#AOC blasts long wait lines for voters at Bronx polling site

#AOC blasts long wait lines for voters at Bronx polling site

“#AOC blasts long wait lines for voters at Bronx polling site” A Bronx polling site got an unexpected visitor Sunday morning — local Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who blasted current hours-long waits across the city to vote. “There is no place in the United States of America where two-, three-, four-hour waits to vote is acceptable,’’…

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#NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space

#NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space

“#NASA astronaut Kate Rubins casts 2020 vote from space” To infinity and the polls. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins cast her vote in the 2020 elections from space. Rubins voted via a secure electronic voting booth abroad the International Space Station and she posted a happy photo to Twitter this week after performing her civic duty….

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#Anthony Weiner urges people to get out the vote

#Anthony Weiner urges people to get out the vote

“#Anthony Weiner urges people to get out the vote” Anthony Weiner still can’t totally quit politics. With little remaining influence in Washington, the disgraced former congressman is leaning into his new role as boss of a broken-glass factory to promote civic participation, offering 20% off to customers who promise to vote. “We at IceStone care…

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#Texas procedure for ballots with mismatched signatures reinstated

#Texas procedure for ballots with mismatched signatures reinstated

“#Texas procedure for ballots with mismatched signatures reinstated” The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated Texas’ voting rules that call for signatures on absentee ballots to be verified. In a Monday order, the court blocked a U.S. District Court injunction, noting that the lower court’s decision “minimize[d]” Texas’ interest in election integrity, emphasizing the heightened…

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#Poll worker fired for turning away voters with BLM shirts

#Poll worker fired for turning away voters with BLM shirts

“#Poll worker fired for turning away voters with BLM shirts” A Memphis poll worker was fired after turning away early voters who had been wearing “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” shirts. Tennessee law prohibits voters wearing apparel with the name of a candidate or political party. Clothes with statements on them, however, are…

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#First presidential vote cast using blockchain technology

#First presidential vote cast using blockchain technology

“#First presidential vote cast using blockchain technology” With the 2020 presidential election less than a few weeks away — encumbered yet again by questions and concerns surrounding ballot security and fraud — revolutionary blockchain voting technology is being piloted in small pockets of the country. And Tuesday marked the first time a vote has ever…

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