GOP to high court: Shorten North Carolina absentee deadline

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Republican officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to move up North Carolina’s recently extended deadline for accepting late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day. State Republican legislative leaders filed an appeal on Thursday.

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, file photo, stacks of ballot envelopes waiting to be mailed are seen at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C. Time was dwindling for thousands of North Carolina voters to fix absentee voting errors as elections officials hustled out an updated process for handling mail-in ballot problems two weeks before Election Day.

President Donald Trump’s campaign and North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to shorten the state’s recently extended deadline for accepting late-arriving absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day.

 

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Seems to me while the GOP is running around trying to suppress voting, Democrats are in line voting.

I don’t really care as long as they are postmarked by election day. Some states will take them even if they aren’t postmarked by then

“Dilutes the value” of those who’ve already voted? One vote is still just one vote no matter how many people get to vote y’all! Unless you’re really just worried that more voters means more Demorcratic voters...

Republicans again with voter suppression......

mbieseck USPS has strongly recommended people mailing in absentee ballots do so by October 27. For NC folks following this guidance (or hand delivering your ballot time count BOE) greatly reduces the number of ballots coming in after election which is the subject of this appeal to SCOTUS.

Western North Carolina drop box

Republicans don’t want every vote to count

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It’s a constant with the GOP...They cannot win on their record so it has to be suppression or misinformation.

What is the rush. Their guy is going to win right?

Gotta suppress that vote to win, it’s the only way when you have garbage policy.

They can't win if they don't cheat. GOPBetrayedAmerica TrumpIsLosing

Man republicans really want to make it harder for Americans to vote, is this okay with you hard right people?

Panic mode.

In case anyone has missed the Republican narrative, they feel their chances are much better when Americans do not vote or their votes are not counted. Can we call them the 3/5 guys? Has a nice ring to it.

No

Let’s just keep spending federal tax money for the GOP to continue using the SC to suppress voting? How is this not an overuse of power?

More people have already voted early here then the total number of people that voted for tRump in 2016. BidenHarris2020 CalCunningham

'Republican officials have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let NC discount the votes of some citizens who've legally voted on or before election day.' Fixed.

There is only one party trying to limit your freedoms, and it ain't the Dems. This is blatant, active voter suppression.

This is BULLSH!T!! WE ARE VOTING MOST OF THAT GOP COMMITTEE OUT - RIGHT NOW BECAUSE - THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE ALREADY VOTING!!!!

Wow, they’re not even trying to hide the blatant voter suppression any more. VoteBlueToEndThisNightmare VoterSuppressionIsReal GOPCorruptionOverCountry

The GOP sucks and has nothing but voter suppression to rely on. That said, anyone waiting to send in their ballot, with all we know, is not being very smart.

GOP will do everything in their power to try to steal the election....we must seek justice beginning in January

Trying to supress the vote at every opportunity. It's a bad look, GOP.

What is wrong with Republicans?

REPUBLICAN VOTER SUPPRESSION. UNAMERICAN. Do you want a democracy or REPUBLICAN FASCISM. YOU decide with your vote.

Voter suppression is a form of fascism and that now describes the GOP.

They fear they’ll lose

Conservatives, what's the argument for this? Asking legitimately. It appears to me as an open voter suppression effort. Can you explain to me why it isn't?

Stop jacking around with the elections! A vote postmarked on November 3rd should count.

Not surprised. NC Republicans try to suppress votes every election.

Huh, why are they so scared?

Stick it GOP

Excellent

Only one party doesn't want to count votes and allow the will of the people. They must be destroyed completely. VoteBlueToSaveAmerica

Voter Suppression And Criminal Rights Violations Are All The GOP Have Left. 😉

GOP - devoting all energy to sticking it to regular people.

Call me crazy but I'm starting to think Republicans want to make it more difficult for people to vote.

SCOTUS already ruled on this in PA and said late arriving ballots fare fine so long as postmarked. Why is the GOP continuing to try to suppress legitimate ballots? Bastards.

move to russia repulicans________

Gotta fix the game.

Daylight robbery, where the five/six robed police assist with the theft.

PackTheFuckingCourt

It’s sad how much Republicans hate America and letting people vote. They won’t stop until they turn America into China or Russia. Vote BidenHarris2020

they are trying to take away your vote don’t let them.

These people and their need to suppress votes.

NO

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