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minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink17•3 months agoExactly. Low-population areas are Republican-leaning and will get counted fast. Cities which are Democratic-leaning won’t have the staff to count it in one night.
minus-square@RoidingOldManlink15•3 months agoLots of places have rules about how many polling stations per county. It’s designed to create lines to vote in cities and no lines in rural areas.
minus-square@AA5Blink2•3 months agoHow is this not shut down as obvious voter suppression. What other reason could there be for doing this? How do they justify it?
minus-square@RoidingOldManlink5•3 months agoThey don’t justify it, they just do it. Same with gerrymandering.
Exactly. Low-population areas are Republican-leaning and will get counted fast. Cities which are Democratic-leaning won’t have the staff to count it in one night.
Lots of places have rules about how many polling stations per county. It’s designed to create lines to vote in cities and no lines in rural areas.
How is this not shut down as obvious voter suppression. What other reason could there be for doing this? How do they justify it?
They don’t justify it, they just do it. Same with gerrymandering.
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature.