silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGeorgia Election Board Orders Hand-Counting of Ballots |Critics say the move could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the post-election periodwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down17
arrow-up1256arrow-down1external-linkGeorgia Election Board Orders Hand-Counting of Ballots |Critics say the move could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the post-election periodwww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareRoidingOldMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agoLots of places have rules about how many polling stations per county. It’s designed to create lines to vote in cities and no lines in rural areas.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoHow is this not shut down as obvious voter suppression. What other reason could there be for doing this? How do they justify it?
minus-squareRoidingOldMan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoThey don’t justify it, they just do it. Same with gerrymandering.
Lots of places have rules about how many polling stations per county. It’s designed to create lines to vote in cities and no lines in rural areas.
How is this not shut down as obvious voter suppression. What other reason could there be for doing this? How do they justify it?
They don’t justify it, they just do it. Same with gerrymandering.
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature.