Voter Suppression Poll
Voter Suppression Poll
12 members have voted
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1. Which of the following forms of Voter Suppression should be legal for a federal, state, or local authorities to employ for an election?
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None. All these forms of suppressing a vote should be illegal.
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Strict voter ID Laws
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Closing DMVs (where one gets and ID) in states with strict voter ID laws
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Eliminating early voting
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Strict requirements/punishments for voter registration groups
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Purposely failing to process voter registration forms in time in order to hurt the opposition party0
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Reducing the number of polling places in a way that hurts the opposition party
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Relocating polling places to make them further from voters of the opposition party
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Supplying select polling locations with fewer ballots and less functional machines to hurt the opposition party0
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Refusing to place polling stations on college campuses
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Excessive voter purging to disenfranchise voters primarily of the opposition party
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Placing polling stations far away from a public transportation drop off point
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Disenfranchising ex-felons
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Literacy Tests
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Poll Tax0
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Failure to accommodate voters with physical disabilities0
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Deceptive practices to misinform voters of the opposition party on where to vote, when to vote, etc.0
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Voter intimidation, including allowing voter intimidation if it effects primarily the opposition party0
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Partisan gerrymandering
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Employers publicly connected to one party not allowing employees time off to vote if most employees are presumed to be members of the opposition party
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Purposely creating situations in which some polling places will have very long lines for voters of the opposition party
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Fraud by purposely miscounting or losing ballots in a way that hurts the opposition party0
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2. Which of the following do you support?
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The elimination of all voter suppression mentioned above.
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The elimination of only the voter suppression above that I checked off.
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Election Day as a national holiday, allowing everyone time to vote on election day.
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Extending early voting
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Extending mail-in voting
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Allowing late voting in some rare cases, so long as the votes are processed before the Electoral College meets.
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Automatic voter registration for all US citizens on reaching 18, changing residency, or when becoming US citizens.
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None of the above
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3. Who does voting suppression (tactics used in question #1) unfairly benefit in most cases in the 21st century?
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It benefits Republicans and suppressed more Democratic votes.
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It benefits Democrats and suppresses more Republican votes.
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4. Which 21st century presidents would have likely lost the presidential election if they were not helped by voter suppression tactics from question #1 in their election?
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In 2000, GW Bush would have likely lost FL to Al Gore, thus ushering in a Gore presidency.
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In 2004, GW Bush would have likely lost OH to John Kerry, thus ushering in a Kerry presidency.
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In 2008, Barack Obama would have likely lost NC, IN, FL, and OH, and a couple more states, thus ushering in a McCain presidency.
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In 2012, Barack Obama would have likely lost FL, OH, VA, and CO, thus ushering in a Romney presidency.
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In 2016, Donald Trump would have likely lost MI, PA, WI (or FL), thus ushering in a Clinton presidency.
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In 2020, Joe Biden would have likely lost GA, AZ, WI, PA, thus ushering in a Trump presidency.
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