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Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
Thu May 19, 2016, 09:48 PM May 2016

***CALIFORNIA ELECTION ALERT***MUST WATCH!

Here's an Orange County election poll worker describing the misinformation handed out in a training session. NPP voters (No Party Preference) are being advised to ask for provisional ballots. "We were lied to." NPP voters should refuse these and ask for a Democratic cross-over ballot.



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***CALIFORNIA ELECTION ALERT***MUST WATCH! (Original Post) Iwillnevergiveup May 2016 OP
I admire volunteers tomm2thumbs May 2016 #1
Just the tip of the iceberg. pangaia May 2016 #2
Nothing to see (yet again), move along..... Chasstev365 May 2016 #3
what do you mean? of course there is hopemountain May 2016 #25
It was sarcasm! The fix has been in from the beginning Chasstev365 May 2016 #29
yea, suuuure it was. hopemountain May 2016 #37
You can read my thoughts and know my true motives? Yeah. SURE you can! Chasstev365 May 2016 #38
The FIX is in. Kip Humphrey May 2016 #4
We need immediate attention. silvershadow May 2016 #8
Nothing will ever come of it. zeemike May 2016 #11
Hey maybe they'll put it on CNN! Pharaoh May 2016 #15
Maybe for once Iwillnevergiveup May 2016 #5
Voting should be VERY easy Equinox Moon May 2016 #6
They have to make sure Hillary wins. eom zalinda May 2016 #9
k&R! silvershadow May 2016 #7
Time to call in the Rafale May 2016 #10
Check your voter registration here Iwillnevergiveup May 2016 #12
linkies tomm2thumbs May 2016 #14
kickie, bumpie tomm2thumbs May 2016 #13
Well, since she took the plunge... MrMickeysMom May 2016 #16
This sounds like something Nadin should jump on. passiveporcupine May 2016 #23
Monday, May 23rd, is the deadline to register/change registration in California. AtomicKitten May 2016 #17
critical deadline for sure - thanks for the reminder!!!! tomm2thumbs May 2016 #18
Do it tomorrow, Friday May 20th. Iwillnevergiveup May 2016 #19
a bonus k&r tomm2thumbs May 2016 #20
Orange County is predominately Republican anyway... Silver_Witch May 2016 #21
a pre-bedtime Kick tomm2thumbs May 2016 #22
How come Hillary supporters are silent? Isn't this wrong? Help spread that they shouldn't do that Joob May 2016 #24
This needs to get to the news media in a big way, and to PTB in government, if possible to highprincipleswork May 2016 #26
K&R x 1,000! This will be important on June 7 at polling places. Peace Patriot May 2016 #27
No worries, acording to SOS Ca., instructions NPP voters can't get a republican ballot, they forgot? Sunlei May 2016 #39
kick Kick KICK bbgrunt May 2016 #28
Kick! peace13 May 2016 #30
I'm sure this was just an oversight and nothing "nefarious". Enthusiast May 2016 #31
Early morning kick Iwillnevergiveup May 2016 #32
Just called his office in D.C. Iwillnevergiveup May 2016 #34
K & R! TIME TO PANIC May 2016 #33
How many of our elections are legit? JEB May 2016 #35
Kick! nt mhatrw May 2016 #36
K&R!!! Peace Patriot May 2016 #40

tomm2thumbs

(13,297 posts)
1. I admire volunteers
Thu May 19, 2016, 09:52 PM
May 2016

a three-hour class should have been very clear about details of the ballots, with correct details

PROVISIONAL BALLOTS ARE NOT THE THING TO ACCEPT!!!

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
25. what do you mean? of course there is
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:24 AM
May 2016

something to see. voters were misinformed and now there is a correction.

but if you are not in cali, then of course, there is nothing for you to see - so why bother coming in and posting?

Kip Humphrey

(4,753 posts)
4. The FIX is in.
Thu May 19, 2016, 09:59 PM
May 2016

This is eyewitness to county officials committing election fraud and conspiring to commit election fraud. This should immediately become a DOJ issue.

Send this viral.

zeemike

(18,998 posts)
11. Nothing will ever come of it.
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:07 PM
May 2016

It is always put off to incompetence or just a mistake.
This will continue to happen until people get fired for it...and I don't ever remember anyone getting fired for incompetence.

Equinox Moon

(6,344 posts)
6. Voting should be VERY easy
Thu May 19, 2016, 10:14 PM
May 2016

What is up with making voting complicated?

I am very pleased to live in a state that voting is easy. It can be done.

Rafale

(291 posts)
10. Time to call in the
Thu May 19, 2016, 10:58 PM
May 2016

FBI.

Including the cyber crime folks for a check of the voting equipment before and after the election.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
12. Check your voter registration here
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:18 PM
May 2016
https://www.lavote.net/vrstatus

I don't know if this applies only to L.A. County, but at least the word is out in Orange County. Huuuuge numbers in both counties.

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
16. Well, since she took the plunge...
Thu May 19, 2016, 11:33 PM
May 2016

And, she doesn't want her position as poll worker to be jeopardized, maybe she can leak this to media anonymously.

This needs press. Isn't that a bit of a joke when ... who owns the press?

Joob

(1,065 posts)
24. How come Hillary supporters are silent? Isn't this wrong? Help spread that they shouldn't do that
Fri May 20, 2016, 03:01 AM
May 2016

I wonder if Hillary supporters are spreading the word for them NOT to accept provisional ballots.

Ugh, look. If Hillary wins nomination. These guys who didn't get to vote. Will be pissed.

The end. That's all I'm saying. Might be time to start appealing to them if Hillary has it in the bag, no?

 

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)
26. This needs to get to the news media in a big way, and to PTB in government, if possible to
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:32 AM
May 2016

do anything to change such.

Peace Patriot

(24,010 posts)
27. K&R x 1,000! This will be important on June 7 at polling places.
Fri May 20, 2016, 04:53 AM
May 2016

"No Party Preference" (NPP) voters must REQUEST a Democratic Party Primary ballot. DO NOT ACCEPT A "PROVISIONAL" BALLOT on that day! Only a Democratic ballot. Demand it, if necessary, and call the cops if they won't give it to you (and call Bernie's lawyers).

Reminder for those not registered yet: CA voting rules do not have any status called "Independent" or "Undeclared." Don't make the mistake of registering for the "American Independence Party" (a small rightwing party). Many have made this mistake, thinking they were registering as independents. If you register as American Independence Party (AIP), you will NOT be able to vote for Bernie Sanders. You have to register as "No Party Preference" (NPP) and REQUEST a Democratic ballot, or register as a Democrat and you will automatically be given a Dem ballot.

I don't know how this works for mail-in voting. The mail-in's are already going out. I got mine about a week ago. I'm a registered Democrat and got a Dem ballot. I do not know how I would have gone about requesting a Dem ballot as a mail-in, if I were an NPP voter, or what the deadline is (or was) for that. So all I can say is: If you are an NPP voter, GO TO YOUR POLLING PLACE ON JUNE 7. It may be too late for you to request a Dem ballot by mail.

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
39. No worries, acording to SOS Ca., instructions NPP voters can't get a republican ballot, they forgot?
Sat May 21, 2016, 02:13 PM
May 2016
Voting in the June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election

An NPP voter will receive a non-partisan ballot, which will have no presidential candidates listed.

However, upon request, an NPP voter can instead vote the presidential ballot of the following parties:
American Independent Party
Democratic Party
Libertarian Party

Why? Each political party has the option of allowing NPP voters to vote in their presidential primary election. 135 days before the election, political parties must notify the Secretary of State's office whether or not they will allow NPP voters to vote in their presidential primary election. The above three parties notified the Secretary of State that they will allow NPP voters to request their party’s presidential ballot for the June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election.


link to Ca.gov page http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-preference/

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
31. I'm sure this was just an oversight and nothing "nefarious".
Fri May 20, 2016, 08:12 AM
May 2016


Why would anyone vote for a candidate that would allow this shit?

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
34. Just called his office in D.C.
Fri May 20, 2016, 11:49 AM
May 2016

Was told they were restrained by Federal law not to handle these issues and was referred to SOS. But she took my name, home address and phone number and said she would pass the message on to Becerra who could handle it on the legislative side of the Voting Rights Act.

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