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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-07-06 04:29 PM
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"Denver is a mess". They're trying to disenfranchise this very blue city.
Edited on Tue Nov-07-06 04:33 PM by BleedingHeartPatriot
This is a direct quote from the CO Democratic HQ worker who took my call.

I called to complain about this experience at the Denver Convention Center.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2600685&mesg_id=2607249

A process which sets up voters for two challenges.

And, of 20 machines, only four have paper verification, in freaking downtown Denver. I'm hearing Wash. Park and the church at 8th and Corona are experiencing wicked long lines.

Voter suppression isn't just for the Deep South/Ohio rural areas anymore.

Hang in there, my fellow Denver Dems. You might want to bring something to read in line.

And, please call those numbers Skinner posted. We need to get the truth out. MKJ
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Denver Bear Donating Member (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-07-06 07:03 PM
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1. Waited 2 hours...
...at the 8th and Corona location. There were vans shuttling people to "shorter" venues, though. Our line was around the back of the church.
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DonMeyer Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-09-06 10:59 AM
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2. Hick's fault!
Luckily Hickenlooper realizes this is his fault and is fixing things quickly.
Personally I liked the old precinct polling stations and I want paper ballots again.

What a shame that Colorado is judged the worst to vote in. Luckily I voted by mail. Two friends had to wait over 2 hours.
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paulk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-09-06 02:41 PM
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3. who are "they"
The head of the Denver election board was appointed by Hickenlooper, a Democrat. The two elected members are also Democrats.

This was incompetence, not conspiracy.


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I waited two and a half hours.
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