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Midterm mess: States grapple with poll worker and paper shortages
CNN via MSN ^ | March 29, 2022 | By Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena

Posted on 03/29/2022 12:45:22 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

For the first time in its history, Alaska will conduct a statewide election primarily by mail because officials worry they lack the time to gather the people and paper needed to conduct an in-person election in June.

In Michigan, Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum says she fears increased animosity toward election officials is contributing to the shortage of poll workers needed for local elections in May.

And around the country, election officials are racing to place advance orders for ballot paper, registration cards and mail-in ballot envelopes.

The supply chain and staffing shortages that have plagued the rest of the US economy have come to elections, putting a spotlight on the behind-the-scenes logistics of keeping democracy functioning.

And experts warn the problem could grow worse as more elections crowd the calendar.

Voting experts say the supply-chain disruptions and the scramble to hire recruit poll workers underscore the need for a reliable stream of federal funding to avert big problems in November.

The $75 million included in a federal spending bill President Joe Biden recently signed "barely scratches the surface of the need," Tiana Epps-Johnson, executive director of nonpartisan Center for Tech and Civic Life, told Fredreka in a recent interview.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bs; democrats; election2022; fraud; thefixisin; vote
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Here it comes …
1 posted on 03/29/2022 12:45:22 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s all slip slidin’ away.

We’re just watching and realizing there’s not much we can, or are willing to do. Sad.


2 posted on 03/29/2022 12:49:51 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Paper shortages”? WTH?

So the only solution is even more widespread electronic voting.


3 posted on 03/29/2022 12:50:07 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Sorry, I’m not a biologist.”)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...around the country, election officials are racing to place advance orders for ballot paper, registration cards and mail-in ballot envelopes.”

Yeah, these supply chain issues just suddenly popped up this week. There’s no way anybody could have foreseen this.


4 posted on 03/29/2022 12:51:01 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Sorry, I’m not a biologist.”)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Why would the left give back what they stole?


5 posted on 03/29/2022 12:51:05 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s how they stole 2020...


6 posted on 03/29/2022 12:52:04 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Militia to the border! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“...the need for a reliable stream of federal funding...”

Money quote. Shakedown at the State Level by the Socialist Democrats.


7 posted on 03/29/2022 12:52:14 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It’s always something......


8 posted on 03/29/2022 12:52:51 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE ( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
This is another RAT maneuver to salvage an inevitable election disaster. 100% mail in voting will turn Alaska blue. Dims learned how to get away with stolen elections in 2020. They don't stand a chance otherwise.
9 posted on 03/29/2022 12:58:03 PM PDT by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So this is how the RAT Bass Turds are going to steal this one. Wonderful.


10 posted on 03/29/2022 1:00:07 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Don't blame me, I voted for President Trump. Let's Go Brandon! FJB!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That’s a lie


11 posted on 03/29/2022 1:00:56 PM PDT by stanne
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“There’s no paper” says Bonnie and Clyde, I mean CNN and MSM working their Soros partnership.


12 posted on 03/29/2022 1:09:21 PM PDT by Luke21
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And the setup begins….


13 posted on 03/29/2022 1:11:54 PM PDT by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to says it.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Here comes the massive, widespread fraud and corruption, just like in 2020. Everyone’s been saying that the GOP wins in a landslide; I don’t think so.


14 posted on 03/29/2022 1:16:32 PM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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“ For the first time in its history, Alaska will conduct a statewide election primarily by mail.”
Does anyone know if this voted on by the state legislature?
As far as I understand it, only the legislature as allowed to alter the ways elections are conducted.


15 posted on 03/29/2022 1:18:20 PM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Big Steal 2.0.


16 posted on 03/29/2022 1:25:17 PM PDT by bray (The Vax is fake and deadly)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Right on cue...


17 posted on 03/29/2022 1:27:05 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Tell the instigators of this little crock of poo that it looks like we’ll have to cancel mail-in voting, doesn’t it? And watch it disappear forever.


18 posted on 03/29/2022 1:34:35 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Maria Zack

https://speakingaboutnews.com/whistleblower-goes-public-with-proof-of-election-fraud-on-a-global-scale/


19 posted on 03/29/2022 1:36:40 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her. Merry Christmas! )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Alaska already has RCV and RCV-enabled voting machines.

Deep State’s paranoia is becoming pathological.


20 posted on 03/29/2022 1:38:39 PM PDT by mewzilla (We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
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