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Edit of yesterday's meme with accounted for non-voters
this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2024
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How do you even manage to vote in a state that doesn't allow early voting? Last time I tried to vote, I spent around 3 hours in line, only for them to close with about 200 people ahead of me still waiting to vote.
Wow, won't even allow voting for those in line? You don't even have to tell me which party controls that state. Bet there's no mail-in or absentee ballot availability either, or very strict rules to limit it.
I've been watching early voting numbers in my county, they even have a "current wait" tracker online, and it's been regular 30 mins to even a few hours wait each day. Now imagine the same number of people all in one day. It's madness to force that on people.
My only solution to you is try to use midterm voting for the local stuff. Or bend the rules and claim you'll be out of state and need an absentee ballot. I think they legally can't prevent that, even thought they'd love to.
Wow, won't even allow voting for those in line? You don't even have to tell me which party controls that state. Bet there's no mail-in or absentee ballot availability either, or very strict rules to limit it.
I've been watching early voting numbers in my county, they even have a "current wait" tracker online, and it's been regular 30 mins to even a few hours wait each day. Now imagine the same number of people all in one day. It's madness to force that on people.
My only solution to you is try to use midterm voting for the local stuff. Or bend the rules and claim you'll be out of state and need an absentee ballot. I think they legally can't prevent that, even thought they'd love to.
Mississippi. Doesn't even register on the early voting states list..
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/early-in-person-voting
My condolences. I don't take red states as a "us or them" but more of a failing of the country to prevent any place to fall to that level.
Easy solution; move out of Mississippi. I did it and never looked back
It's not that simple to just pack up and move elsewhere at the drop of a hat. They might have friends and family there that they don't want to leave behind, and moving can be very expensive and exhausting particularly if you have a lot of stuff. It's especially hard to move right now with rent and housing prices through the roof.
Just telling people to move doesn't help, because if they had the means and wanted to, they probably already would have.
With all due respect, I know you're right in many cases, but fuck that. If you're street smart, you can get the hell out and figure it out from there. All you need is two grand, a positive personality, and appreciation for those who help, you can last a long time in this world
That might be the case for you, but everyone's situations are different. A lot of people in America work paycheck to paycheck and don't have two grand saved up, nor can they. They can't afford to pack up and move when quitting their job means losing health insurance and the possibility that they can't find work quickly enough wherever they move to. Your point is also relying on people having those connections (people who help) which not everyone has access to. If it really were as easy to just pack up and uproot your whole life to move to a blue state, don't you think most people stuck in a red state would have done so already to escape the madness?
My condolences. I don't take red states as a "us or them" but more of a failing of the country to prevent any place to fall to that level.
I'm not exactly impressed with this state either ☹️