Comments on: State preps for a half million voters, GOP preps to challenge them http://minnesotaindependent.com/48133/ritchie-mngop-poll-challengers News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Mill http://minnesotaindependent.com/48133/ritchie-mngop-poll-challengers/comment-page-1#comment-41887 Mill Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:41:44 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=48133#comment-41887 If I go to vote and some partisan asks me about eligibility, my impulse would be to ignore them and proceed to the registration table, sign by my name per usual, and vote. Are these partisans "election officials" in some formal sense? Do they have the right to hassle me about my eligibility? Must I answer their questions or may I ignore them, and excercise my constitutional right to vote? If I go to vote and some partisan asks me about eligibility, my impulse would be to ignore them and proceed to the registration table, sign by my name per usual, and vote.

Are these partisans “election officials” in some formal sense? Do they have the right to hassle me about my eligibility? Must I answer their questions or may I ignore them, and excercise my constitutional right to vote?

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/48133/ritchie-mngop-poll-challengers/comment-page-1#comment-41869 Eric Ferguson Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:37:56 +0000 http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=48133#comment-41869 Isn't it off how there are Republican challengers at DFL DFL precincts, but not DFL challengers at Republican precincts? There are DFL challengers, I was one once, but they're at DFL precincts to keep the Republicans from harassing legitimate voters. It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans try to stop certain demographic groups from voting, and then don't get why those groups vote Democratic. Isn’t it off how there are Republican challengers at DFL DFL precincts, but not DFL challengers at Republican precincts? There are DFL challengers, I was one once, but they’re at DFL precincts to keep the Republicans from harassing legitimate voters.

It never ceases to amaze me how Republicans try to stop certain demographic groups from voting, and then don’t get why those groups vote Democratic.

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