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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumspolls closed for 2 hours in California, 5 hours in Texas - voters still in line
Jennifer Medina
Jennifer Medina, in Los Angeles 15m ago
Polls have been closed in California for more than two hours, and there are still reports of lines across Los Angeles county. See California results »
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/us/elections/results-california-president-democrat-primary-election.html
Nick Corasaniti
Nick Corasaniti, in Austin, Texas 19m ago
Texas secretary of state's office doesn't know how many voting locations are still open and taking votes, five hours after polls closed here, due to incredibly long lines.
elleng
(131,292 posts)can't rely on states (or cities or counties,) and won't have decent elections (or confidence) until they've been cleaned up, which won't happen til repugs are out of ALL those offices, which means never.
live love laugh
(13,189 posts)Red states beware prepare for November this was their test run.
elleng
(131,292 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)Shame on CA which is the probably the most voter friendly state.
pnwmom
(109,021 posts)live love laugh
(13,189 posts)were left sitting at the post office where they were mailed toelection officials never picked them up until after the results were tallied.
pnwmom
(109,021 posts)Did you hear lots of reports of people saying they hadn't received their ballots this time?
live love laugh
(13,189 posts)was a mistake? I dont.
I have not kept up with mail in ballots anomalies this election.
pnwmom
(109,021 posts)live love laugh
(13,189 posts)popped up.
Mail in ballots basically absentee ballots are not always counted. And Republicans have changed absentee ballot rules for those out of the country to make it more difficult for them to vote too.
pnwmom
(109,021 posts)except the Snopes article. Can you give me a link?