Comments on: Are you a poll watcher or election judge? Watch out for this! https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465670 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:05:49 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465670 https://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/dnc-v-rnc-consent-decree

and

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/18/1146336/-RNC-Consent-Decree-Banning-Voter-Supression-That-All-Dem-Poll-Watchers-Need-to-Read-have-a-copy

for more info, prior violations.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465669 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:04:07 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465669 https://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/dnc-v-rnc-consent-decree

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465668 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:01:47 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465668 The Democrats have filed suit. It is now in the hands of a judge.

I don’t think results are filed by the court, but I’m not sure what the penalties are for violating it other than an extension. I would guess a hefty fine.

I would like to seem them told they have to take their candidate off the ballot. that would be fun

]]> By: metzomagic https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465667 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 21:32:59 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465667 Holy sweet mother of jaysus, Crazy Eddie. I was 22 yrs old in 1979 when I left New Jersey for Europe, and was a big fan of late night Film Noir, which is when all those cheapo ads used to run. I still haven’t got the image of all those violated reindeer out of my head.

So I missed all the bruhaha over that gubernatorial race, and the obscure ruling against the RNC. I’d say Trump has pretty much caused (in advance) the consent decree to be violated. But what happens if the Rethuglicans do violate it, other than an 8-year extension of the decree? Do the election results get decided by a court then? Or is it just another useless slap on the wrist for the Rethuglican bullies?

]]> By: Brainstorms https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465666 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 20:08:17 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465666 The governor is committing “voter fraud.”

FTFY.

]]> By: Desertphile https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465665 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:54:55 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465665 In reply to Chakat Firepaw.

@Chakat Firepaw: “The poll taxes are already here, they’re called voter ID laws.”

Northern New Mexico is currently enjoying voter suppression for The Unwanted Class Citizens (Apaches and the descendants of people who came to live here in the 1600s from Spain) because they cannot show they live in the state. The governor thinks this will stop “voter fraud.” One can guess her political party affiliation….

]]> By: Chakat Firepaw https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465664 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:35:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465664 @Desertphile #2

The poll taxes are already here, they’re called voterID laws.

]]> By: Brainstorms https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465663 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:43:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465663 The general and common concern of all American citizens and corporations must be that the USA will have fair and good tax rates after November 8, 2016. I wish us all good luck…

]]> By: Mr G.J.A.M. Bogaers https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465662 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:16:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465662 The general and common concern of all American citizens and cooperations must be that the USA will have fair and good elections on November 8, 2016. I wish you all good luck, responsibility and carefulness. Laren NH, Tuesday 25 October 2016, 20:15 Dutch time.

]]> By: George https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/10/25/are-you-a-poll-watcher-or-election-judge-watch-out-for-this/#comment-465661 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:59:24 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=23153#comment-465661 Greg #5 – I would certainly hope you’re right, but I can foresee his lawyers taking the route I suggested earlier.

And I’m pretty sure that Trump has no idea what consent is. 😉

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