Indiana Republicans expanding early voting in GOP counties & limiting early voting in Dem counties

[MelissaB]

Indiana Republicans expanding early voting in GOP counties while limiting early voting in Dem counties.

Republicans limiting early voting in Marion County, letting it bloom in suburbs

State and local Republicans have expanded early voting in GOP-dominated areas and restricted it in Democratic areas, an IndyStar investigation has found, prompting a significant change in Central Indiana voting patterns.

From 2008 to 2016, GOP officials expanded early voting stations in Republican dominated Hamilton County, IndyStar's analysis found, and decreased them in the state's biggest Democratic hotbed, Marion County.

That made voting more convenient in GOP areas for people with transportation issues or busy schedules. And the results were immediate.

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“It is a deliberate attempt by certain people in our government to make voting hard,” said former Marion County Clerk Beth White, a Democrat, who promoted those expansions.

More: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2017/08/10/silencing-vote-data-shows-unequal-barrier-indiana-polls/435450001/

[SunSeeker]

1. This has got to be a violation of the 14th Am. Equal Protection clause.

Hope someone is suing over this.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Me too!

n/t

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. Wow!

This is pretty outrageous! Explains how the Republicans have been getting such massive supermajorities over and over again.

[Chasstev365]

4. Completely illegal!

[JI7]

5. racist piece of shit assholes

[oasis]

6. K and R for weekend exposure.