The title of this thread, is a quote in the article.
Facts:
750 polls had been closed statewide since 2012
McLennan county, home to Waco, Texas, closed 44% of its polling places from 2012 to 2018, despite the fact that its population grew by more than 15,000 people during the same time period, with more than two-thirds of that growth coming from Black and Latinx residents.
analysis finds that the 50 counties that gained the most Black and Latinx residents between 2012 and 2018 closed 542 polling sites, compared to just 34 closures in the 50 counties that have gained the fewest black and Latinx residents. This is despite the fact that the population in the former group of counties has risen by 2.5 million people, whereas in the latter category the total population has fallen by over 13,000.
This is the Republican party play book, and has been since the 1980’s.
They know, when turnout is low…it favors Republicans.
Voter turnout in Presidential elections is higher in Florida than it is in Texas. But Texas has nine more electoral votes than Florida. Anyway, I have assumed that voter turnout is higher in Florida than Texas is mainly because Florida is a battleground state.
The vermin that torment us, or seek to, are placed in their proper perspective and are treated with indifference. Our pockets are to be picked, for the benefit of others, regardless of which organised gang of thieves are selected to do the picking
