Re:The US Eliminated Nearly 21,000 Election Day Polling Loca...
by dragontamer on Thursday October 22, 2020 @11:08AM
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Its the pandemic. Some of these states are as liberal as they come: California and Maryland. Other states are Red, but still are taking the pandemic seriously.
Instead of having many places open at once during election day, states are preferring the safer route, of having weeks of "early voting", to spread out the crowds.
> Exclusive VICE News analysis shows a 20% cut in election locations nationwide, and much deeper cuts in California, Maryland, Kentucky, New Jersey, Nevada and North Dakota.
There's no ideological similarities between these states. The fear of the pandemic crosses party lines.
Instead of having many places open at once during election day, states are preferring the safer route, of having weeks of "early voting", to spread out the crowds.
> Exclusive VICE News analysis shows a 20% cut in election locations nationwide, and much deeper cuts in California, Maryland, Kentucky, New Jersey, Nevada and North Dakota.
There's no ideological similarities between these states. The fear of the pandemic crosses party lines.