[vannrox]

IS CALIFORNIA TRYING TO DISENFRANCHISE REPUBLICAN VOTERS?


(Los Angeles) - On the day of one of the most hotly-contested primaries in history, Republicans are being told to stand in line in order to exercise their right to vote. This is because many precincts have more voting booths set up for Democrats than for Republicans. Sometimes up to four times as many!


"This is outrageous," said one voter outside the precinct. "There were four completely empty Democratic booths and I had to stand in line for over 15 minutes for the single Republican booth. If I'd had to wait any longer, I would have had to leave without voting, or I'd have been late for work."


While many precincts have two-to-one Democratic registration, the turn-out was expected to very heavy for Republicans, who are voting in one of the most closely-watched campaigns in the country. Conservative Republican Bill Simon is running against moderate Republican Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles. While Riordan's nomination was expected to be a lock, recent polls have shown Simon gaining a slight lead.


Some political analysts have said that if California nominates the conservative, pro-life Simon, it could be a harbinger for the fall elections, where Democrats are already having trouble finding a central issue. Recent polls have shown the number of voters defining themselves as "Republican" rising over those defining themselves as "Democrat."


In California today, the Democratic turnout was expected to very low since current Governor Gray Davis will be the party's nominee in November and there are no big ballot initiatives that have captured the attention of the voters.


Still, many precincts are set up to take care of more Democrats than are actually showing up, while Republicans must stand in line to exercise our country's most sacred right...the act of voting.

[rllngrk33]

"This is outrageous," said one voter outside the precinct. "There were four completely empty Democratic booths and I had to stand in line for over 15 minutes for the single Republican booth. If I'd had to wait any longer, I would have had to leave without voting, or I'd have been late for work."

Excersising your constitutional rights is more important than getting to work on time. This idiot probably spends more time waiting in line to buy lottery tickets without a peep. Get Him a WAAAAAAAHmbulance

Some people have their priorities all wrong.

[gunnedah]

This is a crock-when are Republicans going to wise up and go to raising cane?It is as almost you are nobody and I guess this is how the Democrats are so powerful.I will bet most voting commissions out there are controlled by Democrats.

[Maven]

I just got back from voting. There were three Democrat booths (empty) and one Republican (occupied). I had to wait to vote, and so did the two people behind me. When I mentioned this to the precinct workers, and they profusely apologized, said they, themselves, were very unhappy about it, and gave me the phone numbers to complain. It's kind of hard to stay mad at people who are agreeing with you! LOL!

Considering where I live - very liberal part of the San Fernando Valley - the reaction I got from the precinct workers was pretty surprising and rather encouraging. It was also good to see that there were four Republicans and no Democrats when I was there.

Maven