Texas Gov Shuts Down Absentee Ballot Drop Off Sites

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  1. bx4

    bx4 Well-Known Member

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    So this whole thread is a hoax? The governor is not restricting the number of places that people can drop off ballots before election day?
     
  2. Josh77

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    What the hell does having a job and small kids have to do with voting? Are you that incompetent that you cannot manage your time enough to go vote once every 4 years? I'm not saying you are that incompetent. I'm just asking if you are.
     
  3. The Mello Guy

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    Lol you think we only vote every 4 years?
    I vote by mail so I have no issue
     
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  5. Josh77

    Josh77 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    So, say we voted every 6 months? would that overwhelm you if you couldn't vote by mail? Seems to me someone would have to be pretty damn pathetic to not be able to make that work.
     
  6. The Mello Guy

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    Why should people have to “make it work”? Why wouldn’t every want voting to be as simple as possible? Is it just because you know your side can’t win unless You throw up roadblocks?
     
  7. Josh77

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    Why wouldn't you want voting as secure as possible? Is it because you know your side can't win unless you are able to tamper with ballots?
     
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    Its not better. I wasn't arguing for anything; it is your side changing the rules. If anything, it is a gift for Trump. The hanging chad fiasco will look like a picnic by comparison.
     
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    How does fewer drop boxes make it more secure?
     
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  10. The Mello Guy

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    No it’s the governor getting rid of drop boxes
     
  11. Josh77

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    It's easier to secure a single point than 100.
     
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  12. The Mello Guy

    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    Lol you think people are gonna break in the box? Based on what?
     
  13. Doofenshmirtz

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    You mean you havent considered it an issue? Is a fair election is important to you?
     
  14. Doofenshmirtz

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    The scanner?
     
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    Im more worried about tranportation between multiple points. 100 drop off points mean 100 chances for a careless or corrupt driver/activist to lose or tamper with ballots. 1 point means there is only one leg of transportation required. That means fewer drivers, which makes it much easier to find someone reliable to do the transporting.
     
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    sounds like it. Not sure surprised Huffington Post is a propaganda machine and they know their lib audience easily fooled
     
  17. The Mello Guy

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    And how are people going Fit the ballots in the larger counties?
     
  18. Doofenshmirtz

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    Your misleading post uses a pic from an article about 4 boxes being removed from Seattle due to low volume. They are swimming in red ink as it is, why should they continue to pay for daily pick ups for boxes people rarely use?
     
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    get a larger box. Do i need to think of everything? Or, people could vote in person. crazy, i know.
     
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    Yes, we know. Whos bright idea was it to concentrate ballots in containers clearly marked Ballot Drop Box? Either no one thinks these things through, or chaos is their desired outcome.
     
  21. The Mello Guy

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    And end up with corona like trump?
     
  22. The Mello Guy

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    Ah paranoia. Makes sense
     
  23. Josh77

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    My university has us all grouping together at a single spot to get tested for corona virus multiple times. If that can be done safely, I think a poll station can do the same. wear a mask and bring hand sanatizer. Boom, you are as safe as can be.
     
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    And if people show up with no mask?
     
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    Then they don't get to go in. simple. Also, they can have masks to supply them to those who didnt bring them.
     
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