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brewens

(13,598 posts)
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 05:02 PM Aug 2021

Protest idea of sorts. What if, democrats that voted early, or voted early on election day,

if possible, went to strongly republican areas to get in line to vote? Hopefully taking up a good parking space too.

Imagine a bunch of African American voters in line where almost none live.

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Protest idea of sorts. What if, democrats that voted early, or voted early on election day, (Original Post) brewens Aug 2021 OP
At least where I live you have to go to a specific voting place Victor_c3 Aug 2021 #1
Sure, give police an excuse to arrest them for potential voter fraud Retrograde Aug 2021 #2
How about we protest by voting early and then questionseverything Aug 2021 #3
Good idea and before election day, we could make sure everyone is registered and shows up to vote. FSogol Aug 2021 #4
That sounds like a very effective protest! questionseverything Aug 2021 #5
Where I live one's precinct is assigned a voting place. brush Aug 2021 #6

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)
1. At least where I live you have to go to a specific voting place
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 05:05 PM
Aug 2021

If, out of ignorance, you go to the wrong one, they’ll point you to the proper one to go to.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
2. Sure, give police an excuse to arrest them for potential voter fraud
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 05:09 PM
Aug 2021

Obviously, they're trying to vote twice!

People are allowed to gather, protest, and in many places even campaign up to a certain distance from the polling place (the exact distances vary by state): why not do that instead?

BTW, some states - like California - are doing away with the concept of assigned polling places. Any voter can go to any voting center in the county to cast a ballot (assuming they don't mail theirs back), so how do you know who "belongs" where?

questionseverything

(9,656 posts)
3. How about we protest by voting early and then
Mon Aug 23, 2021, 05:14 PM
Aug 2021

Spend Election Day driving others to the polls?

Calling other democrats to remind them, today’s the day

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