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JimmiC
Canada22817 Posts
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27464 Posts
On November 04 2020 07:53 farvacola wrote: Wombat is a good man of stout heart, he cannot help himself. I really can’t, it’s a disease. Cheers for the laugh farv! | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46516 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:04 FlaShFTW wrote: https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/1323762478111723523?s=20 More news out of Florida with one more hour of voting. Great signs for Dems right now. The lead keeps getting bigger. Are you sure? I thought there was a website called joebidenfuckshismom.com that promised Biden would totally lose Florida and California? | ||
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StasisField
United States1086 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:07 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Are you sure? I thought there was a website called joebidenfuckshismom.com that promised Biden would totally lose Florida and California? This made me laugh way harder than it should have lol | ||
FlaShFTW
United States10569 Posts
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Zambrah
United States7393 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:05 WombaT wrote: I really can’t, it’s a disease. Cheers for the laugh farv! I'm pretty sure anyone who follows US politics is a little diseased.  | ||
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FlaShFTW
United States10569 Posts
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StasisField
United States1086 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:09 Zambrah wrote: I'm pretty sure anyone who follows US politics is a little diseased. Shit, you're not wrong. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States24389 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:09 Zambrah wrote: I'm pretty sure anyone who follows US politics is a little diseased. One day I'll be able to afford the deductible for treatment | ||
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Simberto
Germany12028 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:04 Sent. wrote: Wtf, why would you close them so early? It's 18:00 EST. Here we we keep polling stations open to 21:00. In Germany, polls also close at 18:00. But we do vote on a sunday. It is nice because it allows the poll workers to be at home before midnight (depending on how complex the ballots and the counting are). It also allows for partial results on TV during the evening, and full results at the latest on the morning of the next day. And if there are enough polling stations, they are well run, and you vote on a sunday, it isn't really a problem either. Polls are open from 8 to 18:00, people should be able to find some time to vote during those 10 hours if they want to. | ||
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Biff The Understudy
France8202 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:08 StasisField wrote: This made me laugh way harder than it should have lol Same here | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States24389 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:13 Simberto wrote: In Germany, polls also close at 18:00. But we do vote on a sunday. It is nice because it allows the poll workers to be at home before midnight (depending on how complex the ballots and the counting are). It also allows for partial results on TV during the evening, and full results at the latest on the morning of the next day. And if there are enough polling stations, they are well run, and you vote on a sunday, it isn't really a problem either. Polls are open from 8 to 18:00, people should be able to find some time to vote during those 10 hours if they want to. The big one we'll deal with in the US is arguments over people looking for parking to get in several hour long lines right near the end of poll closing times. Which I assume happens in all well run democracies? | ||
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schaf
Germany1326 Posts
Edit: apparently Germany is not well run. Didn't have to wait for more than 15 minutes for voting in any election. | ||
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WombaT
Northern Ireland27464 Posts
I’m absolutely cracking up, figured I would try the URL just on the off chance but alas no badly designed website made by a crank espousing that theory | ||
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StasisField
United States1086 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:16 schaf wrote: Will polling stations let people in after closing time or is it a hard limit? If you are in line by the time the polling station is set to close, you will get to vote. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22662 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:16 schaf wrote: If your in the line you get to vote.Will polling stations let people in after closing time or is it a hard limit?. Tho expect there to be complaints about fraud when people are still standing in line hours after the polls close (this happened in 2016 aswell). | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States24389 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:18 StasisField wrote: If you are in line by the time the polling station is supposed to close, you will get to vote. The argument is typically over if the line to park/walking from the car you've been waiting to park counts as the voting line. | ||
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Gahlo
United States35174 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:16 schaf wrote: Will polling stations let people in after closing time or is it a hard limit? Edit: apparently Germany is not well run. Didn't have to wait for more than 15 minutes for voting in any election. As far as I know, if you're in line when the polls close they can't stop you from voting. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States46516 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:17 WombaT wrote: I’m absolutely cracking up, figured I would try the URL just on the off chance but alas no badly designed website made by a crank espousing that theory Sounds to me like you all laughed the exact correct amount  | ||
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schaf
Germany1326 Posts
On November 04 2020 08:18 StasisField wrote: If you are in line by the time the polling station is set to close, you will get to vote. To paraphrase Danglars: why? If you can't be bothered to show up in time and take into account the line, you don't deserve it. /s | ||
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