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dflprincess

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3. I wonder what polling sites they plan to "guard"?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 02:50 PM

Oct 2020

There are strict rules about who can be in a polling place. If you're not a judge, voting or waiting to, or a party's official poll watcher (Only 1 per party) you need to leave.

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Former Special Forces sought by business group to guard polling sites in Minnesota, company says ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 OP

ahhh, new rat fuckery.... Thomas Hurt Oct 2020 #1

What are they supposed to be doing? Poll *watchers* are illegal in Minnesota. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #2

I received an email from the DFL about being a poll watcher dflprincess Oct 2020 #7

The Secretary of State's web site makes the distinction: The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #8

I think the DFL was using the term watcher because it's what most people have heard dflprincess Oct 2020 #10

I wonder what polling sites they plan to "guard"? dflprincess Oct 2020 #3

Repugs are cutting back on ads, so they can spend money on this instead. Hmm progree Oct 2020 #4

Who is the company? geardaddy Oct 2020 #5

One of Trump's kids was in Becker recently Randomthought Oct 2020 #11

Secretary of State responds progree Oct 2020 #6

I wondered about the gun thing dflprincess Oct 2020 #9