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Ohio Progressive

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14. Not only state by state

Reply to PDJane (Reply #1)

Fri May 25, 2012, 11:07 AM

May 2012

But county by county. Some (most) states leave the elections up to the county board of elections. THey can do the elections however they want to as long as meet certain requirements. So in one county you will ahve paperless electronic machines, while in another you will have all paper ballots.

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There is exactly ONE SOLUTION to the republican voter supression [View all] Rosco T. May 2012 OP

Um. You mean it isn't? PDJane May 2012 #1

State by state. That's why the federal voting rights act was needed. Each state can change its laws. freshwest May 2012 #4

Not only state by state Ohio Progressive May 2012 #14

Which also allows for electoral fraud. Back in the day in Illinois, hedgehog May 2012 #19

In the meantime, only a massive voter out will allow such a provision to be made. GOTV. freshwest May 2012 #2

Unfortunately the Constitution says that elections are up to the states. Vincardog May 2012 #3

Which explains a lot. eom PDJane May 2012 #5

But if you amend the Constitution........... Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #9

3/4 of the states have to ratify an amendment, catch 22. nt siligut May 2012 #10

Of course it will be difficult Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #11

Some states just don't want to play fair siligut May 2012 #13

True Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #15

Something has to happen to change it siligut May 2012 #17

A little bit more there LiberalFighter May 2012 #16

So is the drinking age Hippo_Tron May 2012 #22

Federal govt has room to regulate as to Federal Election Gothmog May 2012 #6

Sounds nice, but chollybocker May 2012 #7

Here's one workaround for that : hedgehog May 2012 #20

I agree Proud Liberal Dem May 2012 #8

Or at least a federal law requiring votes to be VERIFIABLE... polichick May 2012 #12

Also repealing Citizens United. It's kind of the opposite of voter suppression. Gregorian May 2012 #18

my solution to facist republican voter supression liberalnationalist May 2012 #21

I was about to suggest mandatory voting Jamaal510 May 2012 #23

In Germany, your voter registration comes in the mail automatically, and they STILL make mistakes DFW May 2012 #24