“A major reason there are so many problems at the polls is that last year, Florida’s GOP-controlled legislature shortened the number of early voting days from 14 to eight, meaning all early voters are trying to cast their ballots in a shorter window. Previously, Floridians were allowed to vote on the Sunday before Election Day — a day that typically had high traffic. But losing that final Sunday isn’t the only problem. Smith said that he and Dartmouth professor Michael Herron found that in 2008, voters 65 or older were much more likely to cast ballots in the first five days of early voting than members of other age groups, alleviating some of the pressure at the polls in the remaining days. Those extra days, however, are gone this year, leading to a compression that the system has been unable to handle.”
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Florida Early Voting Fiasco: Voters Wait For Hours At Polls As Rick Scott Refuses To Budge
It’s taking up to 9 hours in some places in Florida to get to vote. 9 hours. Please try to tell me this isn’t voter suppression, when you reduce the days of early voting because it’s a “distraction” and people have to stand in line for 9 fucking hours to place their vote.