tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153958391457859179.post334613255241709126..comments2023-05-18T08:42:54.238-04:00Comments on Teddy on Politics: Scrutineer TheNewTeddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06228483163653481450noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153958391457859179.post-5601102364928650372020-11-06T20:00:18.836-05:002020-11-06T20:00:18.836-05:00In a majority of states, those decisions are made ...In a majority of states, those decisions are made by a county election board which has voting members from both main parties. Some states they are 50/50, some is a majority for the governing party and some are even between the parties and a nonpartisan judge is the tiebreaker. The US Constitution mandates the States control their own elections, so it's up to each state to decide. I would prefer nationwide rules, but there is no chance this court (which is committed to "states rights") would rule it constitutional (in fact they are likely to strike down most of existing federal rules in the Voting Rights Acts).<br />corey1971https://www.blogger.com/profile/18422337551255438021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153958391457859179.post-3751350016502173222020-11-06T19:57:54.877-05:002020-11-06T19:57:54.877-05:00In a majority of states, those decisions are made ...In a majority of states, those decisions are made by a county election board which has voting members from both main parties. Some states they are 50/50, some is a majority for the governing party and some are even between the parties and a nonpartisan judge is the tiebreaker. The US Constitution mandates the States control their own elections, so it's up to each state to decide. I would prefer nationwide rules, but there is no chance this court (which is committed to "states rights") would rule it constitutional (in fact they are likely to strike down most of existing federal rules in the Voting Rights Acts).corey1971https://www.blogger.com/profile/18422337551255438021noreply@blogger.com