7/21 Election Riot of 1874, Eufala, AL, also known as the Coup of 1874, "while driving away more than 1,000 unarmed black people at the polls. In attacking the #PollingPlace in Spring Hill, the League effectively hijacked the #elections."

Clinton Riot of 1875: "Whites had been attacking Black and White Republicans [and, don't let that trip you up, my next thread is on the #PartySwitch, so stick a pin for now...] in every #election cycle."

"...in EVERY ELECTION CYCLE."

Oy.

Maricopa County judge rejects Republicans' request to extend poll hours

A Maricopa County, Arizona, judge rejected a request by Republican organizations and candidates to extend voting by three hours in response to widespread problems with tabulation machines rejecting ballots due to printer problems.

#Arizona #MaricopaCounty #Voting #Election2022 #PollingPlace
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/09/maricopa-county-arizona-printer-problem-midterms-2022

Deep in the blue heart of #Houston #Texas I had to bail on the line at the major #pollingplace in liberal #Montrose. Incumbent #HarrisCounty Judge #LinaHidalgo was also there to vote and also had to give up, but she shook hands first. Poll watcher told us most computers at check-in were down, causing major bottleneck. Will try again after work.

Did you know...?

In the UK the building where you cast your vote is called a Polling Place. A polling place can support more than one constituency, and to avoid confusion they will be separated into different Polling Stations.

Over the years I've noticed different conventions in Scotland and in England & Wales. In Scotland the signs outside say Polling Place, but in E & W the signs say Polling Station. I'm not sure what is done in N. Ireland.

#politics #PollingPlace #PollingStation #elections