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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsVA Dem voters getting phone calls misdirecting them to wrong polling places
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If you get a call saying your polling place has changed, note that the ONLY reliable source to find where to vote is👉https://www.elections.virginia.gov
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VA Dem voters getting phone calls misdirecting them to wrong polling places (Original Post)
ehrnst
Nov 2017
OP
I do not understand why this cannot legally be addressed. It has happened that last handful
SandyZ
Nov 2017
#4
FSogol
(45,478 posts)1. Corey Stewart and Bob Marshall up to their old tricks.
elleng
(130,865 posts)2. They'll NEVER stop,
unless/until severe consequences arise from such behavior. (NOT talking ONLY about VA, but the whole country.) Repugs MUST be punished.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)5. First punishment will be Dems showing up to vote
and not falling for more RePutin dirty tricks.
elleng
(130,865 posts)7. Will take more than that,
to shut them down.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)9. Yes, but more will not happen until we take power.
Then we will need years to root out Russian operatives up and down every level of Government.
Damn I sound like Joe McCarthy...
elleng
(130,865 posts)14. We don't have to take electoral power to go to court,
and make solid cases against them.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)15. Fair enough, and we need to prevent the RW packing of courts too!
SandyZ
(186 posts)4. I do not understand why this cannot legally be addressed. It has happened that last handful
of elections.
MineralMan
(146,286 posts)8. It could, actually. A few 10-year prison sentences for interfering with
an election would pretty much put a stop to it, I'm sure.
SandyZ
(186 posts)11. I agree. I would think that would be an obvious answer for a lot of smart and well positioned people
elleng
(130,865 posts)12. It COULD be, if someones
would take a firm hand and take them to court.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)6. GOPers have problems with fair elections
Ferrets are Cool
(21,106 posts)10. This will never end. They would murder to get elected.
drray23
(7,627 posts)13. I got a text giving me a completely bogus address for my polling place.nt.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)16. You should take it to the police if you have time
They may have the tools to trace its source.