MicroWave1d ago

More than half a million ballots seized by top GOP candidate in California governor’s race

https://lemmy.world/post/44586546

More than half a million ballots seized by top GOP candidate in California governor’s race - Lemmy.World

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is a leading Republican candidate for governor, has seized more than 650,000 ballots from last November’s election and is investigating whether they were fraudulently counted. “This investigation is simple: Physically count the ballots and compare that result with the total votes recorded,” Bianco said at a news conference Friday. The unusual probe drew a sharp rebuke from California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, who said in a statement Friday that it is “unprecedented in both scope and scale” and appears “not to be based on facts or evidence.”

Show threadstoy1d ago
I know this isn’t really the right time for this, but the US desperately needs a proper census system, the fact that there is a debate if a voter is properly registered or not for a general election is insane.
Show threadbeelzebum

there is no real debate, just like there is no real debate that climate change is happening.

It is a ruse, a “big lie” repeated over and over again as a long-term strategy to gain authoritarian control.

Mar 22 at 3:30pmWeb
Show threadLifeInMultipleChoice17h ago

So if someones ID expires and the “save” act went through, I’m curious if they would actually accept a birth certificate. It’s not like a birth certificate even could have a photo ID on it. I believe it or not have grown about 200lbs since then. So the picture would be useless anyways. Then obviously people point out that a birth certificate is useless for anyone with a name change unless they are bringing the name change paperwork (marriage certificates or the like) just to prove they are that person. Half the country doesn’t have passports do to cost and the fact that they expire as well. Drivers licenses aren’t held by everyone, cost money, and also they can be legally suspended or taken for driving infractions which do not have anything to do with whether or not you are legally allowed to vote. Not to mention they expire as well.

The only way the save act would make sense is if everyone was provided free identification that was valid and you didnt need any other identification to acquire it. You don’t have to own a house to vote, you don’t have to be on a lease to vote, your name doesn’t have to be on a electric bill or such to vote. So none of those documents would make sense to ask for.

There is no easy way to do a system that is better than what is currently in place and as far as the majority are told, there is no evidence of it being tampered with enough to change it.