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Ohiogal

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12. It's been mentioned several times

Reply to Maeve (Reply #11)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 01:00 PM

Aug 2020

They would wear civilian clothes if this were to transpire. We will see.

A friend of mine down in KY said they’ve done this (Nat’l Guard helped out wearing civvies) before with no problems or complaints from voters.

Good for you working the polls! Bottom line, is, we don’t want to have to close any of them due to lack of poll workers.

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Ohio National Guardsmen may serve at polls [View all] Ohiogal Aug 2020 OP

I like this idea. Any downside I'm not seeing? SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2020 #1

I kinda like it, too. Ohiogal Aug 2020 #2

Out of uniform and unarmed- no problem. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #3

oh sure let armed agents of the white supremacy movement "serve" at polls nt msongs Aug 2020 #4

GREAT! The "Kent State Approach" to protecting voting rights. I want to puke. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #5

I understand what you're saying but ... Ohiogal Aug 2020 #6

Dress the military in civilian clothing? George Orwell is spinning in his grave. So any rightwingnut BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #9

This doesn't sound legal. hotrod0808 Aug 2020 #7

That's what they are proposing Ohiogal Aug 2020 #8

At that point they are what we like to call "civilians". Or KGB. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #10

Not in uniform Maeve Aug 2020 #11

It's been mentioned several times Ohiogal Aug 2020 #12

And that would be fine Maeve Aug 2020 #13