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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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« on: November 03, 2005, 04:04:49 PM »
I'd vote yes on all four.

Issue 2 is important, because of all the voter suppression in the 2004 race. Oregon uses mail-in ballots and supposedly they have some of the smoothest elections and least amount of complaints of any state in the country. I definitely hope that Issue 2 (as well as the other three) all pass.
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,907


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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2005, 04:10:48 PM »
« Edited: November 03, 2005, 04:13:07 PM by Scoonie »

Surely you have heard about how there were very few voting machines in the urban areas/college towns and people had to wait up to 10 hours to vote?  This has been pretty well documented.
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,907


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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2005, 04:19:27 PM »
Quote from: Joe Republic on November 03, 2005, 04:15:33 PM
That's irrelevant to Issue 2, and more relevant to Issue 5.

I think it's relevant to both. Letting people mail their ballots will help thwart any voter suppression attempts.
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,907


Political Matrix
E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2005, 04:25:34 PM »
« Edited: November 03, 2005, 04:27:32 PM by Scoonie »
I think you make a good point, Joe and I could definitely understand why you'd want to vote against this.

I just know that mail-in ballots have worked very well in the state or Oregon and they haven't had any problems with it.

But I definitely share your view that Issue 5 passing would alleviate many of the problems.
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2005, 09:05:49 PM »
WTF? What is wrong with Ohio voters?
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2005, 11:26:11 PM »
It's really too bad, as these amendments really could've helped clean up the state.

Looks like we will have another messy election in Ohio in 2008 to look forward to.
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2005, 12:28:25 AM »
I have no idea what Ohio voters were thinking. Maybe they didn't understand the amendments?
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2005, 12:32:15 AM »
Good call, Sam.
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 7,907


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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 09:18:57 AM »
Quote from: Senator Al on November 09, 2005, 09:12:10 AM
Now this is a redistricting proposal I'm pleased to see fail (unlike California...)

Why?
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TheresNoMoney
Scoonie
Junior Chimp
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E: -3.25, S: -2.72
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2005, 10:12:39 AM »

Huh? Ohio is already incredibly gerrymandered and this proposal would've made the districts less gerrymandered and more competitive.
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