Current Events > Wisconsin GOP with some bullshit anti-voting referendums today

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/wisconsin-gop-backed-ballot-measures-affect-elections-rcna145829

carefully worded to look reasonable to low-information voters, these are specifically designed to make it hard to fund and staff polling places

I'm expecting both of these to pass unfortunately, because they're so damn vague

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/fc93b9f3.jpg

seeing a lot of people who were mislead to vote yes on reddit

will suck if these pass

When in doubt, vote no.

Like most referendums are changing something.

Now I do think there definitely needs to be some clarity on what this shit actually does. Florida for instance writes a bunch of bullshit rather than clearly explaining what it does. This is no different.

Courts are supposed to make sure it's as clear as possible.

I voted no on those.

My school district had a referendum on the ballot today.

I voted yes on that one.

ClayGuida posted...

When in doubt, vote no.

Like most referendums are changing something.

Now I do think there definitely needs to be some clarity on what this shit actually does. Florida for instance writes a bunch of bullshit rather than clearly explaining what it does. This is no different.

Courts are supposed to make sure it's as clear as possible.

they're written by the legislature, specifically to be as unclear as posisble.

the goal, and it will almost certainly work, is to make the yes vote sound reasonable without actually explaining what it does (which in this case, 1's goal is to underfund polling places and prevent them from existing on private property like churches, and 2's goal is to understaff polling places)

Haley is still bringing in votes. Amazing.

How can these be used for nefarious purposes?

Edit:TheGoldenEel posted...

the goal, and it will almost certainly work, is to make the yes vote sound reasonable without actually explaining what it does (which in this case, 1's goal is to underfund polling places and prevent them from existing on private property like churches, and 2's goal is to understaff polling places)

Okay, that makes sense.

https://www.aclu-wi.org/en/news/why-you-should-vote-no-referendum-questions-april-2

Elections are underfunded

Local municipalities run Wisconsin's local, state, and federal elections on shoestring budgets. Grants banned by this proposal have provided a lifeline to help clerks pay for equipment, polling place rental, poll workers, and supplies to protect your right to vote and make elections run smoothly and securely.

Vague language creates uncertainty

The language in these amendments needs to be clarified. As written, it could prevent election officials from using polling places in non-public buildings or even using tables, chairs, electrical outlets, or any other equipment or facilities present at polling places that are privately owned, such as churches, private school buildings, community centers, or other privately owned locations.

So whats the solution? Publicly funding elections, NOT amending the Constitution.

Our democracy depends on local election officials having the staff and resources to do their jobs. The same politicians who put these questions on the ballot stripped millions in funding from the state budget to support election administration.

Vote to preserve our constitution. Vote to protect our right to vote. Vote No.

Starks posted...

Haley is still bringing in votes. Amazing.

Wisconsin has an open primary, so it's common for people to vote in the party opposite of them if it splits the vote and their own party's candidate is a given.

NY getting a bit weird

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/af965def.png

Looks like Yes is winning :(

NYT is calling it for yes

democracy loses tonight

Sucks man