Posted on 09/10/2020 9:56:30 AM PDT by re_tail20
Maryland is looking to drastically cut down on the number polling places they are allowing this November amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Daily Caller News Foundation reports the decision will eliminate almost 85 percent of the number of polling places, as a plan proposed by the state’s Board of Elections and Governor Larry Hogan will transition the available 1800 polling places to a mere 282 polling centers.
“Unlike polling places, voting centers are large, open spaces like gymnasiums or convention centers, Nikki Charlson, the deputy administrator for Maryland’s Board of Elections, told the Daily Caller News Foundation,” via the report. “Though almost 85% of the state’s usual polling places will be closed, election officials think that voting centers’ ability to hold more in-person voters, voting absentee and voting early will ultimately prevent any voters from being disenfranchised, Charlson said.”
According to the report, the decision came as a result of a reduced number of poll workers and volunteers.
“The inability to staff polling places, it was like an inorganic consolidation was already occurring,” Charlson explained, pointing to 14,000 fewer workers this August compared to before the pandemic.
The report adds:
The voting centers are most concentrated in areas with the highest populations like Baltimore and Prince George’s County. In the latter, which shares Washington, D.C.’s eastern border, 11 centers will be open for early voting and 40 centers open on Election Day, Charlson said.
The state also sent out absentee ballot applications to all registered voters at the end of August and will allow early voting beginning eight days before the election.
“We are preparing for every registered voter to show up,” Charlson said, “even if that ends up not being the case.”
Though election officials think the plan will be successful on Election Day, they acknowledge that it...
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Same thing here in the Pittsburgh area.
Obviously they are doing everything possible to discourage voting in-person.
Its called voter suppression Bob.....
Voter suppression.
This ONLY means that TRUMP IS WAY AHEAD IN THE POLLS!!!
Retards. Few polling locations means greater concentration of people in closer proximity for longer periods of time to vote. So if these Rats really believe this ChiCom flu crap, the logical thing to do is to have more polling locations to enable all that social distancing bull crap. Where I am coming from, it’s all bunk. Pure politics.
Hopefully many Trump rallies occur near the voting centers, highly visible.
Trump voters are the only ones motivated enough to put up with standing in line for hours to cast their votes.
Bad thing the state is doing but I think it benefits Trump and hurts Biden
“Few polling locations means greater concentration of people in closer proximity for longer periods of time to vote.”
Exactly. That will scare away many, like senior citizens and mothers (largely R voters).
Not retarded, but sly.
They know Trump will doo great on Election Day. They have to suppress that vote any way they can. Frankly. I’m baffled they slowed more than one station in the state.
Continued-Coup-BUMP
allowed
They’re preparing for the DemonRat fraud and coup.
Have no idea what the situation in Kentucky is.
In other words, in Democrat dominated areas. Those Republicans in the sticks: good luck finding a place to vote!
Because congregating a lot of people in a few locations is so much better for contagion control than having fewer people at more dispersed locations...yeah
Hmmmmm....
This is voter suppression and should be challenged in court....as of yesterday.
“By any means necessary.”
More people in fewer places.
Count on Biden supporters for brilliance like this.
Maryland doesn’t even need fraud to defeat Trump. I guess they’re hoping to suppress any potential R wins down-ticket.
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