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States were cooperating on election integrity. Then GOP officials quit. (wapo.st)

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Since 2022, nine states where Republican officials administer elections have quit a nonprofit, nonpartisan consortium that helps keep voter rolls up to date through interstate data exchange. They did so amid pressure from former president Donald Trump, who claimed in March that the consortium “pumps the rolls” for Democrats. Consequently, voter rolls in those states are less accurate, and it’s becoming harder to detect the small number of people who improperly vote in multiple states. Indeed, as 2024 begins, these same election officials find themselves spending taxpayer dollars to re-create the very tools that the system they abandoned had provided.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 51 points 6 months ago

"The last election wasn't a fraud, but this one sure will be. By us."

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

"thanks for the idea"

-dumb people

[-] aew360@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

They’re gonna recruit a horde of people who will conspire with the former President under the pretenses that “they’re cheating too, so we have to as well” and then they’ll get pardoned once Trump is back in office. This is like season 1 of designated survivor except it’s somehow worse

[-] pozbo@lemmy.world 38 points 6 months ago

Republicans when they find out they can't blatantly cheat:

Fine, I didn't want to win anyway

[-] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Except this new behavior is all part of a larger plan for conservatives to cheat on an even larger scale.

Fascism has never been defeated by pacifism. A conservative infestation will never go away on its own. When they look like they are retreating, brace yourself. They cannot stop being evil. It is who they are at their core.

[-] aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world 35 points 6 months ago

It’s all part of the plan. These R states exit ERIC, their voter data gets completely fucked, and then they say “look at how fucked up our voter data is! We need to do a massive purge of our voter rolls!” And then they proceed to purge everyone in blue and purple counties. Rinse and repeat until there are no statewide democrats.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 18 points 6 months ago

the people in charge dont actually believe there in election integrity issues. its just an issue they can utilize as propaganda to control their voting base.

they wanted it to be contentios, like abortion. but when normal humans agree, and want to constructively work together towards a common goal of 'election integrity', the GOP will bail. they dont need solutions. they dont need the dog to catch the car.

they just need very ignorant, angry voters that can be led around by the brass ring in their noses called 'republican'

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

How do we volunteer to make sure this doesn't happen? Cuz I'll be damned if I'm allowing president drink bleach and his merry band of chucklefucks to steal this one.

[-] FarFarAway@startrek.website 11 points 6 months ago

Umm... I resent you calling him president drink bleach.

He's president inject bleach.

Get it right, you Demorat!

Erm. /s

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I thought it was drink bleach and inject lysol?

[-] Snoozemumrik@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

No, inject bleach and put a UV-lamp up your ass

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

That fucking asshole sucks

[-] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 6 months ago

Mobilize.us has the local Democtatic volunteer opportunities

[-] detalferous@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

This is why criminal convictions of people who vote in multiple states are so important

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