A similar pattern in Washington County a few years ago: King County (Seattle) moved ti provide prepaid postage on ballots, after which the state level (and the GOP SoS) advanced that statewide as well.
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Aha, this is how you expand voting rights: the city council of blue Milwaukee voted to send every registered voter within that city a ballot application — and suddenly statewide officials are moving in that direction as well. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/05/27/wisconsin-officials-take-up-mailing-absentee-ballot-request-forms/5262753002/ …pic.twitter.com/tT1scN6zys
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@djc2272: this only works if Republicans lack the jurisdiction & the statewide power to block local expansions or rights, a fate Texas cities have suffered for instance.Show this thread
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Dane County doing this as well I hope.
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This is genius. Democracy as a whole works best when both sides have an incentive to participate and compete. Get the red areas to race with the blue areas for vote access and...
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In 1960, the city of Madison sent volunteers door-to-door to register voters. Just a coincidence that Mayor Ivan Nestingen was chair of the statewide Kennedy campaign. November turnout - 88% of city's registered voters. Nixon still carried the state.
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Given that Milwaukee and Dane County are already sending ballot applications, I think it would be more advantageous for Democrats if there was no state wide sending of applications and Democrats should vote against any such attempt.
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Friends, speaking of Wisconsin - the likely tipping point state:https://secure.actblue.com/donate/socialwisdems?refcode=SocialMediaEH …
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We’ve been voting by mail for years in Washington.
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That’s what will happen in TX as well.
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