Democratic Primaries

TreasonousBastard

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3. I'm a NY State Dem committee member and election judge...

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 08:18 AM

Mar 2020

Our elections are run by the counties with minimal interference from the state, although the state has the ultimate authority.

NY primaries are subject to Byzantine laws primarily designed to reduce competition.

We have ballot readers that are approaching the end of their lives and positioning them for more than one day at a time in schools, churches, malls, etc is problematic.

Paying election workers $200-300 a day each for several additional days can hurt the county budget big time.

We do not have a working plan for absentee or otherwise non-personal voting. We are really hopelessly behind in that.

It would be nice if this causes the state and counties to wake up, but I don't see it happening any time soon..

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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BREAKING: NYS considering whether to delay April Primary (per Morning Joe) [View all] brooklynite Mar 2020 OP

They'd better start printing and mailing ballots - getting ahead of the curve n/t Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #1

How about expanding it instead. Two or three days... to allow for social distancing. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #2

I'm a NY State Dem committee member and election judge... TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #3

Didn't we put in a plan after Sandy? democrattotheend Mar 2020 #6

Not to my knowledge. TreasonousBastard Mar 2020 #7

You may be thinking of NJ... brooklynite Mar 2020 #9

Or, They Could Just Expand the Dates of the Election and... TomCADem Mar 2020 #4

There is a great danger that the end of the primary will be delayed into the summer andym Mar 2020 #5

They have time to arrange mail in treestar Mar 2020 #8