POL November 3: The 2020 U.S. ELECTION DAY MAIN THREAD

packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
A friend is saying on FB that he, his wife and several other voters in Des Moines were handed two ballots for voting when they should have gotten only one each. The person handing out the ballots wouldn't take them back so the called the county auditors office to report it and the Attorney Generals office to report the incident. AG said they would send someone to investigate.
 
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jschlaty

Contributing Member
Went to vote this morning with my son who voted for the first time. Live in a small township and we were number 336 and 337. It took us about a half hour to wait in line and vote. Never had to wait in line before. My husband went earlier and he said it took him about 45 minutes to vote. Very conservative county! No masks or health checks necessary and I would say about 40% of the people weren't wearing one.
 
CTFIREBATTCHIEF

CTFIREBATTCHIEF

Veteran Member
voted this morning at 1130 and my voting place had 60 plus people waiting in line outside. which has NEVER happened befoe to that extent and certainly not at that time of the day. I checked the counter when i fed my ballot to the scanner and it showed over 2000 votes scanned in, with eight and a half hours to go! Thats one district out of two in my town and THAT count number has never been that high at the END of the night to my knowledge. Folks don't vote if they are content, they come out and vote if they are pissed. the question is, are they pissed at what is going on in this country with the burning, looting murdering and the shutdowns or are they pissed at Trump. I'm betting on the former
 
mzkitty

mzkitty

I give up.
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Updated November 3 at 3:15 PM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - An armed man was arrested at a polling site in north Charlotte after police say he was banned from the property then returned.

The incident began around 10:34 a.m. at Precinct 202 on Doug Mayes Place. Police say the man, identified as 36-year-old Justin Dunn, was legally carrying an unconcealed firearm, but “continued to loiter in the PVA of the voting site” after casting his vote.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police got a call about Dunn possibly intimidating other voters. Officers quickly responded, arriving at the location at 10:41 a.m. Officials say Dunn was then asked to leave the property by an official presiding over the precinct location in front of officers, and he voluntarily left without further issues.

Dunn was also banned from returning to the location by the precinct official.

At 12:40 p.m., CMPD received another call stating that Dunn had returned to the property. Officers went back to the location and Dunn was placed under arrest and charged with second-degree trespassing.

CMPD says they are “committed to protecting the right of our community members to engage in safe, secure and unimpeded access to voting sites.”

No further information was released.

www.wbtv.com

Police seek man who returned to Charlotte polling site after being arrested, released from jail

Police say the 36-year-old “continued to loiter in the PVA of the voting site” after casting his vote and was possibly intimidating other voters.
www.wbtv.com www.wbtv.com
 
mzkitty

mzkitty

I give up.
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Judge Of Elections’ Vehicle Stolen With Election Materials Inside, 4 Juveniles In Custody

November 3, 2020 at 3:31 pm

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Four young people are in custody and law enforcement is looking for a fifth juvenile after investigators say they allegedly stolen the vehicle of a poll worker Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh.

According to Allegheny County officials, important election materials were still inside the vehicle when it was taken. The incident delayed the opening of the Pittsburgh 05-05 polling place.

Investigators say the vehicle belonged to the precinct’s Judge of Elections.

Inside, was a suitcase containing election materials, including the poll book, the keys need to open the ballot marking device and scanner and other paperwork and materials.

It did not contain any ballots.

Law enforcement did recover that suitcase. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office took it into their custody.

All five people in the car are believed to be juveniles.

pittsburgh.cbslocal.com

Judge Of Elections' Vehicle Stolen With Election Materials Inside, 4 Juveniles In Custody

Four young people are in custody and law enforcement is looking for a fifth juvenile after investigators say they allegedly stolen the vehicle of a poll worker Tuesday morning in Pittsburgh.
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CaryC

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Just something to bear in mind about Dims and their vote counts.

They might say something like we sent out 100,000 mail in ballots, and only 80,000 came back. Voter suppression, every vote should be counted. The vote isn't over till we get them Alllllllll.

Stop and think: just because they sent them out doesn't mean they will all be returned. Junk Mail, going to vote in person, forgot to mail, etc.... Many reasons to end in the garbage can at the home they were sent to. How many? That is an unknown.
 
Satanta

Satanta

Stone Cold Crazy
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The Hammer said:
From all indications, the MAGA crowd is leaving it all out there, coming out in droves. The question is, are we seeing the same heavy turnout in blue areas?
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I saw a brief bit of Biden in Philly [[IIRC]]. Looked like he had a decent crowd. He was going on and on about the Bad Orange Man and I caught him in one, maybe two outright Lies,
 
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Marthanoir

TB Fanatic
No campaigning allowed on election day here, and no signs or posters within 50m of a polling station.


General election posters and campaigning
Once the date of a general election has been set, candidates will canvass for your vote. This can involve calling from door to door, sending out election leaflets, putting up posters, and televised debates and party political broadcasts.
There are strict rules governing how parties and candidates campaign for an election. There are also laws governing how much money can be spent by candidates and parties.

How much can candidates spend on their campaign?
The legal limit that can be spent by candidates depends on the number of seats that are being contested in the constituency.
The maximum that a candidate can spend on a Dáil election is:
  • €45,200 per candidate in a five-seat constituency
  • €37,650 per candidate in a four-seat constituency
  • €30,150 per candidate in a three-seat constituency
If a candidate receives at least one quarter of the quota of votes for the constituency, they can claim back up to €8700 in election expenses. You can read more about quotas in our document on proportional representation.

Posters and leaflets
There are rules governing posters and leaflets, and other forms of advertising during an election campaign:
  • Posters can only be hung on poles with the permission of the pole owner
  • Leaflets cannot be left under windscreen wipers
  • Posters must carry the name and address of the printer
  • Posters should not cause any disruption to road users
Laws on election posters and leaflets do not cover:
  • Posters erected on private land (with the owner’s permission)
  • Billboard advertisements, which come under regular planning laws
  • Cars or trucks with election signage or pictures, so long as the signage is secured
Local authorities have powers to remove posters where it is in the public interest to do so.
When can candidates put up election posters?
Posters can be put up by candidates 30 days before the polling date, or from the date that the ministerial polling day order, whichever is the shortest period.
On polling day, campaigning is forbidden, and posters must not be displayed within 50 metres of a polling station.
Failure to remove election posters before 7 days after the polling date is an offence
 
Freeholder

Freeholder

This too shall pass.
Just got home from voting -- no lines, about half a dozen voting 'booths' (flimsiest things I ever saw for a voting booth), all full. But no lines. It was a little confusing just figuring out where to go, because instead of the usual polling places, they have four spots for the whole county. Everyone wearing masks (required by the state -- Dem governor -- sure will be glad when we can vote him out). Paper ballots, then put them in a machine.

On the way home we had to stop because there'd been a traffic accident (quiet country road); EMT's were getting someone out of one vehicle and putting them in the ambulance. We got turned around and given a detour, which didn't make me too happy because I don't know the back roads around here and didn't want to get lost, but we made it home.

Kathleen

ETA: south-central rural KY
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
Freeholder said:
Just got home from voting -- no lines, about half a dozen voting 'booths' (flimsiest things I ever saw for a voting booth), all full. But no lines. It was a little confusing just figuring out where to go, because instead of the usual polling places, they have four spots for the whole county. Everyone wearing masks (required by the state -- Dem governor -- sure will be glad when we can vote him out). Paper ballots, then put them in a machine.

On the way home we had to stop because there'd been a traffic accident (quiet country road); EMT's were getting someone out of one vehicle and putting them in the ambulance. We got turned around and given a detour, which didn't make me too happy because I don't know the back roads around here and didn't want to get lost, but we made it home.

Kathleen

ETA: south-central rural KY
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Get a gazetteer for your state.
 
coalcracker

coalcracker

Veteran Member
Repairman-Jack said:
In Western PA, several friends reporting 1-2 hours of waiting in lines in Allegheny County in the morning.

While working this morning I heard on scanner a request for PD to a location in my County, a woman was claiming her polling place was throwing away "hundreds of thousands of ballots (County has probably a bit over 150K).

DW and I went after lunch to our location, no wait, in and out, I was 676 for my TWP.

They're using paper ballots that you then feed into a scanner, which was a first for us, in the past they had the computer stations.
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Yes, we in central PA have the paper fed into scanners, too. I'm really liking the implications of that. Looks much harder to simply "fix the machine" when the paper trail remains right there inside.

Hey, if Allegheny County turns red, we will all be lifting up Bailey's Irish Cream in a toast.
 
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