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To: snugs
In the UK exit polls are not allowed to be published until the polls have closed.

That is what we need here. And ballot boxes should not be opened until the polls close. To get a fair and honest election the media must not try to influence voters during the voting by announcing that one or the party is ahead. In our 2000 election in Florida, some voters in the western part of the state which is in a different time zone were discouraged from voting because it was announced that Gore had won so they assumed it was no use voting.

I am in favor of having polls open for 48 hours or even 72 hours and opening and closing at the same time all over the world. And after the polls close open the ballot boxes and begin counting.

196 posted on 03/10/2006 7:44:46 PM PST by tommix2
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To: tommix2

Our ballot boxes are not opened until after the closing of the election. I suppose because of the greater numbers involved it is more difficult to impose that one.


219 posted on 03/10/2006 7:56:28 PM PST by snugs (An English Cheney Chick - BIG TIME)
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