2016 Postmortem

LiberalArkie

(15,716 posts) Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:05 PM Feb 2016

In one precinct in NH the line to register to vote for the first time almost

wraps around the building. That is not to just to vote, but to register to vote. At another precinct they sent state police way out to the highway to find the start of the traffic jam many miles away and mark it so those people can get in to vote, no matter what time they get there.

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In one precinct in NH the line to register to vote for the first time almost (Original Post) LiberalArkie Feb 2016 OP

Cheers to NH Paulie Feb 2016 #1

We need to rethink our voting laws madokie Feb 2016 #2

Agreed. And on a weekend. nt Codeine Feb 2016 #3

That would be awesome, yes madokie Feb 2016 #4

You assume the PTB want a republic or a democracy. Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2016 #7

That's part of Bernies platform! TCJ70 Feb 2016 #6

Or vote by mail. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2016 #10

Exactly madokie Feb 2016 #11

And a record turnout at UNH! bunnies Feb 2016 #5

And it's all because of Bernie! [n/t] Maedhros Feb 2016 #8

Vote By Mail N/T Old Codger Feb 2016 #9

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

1. Cheers to NH

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:06 PM

Feb 2016

madokie

(51,076 posts)

2. We need to rethink our voting laws

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:11 PM

Feb 2016

voting should be pretty much mandatory and should last a few days at least

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

3. Agreed. And on a weekend. nt

Reply to madokie (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:13 PM

Feb 2016

madokie

(51,076 posts)

4. That would be awesome, yes

Reply to Codeine (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 08:16 PM

Feb 2016

encourage people to vote. After all this is a Democracy am I not right? For a democracy to work as its intended we have to have the input from all the people.