GOP bill to curtail early voting costs more than current system
Submitted by James on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 6:33pm
[Republican] supporters said it would save money for local elections boards by shortening the time early voting sites are open. Legislative researchers estimate it would save counties about $2,000 per site. Bartlett disputes that. "That perceived savings would be more than offset by cost increases for several reasons," he wrote. Counties, he said, would have to deal with greater Election Day turnout. That might entail opening new precincts or buying new voting equipment. It would also reduce the flexibility early voting allows to allocate equipment and staff.
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It's unclear whether Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue would sign a bill. Spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said, "It strikes us as one of the lesser important topics to be working on right now."
Who the hell is "us" Ms. Pearson? Are you saying that making it harder for people to vote is one of the "lesser important topics" to Governor Perdue? If that's the case, both of you should start looking for new jobs right about now.
Veto this piece of crap bill, Bev. And while you're at it, get a new spokeswoman.
I hope Chrissy has a mouse in her pocket
Not only does this hurt the voting public in general, it hurts the Democratic Party specifically.
Sheesh.
That's their intention
harder on the Dems so beneficial to the Repubs. It's happening all over. Read an intelligent question asking what changes have been made to mail-in voting. Anyone know? We've got to get ahead of this crime, it's the only way the Repubs will win elections and that's what they're counting on. There's got to be an angle we can use to get the votes out.