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Showing Original Post only (View all)And Democratic Party officials oppose voter suppression .... except when they engage in it. [View all]
If this isn't massive voter suppression I'd like to know what is. It's so blatant! Eliminating more than two thirds of polling places and than requiring voters to visit two separate polling locations to cast ballots!This sound like something the Republicans would pull. But no, it's Democratic Party officials who support Hillary Clinton!
imagine2015
Politics
Puerto Rico Slashes Polling Places For The Democratic Primary, Laying The Groundwork For Chaos
by Alice Ollstein
June 3, 2016
In early May, Puerto Ricos Democratic Party announced that more than 1,500 polling places would be available for the islands June 5 Democratic primary. A few weeks later, they slashed that number to just over 430 a reduction of more than two thirds.
In 2008, the islands last competitive Democratic primary, there were more than 2,300 polling places.
Some are warning of long lines and voters left unable to access the ballot box, as an estimated 700,000 Puerto Ricans will vote this Sunday, and polling places will only be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m..
Worse, many voters will have to visit two separate locations to cast ballots in the presidential primary and the local primaries held the same day. Voter turnout and engagement has for years been much higher on the island than in the 50 U.S. states, but these changes may present too heavy a burden for low-income residents who lack transportation options or who need to work.
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And Democratic Party officials oppose voter suppression .... except when they engage in it. [View all]
imagine2015
Jun 2016
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Right. It's a clever operation organized by politicians supporting Hillary to help Bernie Sanders!
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#21
You realize that Hillary is expected to win Puerto Rico in a landslide, right?
Lord Magus
Jun 2016
#22
is that how people who happen to be on the Establishment side of things toast? Gloating in the
highprincipleswork
Jun 2016
#18
When was the last time you had to go to two different voting locations to cast your votes?
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#11
Melissa, my initial posts to you were poorly written/incoherent and I apologize for that.
emulatorloo
Jun 2016
#24
"neither are what know as the Democratic and Republican parties." They elect convention delegates.
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#16
And do you have a credible source indicating that's the excuse to justify voter suppression.
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#14
Cutting the number of polling stations and making people vote in two places is voter enhancement!
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#34
your alleged fixing affects voters for BOTH candidates. not just ONE as you claim nt
msongs
Jun 2016
#25
I think Bernie can talk about democracy as opposed to the former Senator from Wall Street.
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#35
This "voter suppression does not rise to the level of people showing up at
Thinkingabout
Jun 2016
#27
It benefits the right when less people vote. Whether that's the GOP or the right wing of the Dem
cui bono
Jun 2016
#29
So if states are running a deficit they should making voting a lot more difficult.
imagine2015
Jun 2016
#39