Independent voters could make polling sites a nightmare

[workinclasszero]

Independent voters could make polling sites a nightmare
By Marisa Schultz April 13, 2016

WASHINGTON — New York election officials are bracing for a mess at the polls because they expect many Bernie Sanders voters will show up who can’t vote.

“I’m going to predict that a lot of Sanders people who come from the ranks of independent voters are not actually registered Democrats and they will cause lines and waits at the poll sites while they attempt to vote affidavit ballots or obtain court orders to vote,” said John Conklin, a spokesman for the state Board of Elections.

http://nypost.com/2016/04/13/independent-voters-could-make-polling-sites-a-nightmare/

Are independent voters going to cause havoc and disrupt democrats right to vote next week?

[IamMab]

1. Haters gonna hate. nt

[NuclearDem]

2. Voter suppression by another name.

[workinclasszero]

3. Yup. I would advise all Hillary voters in New York

to get to the polls as soon as they open because I think there is going to be some kind of "operation chaos" going down to stop you from casting your vote!

[Her Sister]

10. I plan on being nice and early! First if I can help it!

Starts at 12 noon for me! Nobody gonna intimidate me! WE GOT THIS!!!!

NY READY AND RARING TO GO!!! RAH RAH RAH!!!

[LiberalFighter]

4. What is troubling is that outside of the NYC area the polls don't open until Noon.

Primary Elections
In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, POLLS OPEN AT 6 AM - CLOSE AT 9 PM. In all other counties, POLLS OPEN AT 12 NOON and CLOSE AT 9 PM.

[SaschaHM]

5. That may hurt Sanders....

since some of his (relatively) best areas will be Upstate and where there are Registered Democrat Republican voters who can't vote for Trump due to not switching.

[workinclasszero]

6. CLOSE AT 9 PM?

So if a bunch of "independents" shows up at major polling places in NY and start raising hell and stopping voters from casting their ballots, tough shit?

Oh hell no!

[SaschaHM]

9. I've seen anectdotal stories

that the NYC poll workers don't deal with crazy. They will call the cops and have folks removed.

[workinclasszero]

12. I hope this is true

[LiberalFighter]

14. I know in some states police are stationed at voting locations.

[Princess Turandot]

17. Each poll in NYC has a cop present while it is open. I don't know abt the rest of the state nt

[George II]

30. Not anecdotal, NYers don't take crap from anyone. Don't forget, the same polls will be open...

....for republicans or Democrats. Can you imagine a Trump voter behind a silly Sanders voter not qualified to vote? Fagedaboutit.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. They're being whipped up into an angry frenzy in hopes that they do just that.

"UNFAIR, RIGGED, UNDEMOCRATIC", yada, yada, yada, coming from the usual suspects.

[FloridaBlues]

11. Glad they are gearing up. No poll worker should be subjected to un informed people

I bet next time they will pay attention for elections
I hope it goes over well. It's not like it be a shock to independent voters this information has been out for some time.

[Surya Gayatri]

16. But, as with many quasi-religious frenzies, new converts often ignore the nuts and bolts realities.

Couldn't be bothered to change their voter registrations.

It'll all just HAPPEN under the holy influence of Saint Bernard.

[otohara]

8. When Will These Indy's Form A Party?

I want to donate $1.00.

[workinclasszero]

13. "I wouldn't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member "

Groucho Marx Quotes

LOL

[mcar]

15. Are they really that ignorant

or just want to cause a mess?

[grossproffit]

18. The latter.

[2naSalit]

19. I think they just want to trash the process

because they can't be bothered to plan ahead so, obviously it's the process that is f'd up because they can't be bothered to participate until it's on teevee.

[Stand and Fight]

20. Simple solution to this.

Have all registered democrats line up in one line and everyone else in another. Have poll workers outside who direct people to the right line.

Registered democrat?
Go to the left to cast your ballot.

Registered independent?
Go to the right for an affidavit.

Not sure?
Go to the idiot line over there.

[workinclasszero]

21. Yes if someone gets to the head of the line and isn't registered democrat

on the books, they should be moved elsewhere immediately so as not to impede actual democratic voters.

[Stand and Fight]

28. That's the way I would handle it if I was running the voting operation.

[stopbush]

22. Except that many of these Sanders Indies will lie and say

they're registered as Ds, then lie again and say the State messed up their reregistration.

[radical noodle]

23. Fine... then send them to a different line

to wait to protest or vote with a provisional ballot or however NY handles those.

[Stand and Fight]

29. Bingo.

The rules are clear. They can't be altered just because these asshats didn't bother to ensure that their registration wasn't correct last year. Boo-frakkin'-hoo.

[Thinkingabout]

26. Yes have a line for provisional ballots if indeed there are provisional ballots.

Those who have abided by the rules should not be punished by those who did not change their voter registration.

[SharonClark]

24. Just heard, there are no Independents in NY, they're called Blanks

A NY official was on MSNBC and said there is no "Independent" choice on the voter registration, so they are called Blanks because they leave the party designation blank.

Calling them Independents gives them too much credit. In Iowa we call them No Parties.

[Thinkingabout]

27. This is a choice one makes or does not make, after all this is Democratic or

Republican primary. Each state is different and establishes their rules not to be over ruled.

[BlueMTexpat]

25. Does the sun rise in the east?

Of course they will. I have even seen OPs on DU calling for them to do just that, e.g., request affidavit ballots, etc.

It may not only be independents who support Sanders, however, who cause havoc. There may also be independents who want to vote for GOP candidates. Who knows, there may even be some who want to vote for Hillary!

[bluestateguy]

31. They had their chance to register as Democrats

So their sanctimonious rants, crocodile tears and phony Rosa Parks civil disobedience falls on deaf ears.