Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming
by maxerickson on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @10:11AM
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I live in a tiny precinct and thus lack perspective, but the wait time is pretty solvable by spending money.
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Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming
by hcg on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:39PM
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Forcing people ot wait hours for voting is a tactic used to discourage voters and more effectively disenfranchise groups you don't want voting. White majority area has 15 minute lines, black majority has 2 hours.
Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming
by maxerickson on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:52PM
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Yeah, I get that.
But wealthy New York City, where Democrats run the election commission, was a notable shit show in the recent election.
Dealing with the unequal provision of resources is a big deal, I don't mean to dismiss it, it just isn't the only issue.
Re:“A Horrifically Bad Idea”: Smartphone Voting Is Coming
by hcg on Thursday November 08, 2018 @03:51PM
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New York is also really bad about registering people.
It's absolutely about a failure to install proper checks on entrenched power.