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[–]GuamTippedOver 11 ポイント12 ポイント

I present to the ACTUAL reason Democrats are so against Voter ID.

[–]baldyloxLibertarian Conservative 0 ポイント1 ポイント

Maybe they're against photo voter ID's because these hags would break the cameras.

[–]chabanaisFortis est veritas[S] 0 ポイント1 ポイント

Blame one party or another does nothing to solve the problems that plague America.

It does if it causes people to stop supporting the party causing the issue.

[–]baldyloxLibertarian Conservative 2 ポイント3 ポイント

That also looks like a super-reputable source! /s

[–]irwonsang 1 ポイント2 ポイント

It's not really. It's just showing how anyone can stir up Democratic vs Republican shut fights. How about less blame and more moderation?

Edit: check the edit.

Edit 2: I'm going to upvote you anyways :) but seriously though, this problem is not isolated to one party or another. To think this is a strictly Democratic issue is inherently ignorant. This is an American voting issue. It crosses party lines and people.

[–]BlindSwordzzman 5 ポイント6 ポイント

Charges including unlicensed assistance to voter, violations of method of returned market ballot, carrier envelope action by person other than the voter and the method of returning a marked ballot.

Can anyone translate this for someone who votes in person in the district they are assigned?

[–]liatris 4 ポイント5 ポイント

unlicensed assistance to voter

I found this....

Voter Assistance - http://votetexas.gov/voting/who#voters-with-special-needs

You may be assisted by a person of your choice, by two election workers on Election Day, or by one election worker during early voting. You may NOT be assisted by your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.

The person assisting you must read the entire ballot to you, unless you request that only certain parts of the ballot be read aloud.

The person assisting you must take an oath that he or she will not try to influence your vote, will mark your ballot as you direct, and will not tell anyone how you voted.

If you choose to be assisted by polling place officials, then poll watchers and/or state and federal election inspectors may observe the voting process to make sure the ballot is marked as you request. If you are assisted by a person of your choosing, no one else may watch you vote.


violations of method of returned market ballot, carrier envelope action by person other than the voter and the method of returning a marked ballot.

and this.....http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/EL/htm/EL.86.htm

Sec. 86.006. METHOD OF RETURNING MARKED BALLOT. (a) A marked ballot voted under this chapter must be returned to the early voting clerk in the official carrier envelope. The carrier envelope may be delivered in another envelope and must be transported and delivered only by mail or by common or contract carrier.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a carrier envelope may not be returned in an envelope or package containing another carrier envelope.

(c) The carrier envelopes of persons who are registered to vote at the same address may be returned in the same envelope or package.

(d) Each carrier envelope that is delivered by a common or contract carrier must be accompanied by an individual delivery receipt for that particular carrier envelope that indicates the name and residence address of the individual who actually delivered the envelope to the carrier and the date, hour, and address at which the carrier envelope was received by the carrier. A delivery of carrier envelopes is prohibited by a common or contract carrier if the delivery originates from the address of:

(1) an office of a political party or a candidate in the election;

(2) a candidate in the election unless the address is the residence of the early voter;

(3) a specific-purpose or general-purpose political committee involved in the election; or

(4) an entity that requested that the election be held, unless the delivery is a forwarding to the early voting clerk.

(e) Carrier envelopes may not be collected and stored at another location for subsequent delivery to the early voting clerk. The secretary of state shall prescribe appropriate procedures to implement this subsection and to provide accountability for the delivery of the carrier envelopes from the voting place to the early voting clerk.

(f) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly possesses an official ballot or official carrier envelope provided under this code to another. Unless the person possessed the ballot or carrier envelope with intent to defraud the voter or the election authority, this subsection does not apply to a person who, on the date of the offense, was:

(1) related to the voter within the second degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code;

(2) registered to vote at the same address as the voter;

(3) an early voting clerk or a deputy early voting clerk;

(4) a person who possesses the carrier envelope in order to deposit the envelope in the mail or with a common or contract carrier and who provides the information required by Section 86.0051(b) in accordance with that section;

(5) an employee of the United States Postal Service working in the normal course of the employee's authorized duties; or

(6) a common or contract carrier working in the normal course of the carrier's authorized duties if the official ballot is sealed in an official carrier envelope that is accompanied by an individual delivery receipt for that particular carrier envelope.

(g) An offense under Subsection (f) is:

(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the person possesses at least one but fewer than 10 ballots or carrier envelopes unless the person possesses the ballots or carrier envelopes without the consent of the voters, in which event the offense is a state jail felony;

(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the person possesses at least 10 but fewer than 20 ballots or carrier envelopes unless the person possesses the ballots or carrier envelopes without the consent of the voters, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree; or (3) a state jail felony if the person possesses 20 or more ballots or carrier envelopes unless the person possesses the ballots or carrier envelopes without the consent of the voters, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree. (g-1) When ballots or carrier envelopes are obtained in violation of this section pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several sources, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the number of ballots or carrier envelopes aggregated in determining the grade of the offense. (h) A ballot returned in violation of this section may not be counted.

If you cannot speak English, or if you communicate only with sign language, you may select any registered voter of your county to help you communicate with election officials.

If you cannot read the languages on the ballot, your interpreter may translate the ballot for you in the voting booth.

[–]BlindSwordzzman 2 ポイント3 ポイント

I wonder which one of those he violated. My guess would be the part where he said, "Here is the ballot, check here to vote for the best person (finger pointing to his candidate)."

[–]liatris 2 ポイント3 ポイント

I am guessing that they had campaign connected people reading the ballots to voters and perhaps collected them from several people and delivered them - or at least the ones they liked.

[–]BlindSwordzzman 3 ポイント4 ポイント

That would make sense too. They say the power is in the person who counts the ballots, but if you are the person checking the ballots before you pass them along you have some power as well.

[–]Ghost_of_Onyx 11 ポイント12 ポイント

So, your typical Democrats then?

[–]freestinkers2 7 ポイント8 ポイント

0% of voter fraud. Racist.

[–]MiyegomboBayartsogt 1 ポイント2 ポイント

The IRS influencing elections is just a bonus with this army of Democrats fraudsters. Makes one wonder of Potentate Obama is legit after all.

[–]NYCMiddleManLibertarian Conservative 1 ポイント2 ポイント

"This is not the voter fraud you are looking for" /waves hand

[–]Goblicon -5 ポイント-4 ポイント

I call bullshit. Voter fraud does NOT happen.

[–]Ghost_of_Onyx 4 ポイント5 ポイント

I laughed at first because I thought you were joking. Now I'm in the awkward 'hope that person is kidding' phase.

[–]ericcanton 1 ポイント2 ポイント

Reading some of his comments he seems like he could be a troll.

[–]Goblicon 1 ポイント2 ポイント

It's sarcasm asses

[–]Goblicon 1 ポイント2 ポイント

Jeez, do none of you fucking people have a sense of humor?!?!?!?! WTF

[–]banjoistI love Obama! 0 ポイント1 ポイント

I think the etiquette on reddit now is to include /s on all sarcastic posts to avoid this. Some people don't get it. Poe and whatnot.

[–]Goblicon 0 ポイント1 ポイント

OMG. I can picture having to do that on r/politics, but not here. I'm ashamed of all of you...but fine. /s