pos 'pubs being complete pieces of crap

[michigancat]

That story is wild, but what elections are they hoping to impact? Governor or something?

Also, did not realize ballot harvesting is actually legal in CA.

It's a protest against ballot harvesting

this is a more informative article about it

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article246424595.html

[MakeItRain]

That story is wild, but what elections are they hoping to impact? Governor or something?

Also, did not realize ballot harvesting is actually legal in CA.

California is one of 26 states in which it is legal for someone other than the voter to submit that voters ballot.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/gFng9YGKUwI[/youtube]

[sys]

It's a protest against ballot harvesting

it makes more sense that they're trying to win congressional races.

[michigancat]

It's a protest against ballot harvesting

it makes more sense that they're trying to win congressional races.

then why not just legitimately ballot harvest?

[sys]

i'm not sure i completely understand the strategy - actual official drop boxes are pretty abundant and easy to find, so i find it a bit hard to believe that they think they can increase turnout by making collection more convenient.

the idea floated by rouda (that they'd "lose" ballots from dem voters), is entirely plausible.  obviously that's sort of assuming the worst, but, i mean, they are illegally collecting ballots.  there's not a ton of innocent explanations for that.

it could be more benign.  like, data is important to campaigns.  just collecting the names of voters that have already cast ballots so they could cross them off their contact list and focus resources on voters that hadn't voted would have some value.

[chum1]

Some of these people are trying to delegitimize voting by absentee ballot.

[michigancat]

i'm not sure i completely understand the strategy - actual official drop boxes are pretty abundant and easy to find, so i find it a bit hard to believe that they think they can increase turnout by making collection more convenient.

the idea floated by rouda (that they'd "lose" ballots from dem voters), is entirely plausible.  obviously that's sort of assuming the worst, but, i mean, they are illegally collecting ballots.  there's not a ton of innocent explanations for that.

it could be more benign.  like, data is important to campaigns.  just collecting the names of voters that have already cast ballots so they could cross them off their contact list and focus resources on voters that hadn't voted would have some value.

yeah like chum said I think they want to draw attention to ballot harvesting and/or delegitimize voting by mail/drop box.

[chum1]

For whatever reason, Republicans are ALWAYS in favor of fewer people voting. A pos thing.

[sys]

yeah like chum said I think they want to draw attention to ballot harvesting and/or delegitimize voting by mail/drop box.

i don't think illegally collecting ballots is the best way to raise awareness about illegal ballot collecting.

[michigancat]

I never said the strategy was a good one!

[MakeItRain]

yeah like chum said I think they want to draw attention to ballot harvesting and/or delegitimize voting by mail/drop box.

i don't think illegally collecting ballots is the best way to raise awareness about illegal ballot collecting.

It isn't illegal though, if they actually turn them in.

[sys]

It isn't illegal though, if they actually turn them in.

it is illegal.  someone else can turn your ballot in for you, but the ballot has to be given to that person, it can't be deposited in an unmanned receptacle.

if they wanted to have person stationed at the dropbox, i believe then it would be legal.

[sonofdaxjones]

Hilarious takes

[MakeItRain]

It isn't illegal though, if they actually turn them in.

it is illegal.  someone else can turn your ballot in for you, but the ballot has to be given to that person, it can't be deposited in an unmanned receptacle.

if they wanted to have person stationed at the dropbox, i believe then it would be legal.

Guess we'll see what the judge says, because the law isn't that explicit.

[sys]

Guess we'll see what the judge says, because the law isn't that explicit.

i think it is.  there may be some grey area in that there's no penalty for operating an illegal collection box or something, but it's not a valid ballot if the ballot envelope doesn't specify a person authorized to turn in the ballot for the voter.

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail

[sys]

no idea who this is, but i assume he's a republican.

https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1318331881637597184

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[DaBigTrain]

You would be hard pressed to find a more punchable face

https://twitter.com/jasonkander/status/1320735902642118656

[MakeItRain]

Trump voting Republicans, your entire party has turned into an embarrassing crap show.

https://twitter.com/JudiciaryGOP/status/1320878683423428609

[Institutional Control]

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1321514295516082186?s=20

[MakeItRain]

https://twitter.com/politico/status/1321514295516082186?s=20

My God

[steve dave]

lmao, cancel that guy who was mean to me


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[waks]

When the Republican party eventually dissolves because Trump they should come back as the someone who makes me uncomfortable Party. My goodness 

[michigancat]

also LMAO how many engineers does she think google has that the CEO knows by name

[MakeItRain]

also LMAO how may engineers does she think google has that the CEO knows by name

That was the hilarious part to me, so Karen'y.