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LonePirate

(13,424 posts)
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:37 PM May 2016

Shouldn't we already be hearing of voter suppression/disenfranchisement in Oregon?

Given Oregon's vote by mail system, shouldn't everybody who can vote in tomorrow's election already have their ballot today? Wouldn't people be screaming by now if they were unable to vote in Oregon? Have there been reports of suppression or problems? Or have there simply been no reports of problems? Or does Hillary need to win (which I don't expect) before allegations of voting problems surface?

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Shouldn't we already be hearing of voter suppression/disenfranchisement in Oregon? (Original Post) LonePirate May 2016 OP
I can almost guarantee you won't nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #1
Oregon also has vote by mail Ferd Berfel May 2016 #12
Yes they do nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #14
What are you getting on about? yourpaljoey May 2016 #2
Nothing at all Old Codger May 2016 #3
Oregon... jamese777 May 2016 #4
Here is WA, pugetres May 2016 #8
I've asked Bill Clinton to show up at every polling place tomorrow in every state voting. onehandle May 2016 #5
Its a good thing jamese777 May 2016 #6
we are getting our own version of the tea party MariaThinks May 2016 #7
It means she cheated LoverOfLiberty May 2016 #9
Years ago I was in charge of redoing the phone banking lists jwirr May 2016 #10
If Clinton wins, we'll hear plenty KingFlorez May 2016 #11
You do realize COUNTING the vote is a critical part of the process don't you. Skwmom May 2016 #13
We've had our ballots for two weeks and most of them are already returned.... Bluenorthwest May 2016 #15
 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
1. I can almost guarantee you won't
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:40 PM
May 2016

but that is becuase Oregon has one of the highest participation rates, and least compromised state electoral system in the country We should strive to be like Oregon.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
14. Yes they do
Mon May 16, 2016, 03:03 PM
May 2016


Baby steps here in Cali,they are piloting exclusive vote by mail for special elections, and I know who led that effort.

yourpaljoey

(2,166 posts)
2. What are you getting on about?
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:40 PM
May 2016

Hillary cheats in mysterious ways.
She has a full palette.
Don't worry... where there is Hill there shall be dirty tricks.

 

Old Codger

(4,205 posts)
3. Nothing at all
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:40 PM
May 2016

Anywhere that I have heard all mail ins have to be in by tomorrow night..got ours fine no changes in my registration..

jamese777

(546 posts)
4. Oregon...
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:43 PM
May 2016

Washington and Colorado conduct all elections by mail.

A ballot is automatically mailed to every registered voter in advance of Election Day, and traditional in-person voting precincts are not available. However these states still provide one or more locations for voters to return mail ballots, vote in-person if they would like, and receive other voter services.

 

pugetres

(507 posts)
8. Here is WA,
Mon May 16, 2016, 02:41 PM
May 2016

our Democratic caucuses are scheduled events that people attend. Starts at the precinct level and then it progresses. The state isn't involved in the caucus process.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
5. I've asked Bill Clinton to show up at every polling place tomorrow in every state voting.
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:44 PM
May 2016

He agreed to do so.

MariaThinks

(2,495 posts)
7. we are getting our own version of the tea party
Mon May 16, 2016, 01:52 PM
May 2016

#1 Hillary has more votes than sanders
#2 Hillary has more committed delegates than sanders
#3 Hillary has more superdelegates than sanders


what do sanders supporters not understand? All they can do is lie about and undermine Hillary. Who needs republicans.

LoverOfLiberty

(1,438 posts)
9. It means she cheated
Mon May 16, 2016, 02:44 PM
May 2016

Because, after all, what else could explain Sanders losing?

Or at least that's what a little bird told me!

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
10. Years ago I was in charge of redoing the phone banking lists
Mon May 16, 2016, 02:47 PM
May 2016

and that meant finding out if the person you wanted to call was still living at the same address and had the same phone number.

When mailing out the ballots to voters how are they sure it is getting to the right person? I spent many hours working on these lists. Who does that in Oregon?

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
13. You do realize COUNTING the vote is a critical part of the process don't you.
Mon May 16, 2016, 02:54 PM
May 2016

When they stole the vote in Florida in 2000, they didn't do the same thing in each county.
 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
15. We've had our ballots for two weeks and most of them are already returned....
Mon May 16, 2016, 03:57 PM
May 2016

We have a sound election system, high participation and proactive encouragement of that participation. This is not New York.

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