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ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 02:20 PM Oct 2018

There have been reports of purging of voter rolls in Virginia

There have been reports of purging of voter rolls and people discovering they were no longer registered to vote.

Some polling places have been moved. Please take a minute to check that you are registered and know your polling location:

https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation

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There have been reports of purging of voter rolls in Virginia (Original Post) ehrnst Oct 2018 OP
K&R for visability! sheshe2 Oct 2018 #1
Voter suppression is on steriods saidsimplesimon Oct 2018 #2
I thought Virginia has a Democrat governor... Buckeyeblue Oct 2018 #3
We have a Democratic governor. nt LexVegas Oct 2018 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #5
Gov Ralph Northam is a Democrat djacq Oct 2018 #7
Virginia's House of Delegates is still Republican controlled even after they lost by a 9.2% margin SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2018 #14
The governor does not oversee the voter rolls in each district. (nt) ehrnst Oct 2018 #8
Democratic, yes. Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #9
The Secretary of State oversees voting and registration records. Blue_true Oct 2018 #13
K&R for exposure diva77 Oct 2018 #6
K&R alwaysinasnit Oct 2018 #10
i shared on fb and twitter. trueblue2007 Oct 2018 #11
Thank you. Virginia is bluish purple, and that threatens the GOP.(nt) ehrnst Oct 2018 #15
GOTV and run like the Republicans cheat pecosbob Oct 2018 #12

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
2. Voter suppression is on steriods
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 02:28 PM
Oct 2018

with the full support of the current administration and their sycophants. It's criminal behaviour. If you believe in the Constitution and The Rule of Law.

Thank you for giving voters a chance, slim one perhaps, to demand their right to have every vote counted.

Response to Buckeyeblue (Reply #3)

djacq

(1,634 posts)
7. Gov Ralph Northam is a Democrat
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 05:03 PM
Oct 2018

But Virginia’s Senate is 21 out of 40 seats held by Republicans.

VA-05 is in a Toss Up. After Denver Riddleman’s (R) recent comments, Leslie Cockburn (D) should flip the district blue. It’s all about turnout.

[link:https://shareblue.com/gop-nominee-denver-riggleman-we-can-stop-rape-by-educating-females/|

I’ll be sure to check my registration.

14. Virginia's House of Delegates is still Republican controlled even after they lost by a 9.2% margin
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 06:48 PM
Oct 2018

...statewide there in 2017.

THAT's how powerful a weapon today's computer-aided gerrymandering is for repelling the will of the people and protecting the gerrymanderers against even large "waves."

Ralph Northam won easily because statewide races can't be gerrymandered. Which is also why Virginia has two Dem senators. Anything with districts, tho: Nope. Still Repub controlled, thru gerrymandering.


We're up against almost the same sized barrier nationally for the House of Representatives next month. We must and WILL overcome it anyway.

But even while taking back the House, we're going to do so with a lot fewer seats than we would were the elections fair ones going in.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
13. The Secretary of State oversees voting and registration records.
Tue Oct 9, 2018, 06:21 PM
Oct 2018

In most states, it's an elected office. All the Governor and AG can do is sue. The problem is why democratic voters MUST start marking the ballot top to bottom, deplorables do and often prevail in the races that we ignore, races that gain critical offices.

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