Virginia democrats told by flyer to vote a day late

[riddler 0]

Story here.

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(CNN) – The Virginia State Board of Elections is putting the word out: November 4 is Election Day for everyone in the state, regardless of political party.

The state agency issued a “Rumor Buster” press release this week with the correct date for voting in next week’s election because a fake flyer has been circulating with false information.

The flier said incorrectly that Republicans and Republican-leaning independent voters should vote November 4 and that Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents should vote November 5. The flyer claims that the separate dates for voting by party were enacted by the Virginia legislature to ease the strain on the polls during high turnout that is expected.

But, the flier’s information is false. “The State Board of Elections did not issue this flyer,” the agency said in a statement. “Election Day is Tuesday November 4 and all registered voters will be able to cast their vote on that day. The polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Anyone in line at 7:00 p.m. will be able to vote.”

The fake flier has been circulating in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, according to the State Board of Elections. The Virginia State Police refused to comment on the flier because it is part of an “ongoing criminal investigation.”

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[downwardspiral 0]

Hah! I graduated highschool in Hampton Roads. One of the few places I've lived as a youngster that I actually liked.

Hopefully they catch the bastards responsible.

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[jakee 1,594]

Awesome

To be fair though, anyone taken in by that kind of hoax probably doesn't deserve to have a vote

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[kelpdiver 2]

Part of me can't quite feel sorry for such folks, who would have to misunderstand the reason we have secret ballots in the first place.

But it's another reason to do absentee voting. My goes in the mail in the next day. In time, we'll have this electronically.

[kallend 2,147]

1972 all over again. Very CREEPy.

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[DrewEckhardt 0]

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1972 all over again. Very CREEPy.

You can't blame Karl for doing what he has to do when his party won't provide a candidate that can when in a fair election.

[MikeForsythe 0]

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Awesome
To be fair though, anyone taken in by that kind of hoax probably doesn't deserve to have a vote

Anyone that would take away by any unlawful means a person’s right to vote should be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law allows. Being able to vote is one of America's greatest and most fundamental rights. To think otherwise is not funny in any way; it is only cruel, hurtful and wrong.

Time and pressure will always show you who a person really is!

[JerryBaumchen 1,466]

Hi Mike,

There are probably a lot of things you and I would/could disagree on, but on that, I am with you 100%; if not more.

JerryBaumchen

[akarunway 1]

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Hah! I graduated highschool in Hampton Roads. One of the few places I've lived as a youngster that I actually liked.

Hopefully they catch the bastards responsible.

Cool. We have somthing in common. I was born at Langley AFB there in 57. Always wanted to go back and check out where I was born.

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[jakee 1,594]

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Anyone that would take away by any unlawful means a person’s right to vote should be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the law allows. Being able to vote is one of America's greatest and most fundamental rights.

I absolutely agree with both of those points.

It's still funny though!

Do you want to have an ideagasm?