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We are writing #PostcardsToVoters in Georgia. We are only writing to Democrats. And then, only to Democrats who actually voted in the November election. And what we are writing is to encourage them to go to a web site that is run by the GA Secretary of State.
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When they go to that page to request their absentee ballot, as we are helpfully suggesting on our hundreds of thousands of #PostcardsToVoters, since it is run by the official state government office that runs elections and maintains the registered voter file, the voter...
When they go to that page to request their absentee ballot, as we are helpfully suggesting on our hundreds of thousands of #PostcardsToVoters, since it is run by the official state government office that runs elections and maintains the registered voter file, the voter...
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...whom we already know with guaranteed certainty is a registered voter, will fill out their information which the GA SOS computer software will be able to immediately verify that they are in fact registered to vote. And they will be sent an absentee ballot.
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...whom we already know with guaranteed certainty is a registered voter, will fill out their information which the GA SOS computer software will be able to immediately verify that they are in fact registered to vote. And they will be sent an absentee ballot.
So...
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...it is absolutely not only unnecessary for anyone to add language to the cards encouraging the voters to go check separately to ensure that they are still registered to vote. We don’t need anonymous, handwritten, out of state postcards insinuating to a known registered...
...it is absolutely not only unnecessary for anyone to add language to the cards encouraging the voters to go check separately to ensure that they are still registered to vote. We don’t need anonymous, handwritten, out of state postcards insinuating to a known registered...
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...voter that there might be some tenuous reason to think they have been purged from the voter file. Absolutely none. This is the kind of tactic you’d expect from the other side. Writing to known Democrats who voted in the previous month’s election and spreading fear...
...voter that there might be some tenuous reason to think they have been purged from the voter file. Absolutely none. This is the kind of tactic you’d expect from the other side. Writing to known Democrats who voted in the previous month’s election and spreading fear...
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...that they might have been removed and here are some extra steps they must take to ensure they’re still registered to vote. Do you know how easy it is to give a casual or infrequent voter an excuse for them to just shrug and give up on voting?
...that they might have been removed and here are some extra steps they must take to ensure they’re still registered to vote. Do you know how easy it is to give a casual or infrequent voter an excuse for them to just shrug and give up on voting?
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Can you imagine how a minority or elderly voter might regard the postcard with suspicion at the suggestion that they have been purged in less than a month from having voted? We do not need to add fuel to a situation that is ready to blow.
Can you imagine how a minority or elderly voter might regard the postcard with suspicion at the suggestion that they have been purged in less than a month from having voted? We do not need to add fuel to a situation that is ready to blow.
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Why must people feel the need to add to an approved message that took several people with experience and insight and knowledge about the election and the list targeting some afterthought verbiage without even asking first? Why can’t we trust the people who are running...
Why must people feel the need to add to an approved message that took several people with experience and insight and knowledge about the election and the list targeting some afterthought verbiage without even asking first? Why can’t we trust the people who are running...
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...the campaigns to know what they want us to write and stick to what they tell us to write? Where does this D.I.Y. impulse to tinker and alter what we have to assume was a carefully-considered message with some unrelated call to action? With so much scrutiny on this one...
...the campaigns to know what they want us to write and stick to what they tell us to write? Where does this D.I.Y. impulse to tinker and alter what we have to assume was a carefully-considered message with some unrelated call to action? With so much scrutiny on this one...
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...let’s please all do only what we are instructed to do. Do not go rogue. No matter how sure you think you might be right. Ask first. But, not people on social media. Ask the organizers who are giving you addresses. They will know. We want a successful outcome.
...let’s please all do only what we are instructed to do. Do not go rogue. No matter how sure you think you might be right. Ask first. But, not people on social media. Ask the organizers who are giving you addresses. They will know. We want a successful outcome.
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Please fulfill your role as a volunteer by following the instructions. If you, for any reason, just cannot abide, then return the addresses assigned to you. We won’t shame you or ask invasive questions. Just return the addresses so we can maintain operational integrity.
Please fulfill your role as a volunteer by following the instructions. If you, for any reason, just cannot abide, then return the addresses assigned to you. We won’t shame you or ask invasive questions. Just return the addresses so we can maintain operational integrity.
