2016 Postmortem

nemo137

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28. Elections really should be removed from the secretary of state's portfolio

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue May 3, 2016, 04:00 PM

May 2016

As long as it's an elected office. The current Indiana Secretary of State used to be the Republican floor leader in their lege.

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Some Indiana Counties Closed Two-Thirds Of Their Polling Places Ahead Of Record Turnout Election Day [View all] Playinghardball May 2016 OP

GOP plans on stealing the upcoming election, I hope everybody knows that? Do you? Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1

Picture an ostrich with the head of Alfred E. Neuman. dchill May 2016 #5

And Hilary will look the other way. bahrbearian May 2016 #14

....just like Gore and the DNC did Ferd Berfel May 2016 #36

Hillary SUED in Arizona! WhiteTara May 2016 #41

Her suit helps her control the outcome. Melissa G May 2016 #55

I have said it all over this forum. This election is rigged...15 down to 5 bkkyosemite May 2016 #2

I never understood why Indiana and Kentucky close their polls at 6. hrmjustin May 2016 #3

Voter disenfranchisement NWCorona May 2016 #6

Yes and you stop voter registrations after the first debate before people know their candidate. nm floriduck May 2016 #8

Garbage in, garbage out. JudyM May 2016 #26

Wrong again. 6 months prior to the NY primary, there had been 1 debate. nm floriduck May 2016 #47

Wrong in what way? JudyM May 2016 #50

So the bars can open. Indiana bars not allowed to operate while the polls are open. n/t ieoeja May 2016 #33

Seriously???? moriah May 2016 #49

Unless they have changed the law since I lived in Indiana. n/t ieoeja May 2016 #57

Honest to goodness, the bars weren't open this morning They must have been voting for a new FSogol May 2016 #56

Aren't they eastern time? That would make it 7pm WhiteTara May 2016 #43

Split time zone state. hrmjustin May 2016 #44

Wow! Who lives like that? WhiteTara May 2016 #45

The NW part of IN is very tied into Chicagoland. Ace Rothstein May 2016 #54

Early voting opens 29 days before the election Travis_0004 May 2016 #53

Down with the Party Establishment. jwirr May 2016 #4

Let's FACE IT: Some here do not CARE that this is happening, because it benefits ONE candidate... AzDar May 2016 #7

I suspect closing the polls early is more likely to give Sanders a boost. Garrett78 May 2016 #9

How do you come to the conclusion that it benefits one candidate? jcgoldie May 2016 #18

But hey, only the primaries are important. lagomorph777 May 2016 #19

Really? Beacool May 2016 #23

More complete bullshit leftynyc May 2016 #34

Can Indiana voters vote absentee in a primary? n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #10

Yes. Mail-in ballots are used. MineralMan May 2016 #15

The DNC is doing literally everything that I hate about Republicans. n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #11

The DNC has nothing to do with Indiana's election laws. MineralMan May 2016 #16

Much like the DNC has nothing to do with states sending the HVF "donations" back to the DNC lumberjack_jeff May 2016 #20

The DNC has nothing to do with the number of Indiana polling places. NuclearDem May 2016 #21

Connie Laswon, Indiana's Secretary of State, runs the elections. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #29

you seem to be confused as to who handles state matters.... bettyellen May 2016 #31

How expensive is it for a state to run a primary/caucus? floppyboo May 2016 #12

Another notch to use against the DNC Joob May 2016 #13

The dNC has nothing to do with the polls closings or election day staffing. hrmjustin May 2016 #22

+1 Firebrand Gary May 2016 #30

Ironclad proof sweetapogee May 2016 #17

This election is so transparently rotten... Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #24

The framers only planned for white male property owners to vote Fresh_Start May 2016 #32

Sure. But would they be of that opinion today? Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #37

most likely yes, they would still be that way today. Fresh_Start May 2016 #39

Sigh... Figures. K and R Rebkeh May 2016 #25

Dirty tricks! yourpaljoey May 2016 #27

Elections really should be removed from the secretary of state's portfolio nemo137 May 2016 #28

We need a new voting rights act, one which sets some minimal standards for elections, including..... LongTomH May 2016 #35

National holiday for election day. Nationwide standardized early-voting. Automatic registeration. NurseJackie May 2016 #38

I am glad all this is being documented felix_numinous May 2016 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj May 2016 #42

The DNC does NOT set the rules. The Secretary of State WhiteTara May 2016 #46

In Arkansas at least, anyone in line when the polls close gets to vote. moriah May 2016 #48

That's how it should be everywhere. Just like at the bank. grossproffit May 2016 #51

It just never ends and not a G-damn thing will be done about it. bjo59 May 2016 #52