office for several days or longer, and that operatives would fill in votes on parts or all of some ballots to favor Republican candidates in the election.[16] She also said they had forged some witness signatures and that they had followed the direction of Dowless to take steps to avoid detection, including controlling the color of the pens used for the witness signatures, signing a different person's name as a witness to avoid having the same person as witness to too many ballots, making sure to deliver only no more than nine ballots in each visit to the post office, and making sure to use post offices near where the voters lived.[16][13] Britt also said she had personally voted despite being on probation for a felony conviction and that she had taken advice from Dowless about how to do that.[13] Dowless himself was present at the hearing but refused to testify without being granted immunity from prosecution.[16]

Indictment

On February 27, 2019, Dowless was arrested after being indicted by a grand jury. He was charged with multiple counts related to illegal ballot handling and conspiracy in the 2016 and 2018 elections.[17][18] An additional four people who worked for him were also charged.[19]

...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCrae_Dowless
If I were to vote in a presidential
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Undecided
 

Thunderbeast

(3,382 posts)
14. In fact, most voters drop ballots off at ballot boxes
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:48 PM
Feb 2020

Secure ballot boxes are located in libraries and drive up drop boxes. Any system can be "gamed", but vote by mail produces higher participation and eliminates the ability for political operatives to allocate polling resouces based on desired outcome.

If I were to vote in a presidential
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SMC22307

(8,088 posts)
17. Unless the Dowless's of the world convince little old black ladies...
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 02:36 PM
Feb 2020

to turn over their ballots to him or his lovely workers. I support Oregon-style voting but know it will be gamed by Republican cheats, like everything else.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

Gothmog

(143,999 posts)
4. All states are supposed to be able to do this
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 12:36 PM
Feb 2020

HAVA (Help America Vote Act) requires this. I have been an election judge. There is one unit that can be taken out to the car for a disabled voter I have done three times over several elections. We need for disabled voters to know that this option is available

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
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wyldwolf

(43,865 posts)
8. Like every other drive thru...
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:19 PM
Feb 2020

... someone is going to pull in, vote for their entire office, request no onions on three of them, no mayo on six of them, check the order, haggle on the pricing, then finally pull out 30 minutes later.

So much for a quick vote during your lunch break!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

MoonRiver

(36,926 posts)
10. Wow that's just awesome!
Sat Feb 29, 2020, 01:29 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
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