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2020-04-11 Government

Wisconsin Is Discovering Problems With Absentee Ballots

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Posted by charger 2020-04-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Just like throwing more money at failing schools, the left's answer to failing elections is "throw more ballots."

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-11 05:41|| 2020-04-11 05:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Suprise, Suprise, Suprise (sic intentional)

The uni-party gonna uni-party.

Posted by AlanC 2020-04-11 07:30|| 2020-04-11 07:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Absentee ballots could be efficient and secure...

IF they can be tracked by the voter and

IF there is transparency by the state on how they are processed and

IF there is an independent bi-partisan agency overseeing the events and it is transparent on how it does and conducts said tasks.

All that being said is why the states, especially the blue ones, will never ever EVER allow the above to heppen.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-04-11 09:23|| 2020-04-11 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 A big whine right now is that the US Postal Service never delivered 'bins' of timely-requested blank ballots to verified voters in a couple areas that trend 'blue'. The voters ordering the ballots online had requested them before the cut-off date and the City/County Clerks had mailed them promptly.

That was indeed a BIG blunder on the part of the USPS who knew about the time crunch, and who have not responded in a manner that I would call 'sufficient'. But since they're Fed employees, it's all Trump's and the Republican's fault.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2020-04-11 09:50|| 2020-04-11 09:50|| Front Page Top

#5 /\ Morgan & Morgan has mobilized and is headed to Madison as we speak.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-11 09:53|| 2020-04-11 09:53|| Front Page Top

#6 Had this discussion with a lefty I know. He gave the standard lefty spiel about how "more people would vote" if it were made easier (mail in ballots, early voting). I said, "no, it only means more votes will be cast. It says nothing at all about the number or additional voters or whether they are all legitimate." His eyes glazed over.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-11 11:27|| 2020-04-11 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 ^ (long-ish) Snark O' The Day!

Posted by Lex 2020-04-11 11:32|| 2020-04-11 11:32|| Front Page Top

#8 One possible thing that could be done to minimize fraud is to have a bubble for "neither" to fill out. That way nobody can come along later and fill in the candidate of their choice.

Posted by gorb 2020-04-11 13:58|| 2020-04-11 13:58|| Front Page Top

#9 The only absentee ballots to be cast should be those for personnel on Federal orders to be someplace else in the world.

If voting is so important, then get your ass down there to the polls. Otherwise its not important. Do it like some other places. On a weekend and both days.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-04-11 15:48|| 2020-04-11 15:48|| Front Page Top

#10 ^ this, but add bedridden to that list. With an affidavit swearing mental competency from the facility's head honcho. So somebody's neck is on the line.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-11 16:46|| 2020-04-11 16:46|| Front Page Top

#11 I think ballots should be sent by certified or registered mail.

Just include the cost in the budget.

I’m sure there will be a way around it, but my parent once asked for a ballot, never received it, but managed to vote anyway.

Posted by Klem Kadiddlehopper 2020-04-11 17:34|| 2020-04-11 17:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Also, P2K, as you mention, if it's so important get your ass down to the polls. In many places that's a long walk both ways with the opportunity to be killed along the way. How many of the "I can't even make time on the way to or from work" crowd would go if there was actual hardship or danger involved?

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-11 17:41|| 2020-04-11 17:41|| Front Page Top

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