Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19. It Could Tip Races In 1 Swing State

[Ikari]

Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19. It Could Tip Races In 1 Swing State

As many as 30% of Iowa voters could be affected by polling place closures, according to a new analysis by NPR, the Center for Public Integrity and Stateline.

www.npr.org

The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Waterloo. The senior high school in Fort Dodge. The Masonic Temple in Council Bluffs.

Iowa voters won't be able to cast their ballot at any of those polling places this Election Day because of hundreds of closures and consolidations that have rippled across the state due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Since the 2016 general election, Iowa has lost 261 polling places, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity, Stateline and NPR. The polling place changes vary across the state; while some counties are able to keep all of their sites open, others must close or consolidate half.

And this is exactly why we need mail-in voting systems. Iowa has shut down 261 polling places since last Presidential election, some polling places are closing because of Covid, but there has been a concerted effort to close down polling locations as well. With fewer and fewer in-person polling places available to people, more and more are going to want to have a mail-in option. Not having a proper mail-in option is stupid. And for something like this, in the election we have now, closing physical polling places is just election interference. The poll closings overwhelmingly affect urban areas in Iowa where people are more likely to vote Democrat. It could tip Iowa in favor of Trump by preventing people from voting.

The GOP and the Trump Cult have tried to throw question on mail-in ballots, saying "you have to vote in person", but then they close poll locations in Urban areas to discourage the Democrat vote.

There's nothing to be done in this election, election day is Tuesday. People may have to wait hours and hours in line just to have the chance to vote, if they don't get discouraged and stay home. But moving forward, States are going to have to put into place a reliable and secure mail-in voting system like Colorado has. The point of an election is to encourage people to vote, not to stop those you don't want voting from voting. It's discouraging, indeed, the War on Voting waged by the right and it has been particularly highlighted this election season. Our votes are how we control and influence the government, and because of that we need a system that gets as many people voting as possible and makes it safe and secure for them to do so. Colorado's mail-in system is one of the best in the nation, and it would behoove the rest of the States who do not have a mail-in system to adopt it. So that in 2024, we aren't talking about the same damned issues.

 

[Helix]

The Republican party is the party of voter suppression.

 

[Acadia]

Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19. It Could Tip Races In 1 Swing State

As many as 30% of Iowa voters could be affected by polling place closures, according to a new analysis by NPR, the Center for Public Integrity and Stateline.

www.npr.org

And this is exactly why we need mail-in voting systems. Iowa has shut down 261 polling places since last Presidential election, some polling places are closing because of Covid, but there has been a concerted effort to close down polling locations as well. With fewer and fewer in-person polling places available to people, more and more are going to want to have a mail-in option. Not having a proper mail-in option is stupid. And for something like this, in the election we have now, closing physical polling places is just election interference. The poll closings overwhelmingly affect urban areas in Iowa where people are more likely to vote Democrat. It could tip Iowa in favor of Trump by preventing people from voting.

The GOP and the Trump Cult have tried to throw question on mail-in ballots, saying "you have to vote in person", but then they close poll locations in Urban areas to discourage the Democrat vote.

There's nothing to be done in this election, election day is Tuesday. People may have to wait hours and hours in line just to have the chance to vote, if they don't get discouraged and stay home. But moving forward, States are going to have to put into place a reliable and secure mail-in voting system like Colorado has. The point of an election is to encourage people to vote, not to stop those you don't want voting from voting. It's discouraging, indeed, the War on Voting waged by the right and it has been particularly highlighted this election season. Our votes are how we control and influence the government, and because of that we need a system that gets as many people voting as possible and makes it safe and secure for them to do so. Colorado's mail-in system is one of the best in the nation, and it would behoove the rest of the States who do not have a mail-in system to adopt it. So that in 2024, we aren't talking about the same damned issues.

LOCAL government failure.

 

[Acadia]

The Republican party is the party of voter suppression.

That's a joke, right?
Why do you think minorities are incapable of functioning in society?

Nationwide ballot harvesting is part of the Democrats' power grab to ensure that no Republican holds power again. We see you.

 

[Ikari]

LOCAL government failure.

Perhaps State government failure, but Iowa isn't the only State encountering this, as stated in the article. This is affecting many different States. So it's larger, even, then just State government failure.

 

[Rogue Valley]

The GOP can't win elections without suppressing/depressing the vote by whatever means possible.

 

[bongsaway]

Polling Places Are Closing Due To COVID-19. It Could Tip Races In 1 Swing State

As many as 30% of Iowa voters could be affected by polling place closures, according to a new analysis by NPR, the Center for Public Integrity and Stateline.

www.npr.org

And this is exactly why we need mail-in voting systems. Iowa has shut down 261 polling places since last Presidential election, some polling places are closing because of Covid, but there has been a concerted effort to close down polling locations as well. With fewer and fewer in-person polling places available to people, more and more are going to want to have a mail-in option. Not having a proper mail-in option is stupid. And for something like this, in the election we have now, closing physical polling places is just election interference. The poll closings overwhelmingly affect urban areas in Iowa where people are more likely to vote Democrat. It could tip Iowa in favor of Trump by preventing people from voting.

The GOP and the Trump Cult have tried to throw question on mail-in ballots, saying "you have to vote in person", but then they close poll locations in Urban areas to discourage the Democrat vote.

There's nothing to be done in this election, election day is Tuesday. People may have to wait hours and hours in line just to have the chance to vote, if they don't get discouraged and stay home. But moving forward, States are going to have to put into place a reliable and secure mail-in voting system like Colorado has. The point of an election is to encourage people to vote, not to stop those you don't want voting from voting. It's discouraging, indeed, the War on Voting waged by the right and it has been particularly highlighted this election season. Our votes are how we control and influence the government, and because of that we need a system that gets as many people voting as possible and makes it safe and secure for them to do so. Colorado's mail-in system is one of the best in the nation, and it would behoove the rest of the States who do not have a mail-in system to adopt it. So that in 2024, we aren't talking about the same damned issues.

Closing for covid, the thing the president keeps saying is no big thing and then his supporters repeat it over and over...but they're closing due to covid?
But I want to make clear these closures are not an attempt to suppress the vote. Uh huh.

 

[Ikari]

The GOP can't win elections without suppressing/depressing the vote by whatever means possible.

It's starting to seem that way. This isn't just an Iowa thing, there are many states closing down polling locations, and many of those closures target urban areas where there are a higher number of minorities and who tend to vote for Democrats. And then they've launched some campaign against mail-in voting, so it seems quite clear at this point that the GOP and the right have waged a War on Voting. I don't think they can deny this any longer.

 

[americanwoman]

That's a joke, right?
Why do you think minorities are incapable of functioning in society?

Nationwide ballot harvesting is part of the Democrats' power grab to ensure that no Republican holds power again. We see you.

He said nothing about minorities, why is that your first thought?

 

[Ikari]

He said nothing about minorities, why is that your first thought?

Guilty conscience? Because the poll closings do target Urban areas.

 

[rickc]

Is there any question who the real cheaters are in this election. The GOP has never been this blatant before.

 

[Ikari]

Is there any question who the real cheaters are in this election. The GOP has never been this blatant before.

Which is why we're going to need a robust and secure mail-in system like Colorado has across all the States. It's too ridiculous this closing of polling locations and attempts at voter suppression. I do think that after this election, any State without a mail-in system which doesn't adopt one is stupid. The pandemic and the poll closures demonstrate why a mail-in system is needed.

 

[Guyzilla]

The GOP can't win elections without suppressing/depressing the vote by whatever means possible.

And when we complain they are destroying democracy, they say, GOOD, this aint no democracy, it is a REpublic, as if that is a real reason to applaud voter suppression.

 

[Tbird19482]

That's a joke, right?
Why do you think minorities are incapable of functioning in society?

Nationwide ballot harvesting is part of the Democrats' power grab to ensure that no Republican holds power again. We see you.

Do you really think that?
You should take a look at TX and how many polling places they have closed and in what districts they were in.
They have come down and said that there only needs to be ONE polling place in each county , and some of these counties are thousands of sq.miles , some people would have to travel over 50 miles or more,
and most polling places they have shut are in Dem. areas,

Texas closes hundreds of polling sites, making it harder for minorities to vote

Guardian analysis finds that places where black and Latino population is growing by the largest numbers experienced the majority of closures and could benefit Republicans

www.theguardian.com

have a nice day

 

[Guyzilla]

Which is why we're going to need a robust and secure mail-in system like Colorado has across all the States. It's too ridiculous this closing of polling locations and attempts at voter suppression. I do think that after this election, any State without a mail-in system which doesn't adopt one is stupid. The pandemic and the poll closures demonstrate why a mail-in system is needed.

Jsut imagine this situation BEFORE the internet. That is where all late news happens.

 

[JasperL]

That's a joke, right?
Why do you think minorities are incapable of functioning in society?

No one mentioned "minorities" but you, and they are perfectly capable. This is about the Trump party suppressing the vote.

Nationwide ballot harvesting is part of the Democrats' power grab to ensure that no Republican holds power again. We see you.

Bullshit. That's a lie.

 

[joko104]

In the words of the covid-19 bioterrorists - is voting more important than DEATH?!?!?!!

A person leaving their home to mail a ballot has a very good chance of causing the person to die a horrible covid-19 death. Everyone knows Biden has already won, so it would be suicidal for people to vote by mail or in person. It is only because the Democratic Party WANTS people to die that they would not agree to postponing the election. Stay in your home unless you want to die a slow, horrible death by covid-19. Voting is a voluntary self executed death sentence.

 

[Ikari]

I think mostly they just want people to be able to vote. Running a disinformation campaign against mail-in voting while shutting down urban polling locations is not a way to encourage voting.