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    I see New York has cancelled their Democratic primary scheduled for June.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
    I see New York has cancelled their Democratic primary scheduled for June.
    ... and Andrew Yang is suing... sheesh
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ry/3047586001/

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    Quote Originally Posted by frugal-one View Post
    ... and Andrew Yang is suing... sheesh
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ry/3047586001/
    I’m reading that the Bernie people are pretty unhappy too. Some still wanted to register a sort of protest vote, and others thought a higher delegate count would give the socialist faction a bit more influence over the party platform.

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    A ray of light: https://www.kansascity.com/news/poli...242372821.html

    A federal appeals court has rejected Kansas’ effort to reinstate a law requiring prospective voters to provide birth certificates, passports and other documents before registering to vote.
    The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s ruling Wednesday that the policy, crafted and championed by former Kansas Secretary Kris Kobach, places undue barriers to Kansans exercising their constitutional right to vote.
    The proof of citizenship law took effect in 2013 and caused thousands of potential voters to go into a suspended registration status when they failed to provide the required documents. The court said the number of suspended voters directly undercuts the state’s argument that the law ensures the integrity of elections.
    "Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasure in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, your heart is also." Jesus

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    Texas republicans just had a significant setback in their voter suppression efforts as well.

    Maybe republicans should focus more effort on coming up with election platforms that will make people want to vote for them instead of trying to suppress voter turnout.

    https://www.texastribune.org/2020/05...g-coronavirus/

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    Quote Originally Posted by jp1 View Post
    only one of our two main political parties wants everyone to be able to safely vote.

    A source of reporting on misinformation, voter suppression, and possible voter intimidation http://www.propublica.org/electionland

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    We desperately need a new Voting Rights Act since SCOTUS torpedoed the one we had. It's clear that free and fair voting in this country continue to be under attack.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaneV2.0 View Post
    We desperately need a new Voting Rights Act since SCOTUS torpedoed the one we had. It's clear that free and fair voting in this country continue to be under attack.
    Didn't take long for The Usual Tricks to come out:

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...-votes/550052/

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    Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
    Didn't take long for The Usual Tricks to come out:

    https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...-votes/550052/
    I guess it's too much to ask of people to just conduct elections fairly. That's pretty disheartening.

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    And now we have people setting a ballot drop box on fire in southern CA and emails being sent to people in Florida and Alaska threatening them with harm if they don't vote for the orange buffoon. It's all so dispiriting.

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