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Megathread: Senate Intel Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russian Interference
Discussion Thread: Voter Registration, Early Voting Resources and Commemorating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment
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Megathread: Senate Intel Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Ties Between 2016 Trump Campaign and Russian Interference

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 08:12 AM PDT

A sprawling report released Tuesday by a Republican-controlled Senate panel that spent three years investigating Russia's 2016 election interference laid out an extensive web of contacts between Trump campaign advisers and Russian government officials and other Russians, including some with ties to the country's intelligence services.

The report by the Senate Intelligence Committee, totaling nearly 1,000 pages, provided a bipartisan Senate imprimatur for an extraordinary set of facts: The Russian government undertook an extensive campaign to try to sabotage the 2016 American election to help Mr. Trump become president, and some members of Mr. Trump's circle of advisers were open to the help from an American adversary.

The report is viewable here.

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Discussion Thread: Voter Registration, Early Voting Resources and Commemorating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 09:17 AM PDT

Introduction

On this day 100 years ago, the Tennessee House of Representatives voted 50-49 to approve a women's suffrage amendment to the US Constitution, becoming the 36th state to do so and rendering operative what is now known as the 19th Amendment (the tie-breaking representative in that vote, Harry Burn, was initially an opponent to suffrage, but was persuaded by his mother to cast a vote for the amendment). This was a critical goal of a broader movement that had begun over a half century prior with the Seneca Falls Convention to define women's rights in the United States.

In honor of the important milestone that's being commemorated today, we are bringing back this discussion thread on resources for voting in the upcoming presidential election in November. With signs that voter turnout may be the highest in living memory, if not in the entire history of the United States, it is imperative for folks regardless of their political persuasion to make sure that they are eligible to vote, and that they will vote if at all possible.

Please take the opportunity to share voter resources and discuss the state of voting in this thread, as well as to use the resources below to register, check if you're registered, or request a mail ballot if applicable. Regardless of whether you want to Keep America Great or Restore the Soul of America, democracy is not a spectator sport, and the efforts made a century ago by suffragettes and by civil rights activists in the decades since speaks to how important the right to vote is to American democracy.

Early and Mail Voting

Aside from registering to vote, with the coronavirus pandemic, a number of voters are now also planning to vote by mail. Absentee voting has been a part of American elections since the Civil War, when election officials followed Union armies and tallied votes from soldiers which may have impacted the outcome of the 1864 Presidential Election. In modern times, alternatives to voting on election day at home typically come in the form of vote by mail (VBM) or absentee ballots, and early in-person voting.

Vote by Mail is mandated in at least some form (overseas ballot) by federal law, and thus is available in all states in at least some form, typically for military and overseas voters as well as voters with bona fide impairments. 29 states offer no-excuse absentee voting, meaning any eligible voter may cast an absentee ballot, but with the pandemic this year, an additional 12 states are permitting concerns over contracting the coronavirus as a valid excuse for a mail ballot.

When considering whether to vote by mail, check how well your state does when it comes to managing these ballots, as some states, such as Utah and Colorado, have extensive experience with vote by mail (by virtue of being all-mail states), while others, such as Michigan, have only recently adopted this form of voting. Additionally, there are often additional safeguards when voting by mail to verify your identity, such as requiring a witness signature on your ballot in a number of states, so it is imperative that you check these requirements to give yourself enough time before casting a ballot.

Mail voting is not without its issues. Only 14 states (only 5 of which, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, Texas and Virginia, are remotely considered swing states) count ballots that were received after election day, even if they were postmarked the day of or the day before the election. Recent events with the US Postal Service call into question whether ballots can be delivered in a timely fashion to meet these deadlines, so if you do opt to vote by absentee ballot, it is important that you cast your ballot early to minimize the chance of it not counting. In some states, you may also be able to correct possible deficiencies in your ballot, so the earlier you cast your vote, the better chance you'll have the time to do this if something goes wrong.

Additionally, the primaries this year with coronavirus have seen a relatively high rejection rate for mail ballots. In the crucial swing state of Florida, over 18,000 ballots were rejected during the presidential primary, a number larger than the difference in votes in Florida's contested 2018 Senate election, as well as Florida's infamous 2000 presidential election. In Wisconsin's April presidential primary, which stands a good chance of being the tipping point state this year, over 23,000 absentee ballots were rejected, slightly more than the margin of victory President Trump secured in the state in 2016. Wisconsin was previously decided in 2004 by about 12,000 votes and in 2000 by a little over 5,000. About a quarter of rejected ballots (p17) in 2016 were for missing the ballot deadline, and nearly half were rejected for either failure to sign, or for having a non-matching signature.

Early In-Person Voting is an alternative form of early voting which involves a voter casting a ballot or dropping off a ballot at a physical polling place, typically a county registrar's office as opposed to their typical physical polling precinct. This is not offered in as many states (though, of the swing states, only Colorado (which is all-mail), New Hampshire and Pennsylvania do not offer this option), but for the ones where it is, it's a great alternative to VBM or risking the crowds on election day. States offer early in-person voting anywhere from 4 to 45 days before the election, which gives you flexibility to decide when to cast a ballot in a safe way. Check to see if your state offers early in-person voting here.

Voter Registration Resources

Below are some voter registration resources:

Keep in mind the following when voting this November:

Check your registration. It doesn't matter if you registered this year or years before, check your registration to make sure that you're still on the voter rolls, both now, and about when you plan to cast your ballot. Mistakes happen to voter rolls that have the unfortunate effect of disenfranchising voters - you can help avoid this by checking early so you have time to re-register or correct deficiencies.
Make sure your voter registration information is current. If you've moved or even if you use a new email, make sure that your information is up-to-date, as it will affect your eligibility as a voter, as well as who you're able to vote for. If you're in college in a different state or jurisdiction, check to make sure you fulfill appropriate residency requirements where you choose to cast a ballot.
Register early. Voter registration is already open if you haven't done so yet, and in many states, you are able to register even if you aren't 18 yet, as long as you will turn 18 by election day (this is also the standard in some states for primary votes too), but you want to give yourself some time to make sure this is processed. In states where voter registration or absentee voting applications need to be mailed, any disruption or delay in receiving or sending the application will run the risk of failing to meet the registration deadline, and in others, you may need to have some proof of residency or other identification that is not necessarily easy to obtain last minute.
Check local resources. The vast majority of people will not have a problem registering or casting a ballot, but mistakes happen (or pollworkers may be misinformed), and you want to be apprised of what resources you have at your disposal to ensure you can cast a vote. Both major parties will have voter hotlines as votes begin to be cast, and each state should have a resource available as well.

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Fox News heaps praise on Michelle Obama’s DNC speech: 'She really flayed, sliced and diced Donald Trump'

Posted: 18 Aug 2020 04:06 AM PDT