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pat_k

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12. One reform I'd like to see is LINES equal FINES. Time is money, and lines are a poll tax.

Reply to Tim S (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:47 PM

Feb 11

Substantial fines for any jurisdiction with lines of more than 30-minutes that are the result of under-allocation of resources. Fines substantial enough to offset any "savings" the county or municipality may have reaped.

Same thing for drives to drop-boxes of more than 20 minutes. It should not take a person a round trip of more than 40 minutes to vote. And if that many drop-boxes are not feasible, then provide some other means of securely collecting ballots.

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Any word on whether this one is as DOA in the Senate as the last version? pat_k Feb 11 #1

Schumer said its DOA they will fillbuster it.nt. drray23 Feb 11 #3

Thanks! pat_k Feb 11 #11

Senate bill won't match the house one to a certain extent................. Lovie777 Feb 11 #2

How much fucking proof do these psychopaths need for you to vote? Initech Feb 11 #4

At least they're not asking for proof that you're a property owner.... yet Tim S Feb 11 #5

If it was up to the MAGAts... Dulcinea Feb 11 #8

One reform I'd like to see is LINES equal FINES. Time is money, and lines are a poll tax. pat_k Feb 11 #12

Americans are just clamoring to have more red tape in their lives and fewer... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 11 #6

I wouldn't be able to prove citizenship pat_k Feb 11 #13

I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. If passed this bill will impact millions in a similar way... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 11 #14

Is this the bill that requires women to have the same last name as their birth certificate, or some such that Sogo Feb 11 #7

Yep edhopper Feb 11 #9

Would be thrown out edhopper Feb 11 #10

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