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2012 US Presidential Election

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zherok:

--- Quote from: Nikkoru on November 08, 2012, 06:28:32 AM ---Another solidly Democratic state? How that work out for D.C?

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There are arguments against DC statehood that don't apply to Puerto Rico. I'm sure Republicans could find a less partisan angle to argue against it, but I think they have a better chance than DC does.

Apparently Romney was even for unconditional statehood if PR was so inclined for it. That could have been purely political pandering for the primaries though. =/


--- Quote from: AceHigh on November 08, 2012, 07:22:14 AM ---In conclusion OSCE is "not impressed" with the election as they very diplomatically put it.

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It's incredibly all over the place, yes. You mentioned centralized voting earlier; we don't even use the same methods to vote from place to place. The way I've voted for years is you use a pen to connect a line marking an arrow at the candidate on a paper ballot. But there are probably countless different paper ballots alone, nevermind different electronic means, absentee ballots, email, etc depending on what place you're in.

Worse, Republicans have focused heavily on voter suppression in the last few elections; the aforementioned disenfranchisement of felons is one thing, but also "roster purges," inconsistent and sudden voter id requirements, all aimed at discouraging people from the polls. One of the most blatant attempts was the Ohio Secretary of State attempting to restrict early voting times in heavily Democratic areas. He couldn't get away with something that obvious, so he ended up restricting them across the state. I'd love to see a more consistent system in place, there's really no reason to handle it haphazardly.

Tiffanys:

--- Quote from: AceHigh on November 08, 2012, 07:22:14 AM ---could not vote because they were not registered (whatever the hell that means)
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We have to register to vote: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting/Register.shtml

Typically registrations are permanent once registered, but sometimes you can have to re-register. It's pretty easy to check online if you're registered though.

AceHigh:
Is there any practical reason for that?

Nikkoru:
Accountability.

You don't register to vote in Norway?
 

AceHigh:
Everyone is automatically registered, so it's not something we do on our end. Citizenship is a registration... well, Swedes, Danes, Icelanders and Finns that have a permanent address and pay taxes in Norway can also vote. (We might as well make our own Scandinavian union with the way we integrate our neighbours like that)

In fact every time there is an election I get the polling card and I have never done a thing to register anywhere myself. The exception is if you want to register your own political party, then there is some paperwork you need to do in good time before the election. Maybe I will do that next time for the lulz, my campaign will be based on eating babies, banning non-alcoholic beverages and all vehicles must be tracked, with brand new tanks showing up in your local car dealer shops.

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