Comments on: House of Delegates Rejects Election Reforms http://www.farmteam.org/2010/03/02/house-of-delegates-rejects-election-reforms/ For Women, For Virginia Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gill Robb http://www.farmteam.org/2010/03/02/house-of-delegates-rejects-election-reforms/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Gill Robb Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:27:45 +0000 http://www.farmteam.org/?p=1971#comment-1074 I can see why the fascist Republicans would want to hang-on to their gerrymandered districts as long as possible, but I don't get the aversion to absentee voting, especially for the "senile citizens." When I worked at the polls, the old geezers held up the line with their slowness and many would get up to the voting machine and then have to be rescued by staff who would all but cast their vote for them. If the seniors could vote early (at the local Registrar's office), they could move along at their own miserably slow speed and nobody would care. Having the seniors voting early at the Registrar would also make everyone's trip through the polls, much faster. I can see why the fascist Republicans would want to hang-on to their gerrymandered districts as long as possible, but I don’t get the aversion to absentee voting, especially for the “senile citizens.”

When I worked at the polls, the old geezers held up the line with their slowness and many would get up to the voting machine and then have to be rescued by staff who would all but cast their vote for them.

If the seniors could vote early (at the local Registrar’s office), they could move along at their own miserably slow speed and nobody would care. Having the seniors voting early at the Registrar would also make everyone’s trip through the polls, much faster.

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