Pack a voting tote bag containing water, snacks, fan, ... that's my plan. It's wrong when you can't offer another person water or food. Packing a book too. But gonna vote 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊😎
@@sherryelle2242Same here in my rural area of a purple state. I'm in the very red part, of course. We know they like to purposely close polling places in blue counties of red states. Jive should be illegal
I was utterly astonished when I first saw someone buy water in a bottle. We didn’t have passable-outable-by-Democrats water for the first 225 years of voting.
I'm in AZ, which has been controlled by the GOP for decades. FOR decades, it was effectively ILLEGAL to give WATER to the HOMELESS even in 120F heat. This was eventually struck down by the courts after waves of death of homeless being literally cooked to death, but it's still disgusting that it went that far: NEVER let ANY republican claim that they don't support GENOCIDE.
It may have been struck down but they still go and punish anyone treating homeless as humans. A couple are being evicted for providing water during the heatwave.
@@jrsydvl7218 yes indeed, and it's STILL illegal to give food or water to the homeless in TX. there's a great group that goes out, armed to the teeth, and passes out food and water to the homeless in full view of the cops, DARING them... 🤣 I think they're called "Don't Comply" but I can only find vids/articles from years ago, even though I swear there's a newer story here. BUT there is also a group just taking the fines and doing it anyway! ua-cam.com/video/IaXsYV6AAtc/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ABC13Houston
@@novampires223 It's the sort of EVIL thing that lost the GOP the Governorship this election! 😠 Skeezy politics is, sadly, the norm here: APS Power Monopoly got Rooftop Solar outlawed for about 7 years to protect their profits until they got caught (they were feeding dark money to a PAC... that they started). Obvious Anti-queer and racist hate crimes go uninvestigated or half-assed investigated, rarely leading to arrests (this is only slightly better now). A few years ago a cop pinned a man down, drew his gun, put it to the back of the guys head and executed him in a parking lot: no ramifications, no charges. I cannot WAIT to get OUT of here! 😖
I'm not sure how true this is, but I heard that Ron De Santis made Florida vote in ballots have to be automatically stopped being mailed out automatically, and people who use mail in ballots have to request ballots be sent to them up to 6 weeks ahead! I guess he's hoping voters will become disillusioned and not make the effort to order their ballots!
@@terminatah500 having friends that work for USPS he is literally destroying the place, rural workers had to take a pay cut because they don't deliver as much mail, and really the big question is how are they even going to get people to take those jobs? You can make as much working in AC in Target with considerably fewer responsibilities. .
I unfortunately live in NC. I solely care for my severely handicapped daughter, and have to take her with me when I vote. If she ever suffered a seizure or any medical complication because of tactics to make the process difficult, I would sue. This is my RIGHT, and I should be able to exercise it without duress.
Is your daughter good at acting, do you need an attorney to pay for any legal fees? Just respond if you would like to chat some more, you might get a lawsuit and help the Democratic Party
As a Non-American, just blown away that this is even up for discussion. Every election the Government makes it easier and easier for us to vote. Wish you all the very best - you have a challenging job. Regds New Zealand
Oh heck, I live in Fulton county, voting lines were like 2 hrs, just ridiculous, I couldn't vote online because my street address was all messed up in the drop down menu you had to select from.
I find this so appalling. I know you're sick of hearing from people overseas but, in Australia, every second school is set up as a poling booth. Time to wait would be 2 minutes, tops. The GOP are just disgusting.
Same in the UK. It's trivially easy to vote here. I ensure I mark my X every opportunity, swiftly and painlessly. We are sent a voter role confirmation form every autumn. It's also incredibly easy to mail in or proxy vote, if you choose to do so. The options are given on every polling card we get. Not sure the new ID requirements are wise though...
I agree, we need to vote all MAGA/QAnon nuts out of office and never allow them to run again, what is left of the Republican party is not worth supporting, because they lack courage and are bending the knee, to Trump and his cohorts. They are not Americans because they are not for Democracy.
For my 50 years of voting the GOP has ALWAYS tried to make it hard to vote. If the GOP has some actual policy that they can stand on and a record of helping the citizens of this country, the GOP wouldn't have to lie, cheat, and go around the voting rights we have fough and died for.
Trump just under 1.4% Inflation for his last 7 months straight today 3.2 down from 9.1%, Gas was $2.39 Today $3.80, Mortgage Rates 2.65% Today 7.4, Food Price were flat Today 20% OR More Food Price Hikes on Everything, Under 45 Real Wages were Rising Now Real Wages Declining for 28 months straight, Poverty was Declining Now Poverty is Increasing. No matter how you slice it or dice it, Hard Working Americans, Poor Folks, Black Americans, Latinos, on Society Security were ALL better off when Republicans are running the Country. & that's not to mention it was Republicans that stopped Slavery & Championed the Civil Rights Act while Democrats Blocked it for nearly 15 years. So please, pretty please, No more Malarkey
How about 63years 1960-2023 of Republican Arizona senator Berry Goldwater's and Evangelical Christian Jerry Farwell Seniors operation Dixie1960, Richard Nixon's Southern strategies 1970s and Former Republican strategist Lee Atwater's Ragonomics 1980-2023 political ideology playbook of win at any cost by purposely dividing Americans against each other over religious, racial, social, cultural issues. Instead of economic fairness and Justice for all Americans. Cultural wars. Voter suppression and gerrymandering have been a political winner for Right-wing politicians and corporate America !
You know what the REAL problem is? Transexual Ukrainian lesbians grooming kids while aborting babies after being pregnant for 7 months and trying to take away our guns.
@cpk8636-6 Aren’t you late for a Q ANON meeting? I here tonight’s topics are Alien Autopsy and Elvis sightings… run along now and you can help pour the Kool Aid!
Thank you for constantly explaining these subjects so thoroughly for us. We see the GOP hypocrisy and blatant racism but it helps tremendously to have it laid out clearly to the American people.
@cpk8636-6 Trump was being investigated for the crimes he is now charged with long before he declared is 2024 candidacy, and the Democratic Party had nothing to do with investigations or the indictments.
We can all thank Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin for preventing the voting rights bill from going through the senate. Voting rights has got to be the FIRST bill to pass when when we have the majority. Also, hope and pray that some day we can get rid of the electoral college and initiate the popular vote.
I agree. When I lived in a city the wait to cast my (democratic) vote was always minimum of an hour. When I relocated to a (republican) county in the same state it was less than ten minutes. The majority of registered voters in my state are democrats and live in the counties which had the longer voting lines. These people who do their best to suppress voter rights are beyond disgusting.
I just had the Montgomery city election the other day. There was a pretty good line at 7am because the expected high was 100°. Republicans don’t care if someone suffers heat stroke waiting in line.
@silverghostcat1924 they do think about that. It is incredibly unlikely to be a republican voter who passes out in that situation for several reasons. First, most people aren't republican. They are the minority. But also, there normally aren't these long lines to vote in places where republican voters are going to be voting. It happens in big cities and areas with more people of color. Thus more Democrat voters. In the suburbs and real areas they make sure there are far more polling places per capita for this exact reason.
It's disgusting that Republicans would rather people give up on voting because of hunger, thirst, or heat, than simply let people distribute basic human comforts to voters while they wait. Gross gross gross
@@Goodstuffevery1 Have you ever stood in line to vote in the Georgia heat without shade, water, or food, just to be told the wait will be longer because a machine went down or another issue cropped up? No? Then shut it. That's like telling someone who works outside in the heat that they don't need water breaks. Oh yeah, that's exactly what Republicans in Texas did. 🙄🙄
Say the person in the Democrat Klan responsible for Trail of Tears, Slavery, Lynching, Segregation, the Klan, Confederate States of America, Civil War, Against Black Americans Right to vote, Against Women's Right to vote, Blocking the Republican Championed Civil Rights Act for nearly 15 not to mention the Intentional Inflationary Policies & Spending that has DEVASTATED The Less Fortunate especially Black Americans with Ridiculous 20% OR More Food Price Hikes. It's Shameful, Pathetic & Inhumane.
It's so silly. I live in another country, everyone gets an election notice before the election telling you how you appear in the electoral roll, that gives us a chance to update details where necessary. Then, before the election we all get our voting papers which can be posted back or we can wait till election day and vote in person (doesn't matter if you lose the papers, you can still vote with id). We all know when the letter is due so fraud is difficult. This is why it's a silly move by Republicans, our government swaps from left to right still. If you try to deny someone their lawful right to vote you make it likely that they will vote against you for that very reason.
We had a lot of political gerrymandering and voter suppression in Northern Ireland after partition. I'm shocked at how prevelant the same illegal tactics are in the US today.
Until it actually happens, I'll keep saying that a judge's rulings on the fascist agendas in smacking them down as unconstitutional a waste of breath. These fascists will do it anyways until the judges orders are enforced.
I'm a disabled senior who vote by mail. Before the voter suppression laws were passed here in Georgia, I could request a vote by mail application during the primary. Being disabled, by requesting the ballot during the primary, I would then be sent a mail in or vote by mail ballot for each and each round of voting without having to fill out the application for each vote during the election cycle, primary, election and if a run off was necessary, now they've made it very difficult to vote by mail during the complete election cycle in Georgia. Oh, during the 2020 election, they were going to cancel my right to vote because I moved, same apartment complex, just a different apartment. I had even filed my change of address with them and received my new voter card from them. They sent me the letter informing me that I had a limited time to correct my address or I wouldn't be allowed to vote. The irony is that I had my corrected voter card from the state, and I hadn't missed voting in every election since I moved to GA in 1997. They even tried to claim I hadn't voted for several elections as a means for dropping my voting right.
I was stationed in Georgia once in 1968-1969. I found out with talking to people I was aquanted with that this was crooked as a dog's hind leg!! It seems it still is!!!
GA Gov Brian Kemp wrote the voter suppression laws that the Red states copied. He also heavily gerrymandered and changed laws so MTG could run and win. Kemp supported MTG both times and Hershel Werewolf Walker.
These restrictions not only affect those who are housebound and various other reasons to vote absentee but it really affects members of the armed services who are overseas or they are stationed in other states. It puts an undue burden on those service members.
Let us be so grateful for Marc Elias and his efforts, and for BTC for beinging these queations up with clear answers from Elias. What a crazy system the states can have!
I was born and raised in Georgia.. I've lived here most of my life except for time in the military. While I'm proud that Georgia managed to keep Trump from getting a second term, almost daily I learn something new that makes me hang my head in shame because of the crap Georgia republicans keep doing that endangers everything and anything that a decent society should be. For your lives and the lives of everyone you ever cared about, vote BLUE!
Would you rather pay 2.65% for a mortgage or 7.4% , FORCING Rents Higher, if you think that's bad just wait til 7 PLUS Million from Democrats Wide Open Border start looking for Houses & Apts. Have you been to a Supermarket lately, Ridiculous 20% OR More Food Price Hikes, on everything. You can't afford it, don't worry Democrats got you covered 23% OR More Credit Cards Interest Rates to help out their Banksters Donors. With a little help from Crude Oil Production CUTS, That's how you Transfer around 10 TRILLION Dollars from The Less Fortunate, especially Black Americans & Latinos, TOWARDS The 1% & Greedy Corporate Deep, I mean very Deep Pocket Donors, in Climate Handouts. The Klan did literally the same thing in the 70s, with Poor Folks 💰💰💰 they celebrate with the Exceptionally Wealthy Donor Class while keeping y'all on the social services treadmill & voting blue til you turn blue in the face. It's Shameful the Human Rights Abuses committed by Democrats for well over 200 years. They should have to pay Reparations to the victims of Trail of Tears & Slavery. It's Shameful. Do your OWN Research, Think for yourself, watch MAGA President John F Kennedy Economic Policy Speeches right here on UA-cam. Cheers 🥂
Excellent news. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ ” - Mr. Rogers Marc Elias is one of the biggest helpers we have for voting rights and is an American hero. And thank you, Brian, for these thoughtful and intelligent news segments.
*VOTING IN THE U.K. IS EASY* I am British and there is none of this nonsense. There are so many places to vote - my local community hall is 5 minutes' walk away (which is typical). There are so many places to vote. There are never large queues. I do *NOT* have to wait outside in the rain or the hot sun. I walk in, show my ID and vote. It takes a few minutes. *HOW CAN YOU AMERICANS MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT* ??? High-tech leader of the world... really??? Counting in the U.K. occurs overnight (by hand, by many local volunteers) so that by the next morning the results are known. This applies for local and national elections. *HOW HARD CAN IT BE* ???
MAGA is insane they want to suppress voters and give anyone who wants an AK-47. They are in big gun's pockets and don't care at all about the American people.
Well, then i guess it should be the mission of Democrats in Georgia to challenge every single Republican in the state of Georgia that they prove that they have the right to vote. Make it so. Republican politicians are treasonous garbage, they must be dealt with as the scum they are.
Clearly these patterns of voter restriction have been well established & well documented. These violations must not be tolerated. President Lyndon Johnson managed to pass legislation to stop this abuse. Voter protection needs to be implemented for 2024!
The interesting question for me is that while States administer elections, is it possible to create offences relating to conducting them? Could it become a federal offence if a person is required to queue for more than 30 minutes for example?
Things I miss in not voting in person: > going early and getting a complementary cup of coffee and leftover Halloween candy. > poll workers announcing a first time voter, usually a teenager. Voters will pause marking their ballots, burst into a round of applause then resume voting.
That is how its done in my country in Europe.. and we have more than 10 different parties so everybody can feel that they are represented.. and about 85% of our citizens VOTE.
Stellar content, yet again. I have learned so much from Marc Elias and Glenn Kirchner especially...and, you, of course! Keep it coming, PLEASE! This new student to the world of law and politics needs this information, and it is painfully obvious that the rest of America (and no doubt, the rest of this WORLD) needs it too! Thank you!
@@DeepforestdwellerI love when people say this. A republic is still a form of democracy. It literally meets all the criteria to be called a democracy. You nitwit.
I live in a red state. I am a registered Democrat. The election office staff text me when the ballots are mailed. They just texted me yesterday that they received my ballot, and that my vote was counted for mayor and city council. Great reporting and updates in GA, Brian and Marc. Hopefully all states will do their best to get rid of gerrymandering and voter suppression..
I never get notice but that is because my state is 100% vote by mail. Catch up to us. I have voted by permanent absentee for nearly 40 years and now everyone else does too.
The gerrymandering in Kansas was so obvious! This Republican state with Democrat Governor got by with it! I cannot believe how the Republicans can even feel good about themselves.
What a shame that every State doesn't follow suit. I often think that, for every Federal election, there should be Federal voting laws. Laws like the one you described. Laws that every American voter believes is fair. If States want to introduce voter suppression laws for State elections, then I still find it all disgraceful if there is any voter suppression. Yet, I 4understand that, due to the MAGA Party's incessant whining about the Federal government getting too involved in State affairs. However, I don't understand why it's so difficult for anyone to understand how much more fair and easier it would make Federal voting by having exactly the same voting laws in every State. Surely this would also help stop all of the excuses that red States keep coming up with to blame cheating, no? Let's face it, MAGA Republicans, like DeSantis, are happy to take Federal financial aid after a disaster and let the Federal government pay for some other Federal interests.
A birthdate on the outside of the ballot lets them focus on eliminating votes within the age range less likely to vote for them. The birthdate is all the information they need. It's telling that a supposedly solid red state like Georgia feels the need to do this. Maybe they know if everyone votes, they're not so red anymore.
Exactly this! They definitely know. That's why they are focused on disenfranchising the voters in Metro Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, and a few other regions with large African-American and college student populations. The broad GA map political map looks like there are only pockets of blue in a sea of red. However, those blue pockets are in heavily populated areas and make the outcome of the state more bluish-purple than red, even with all of the suppression tactics.
Many people aren't going to put this information on the outside of anything. That along with your full name, signature and address, is too much to have exposed.
Thank you very much for your efforts Marc. I remember arguing down Republican voters in my state about how the food and water law was such BS. They had every excuse under the sun for why it's okay. It's good to know it's been struck down. I live in a more mixed district so in the weights in line are generally about 15 minutes maybe 20 to 25 tops. But my friends that live where I grew up in a majority black district reported waiting over 90 minutes some recent years voting. These voters that embrace fascist blow my mind. Once again thank both of you gentlemen for your efforts to protect democracy.
I am constantly astounded how difficult it is to vote in the US. As a 71yo Canadian, voting has never been difficult or time consuming in my 50yrs of being eligible & there are no laws deliberately restricting any citizen from voting. SMFH!
I'm in Ontario, and I've never waited longer than 15 minutes for any election. We need to keep a sharp eye on our democracy as well. As we've seen, it's a slippery slope.
Most of the attention may be on Donald's arrest rn but this is the bigger news coming out of Georgia imo, as it will have a much bigger effect on us in the long run. Thank you as always, Marc!
This is really important. Sounds like Republicans want to go back to the “impromptu” voter literacy tests that were given to Blacks before letting them vote. Two of my favorite questions: How many bubbles does this bar of soap make? Spell “forward” forwards and backwards.
@cpk8636-6 Did you know that the more you repeat something, the more likely it is for THINKING people to just ignore you as an idiot with nothing useful to say?
@jwani I respectfully disagree with you about what is bigger new.The fact that tRump was given kid gloves treatment in Georgia, hired a bondsman and is out on bail .
Thank you Marc for everything you're doing. I truly wish you didn't have a job protecting voting rights in court. Not because I wish you were unemployed, but because it shouldn't be necessary.
Here in Australia we vote on a Saturday, and every public school plus some other community halls is a polling place from 8am-6pm. For those who work that day or cannot physically attend there are mail in ballots available up to two months prior, and also we have early polling places open for the week beforehand for anyone who cannot make it on the day. Also if you are out of your area on the day you can go to any polling place and lodge an absentee vote if necessary. We have compulsory voting so this makes it easy for everybody. The longest I have ever had to wait is about 1 minute !! Your system sucks !! 😂
Another Aussie here. You are right. It sucks in America. Always makes me laugh when they claim its the "greatest" country in the world. It is so far from that but most Americans have barely left their own county's so they have no idea how the rest of the world works.
@@Helensrant😋🤣🤣 Maybe our American friends could show more kindness to each other and adopt our sausage sizzle tradition, then everybody would be happy & fed. (Except the Republicans I guess…..there’s no pleasing them ! 😄)
It should be automatically registered when you turn 18 and I love the whole Saturday voting day. I don't understand why they are making people jump through hoops for their damn right to vote. I don't understand why some of their own voters even agree with what they are doing.
@@SandyNoblitt We register to vote when we turn 18 in Australia. It’s not a difficult process and we vote for whatever party we see fit. Do you guys have to register to a particular party? I don’t get that as I’ve voted for both our political parties over the years depending on their policies and who is running 👍
Before he answers "what is the rationale for putting your date of birth on the outside of the envolope" let me guess: it's a way to disenfranchise (throw out) ballots from the younger Millennials and Gen Z.
My guess also! There are Congress persons who are trying to raise the legal voting age to 25, so I would expect Birthdates that make a mail in ballots voter under 25 will automatically be sidetracked, lost, or invalidated for some reason!
@@dewardroy6531 True. I did listen to the rest of his presentation, but this was such an obvious point that _not_ stating it does damage. Talking about the GOP trying to disenfranchise younger voters is a sure-fire way to get them to the ballot boxes in the numbers we need. He missed an opportunity.
In Az, mail in ballots had to have your DOB and signature on outside ...supposedly to confirm identity. Exposing yourself to identity theft and fraud should not be a requirement to vote. That same information could be put inside the envelope with no risk to the voter.
There are two states politically polar opposites Utah and California. For voting they have a few things in common: Both are primarily vote by mail; Both process ballots as they are returned and use electronic signature scanning. Unlike Arizona, UT and CA are able to provide, in most cases a clear winner for any given election within a few hours. AZ really needs to begin processing mailed in ballots quicker.
This is such a farce of democracy. I am Swedish, and in every election, I have walked straight into the voting place and cast my vote. Not a second waiting in any line. The USA needs to be sent back to the factory, get repaired, and then try again.
Good idea! This time factory mgmt MUST be filled with a group of diverse people without any Superpacs that pay to play. We’ve, unfortunately, seen what happens when life is completely run by White men. White men are feeling the heat that all women, BIPOCS & LGBTQ+ have felt our entire lives. Now they’re running scared. Roe vs Wade?
It's because we have a certain political party who has spent the last 50 years making it harder and harder to vote its sickening and half the brain washed people agree with them!!!!
MOST countries help people to be able to vote! Australia always has elections on a weekend. Where I vote they GIVE OUT water bottles if it is hot? They have shade tents? We also have early bird voting and post in voting? EVERYTHING to make it easier to vote...is done. But NOT in America? To have a law to STOP cold water in the hot sun in a disgrace.....I just shake my head at the racist, cruel and unjust cr*p some Americans have to go through....just to cast a vote.
I've always thought that Brian Kemp and William Barr didn't do all of Trump's bidding because they didn't think they could get away with it. I have the same suspicion of Pence.
I was visiting Georgia during the Kemp/Abrams election, and the long lines of mostly black voters extending all the way out to the parking lot, in the hot sun, was infuriating. It's absolutely atrocious.
Thank you, BTC, for offering this segment. I appreciate the updates and the progress made by pushing back legally all these draconian voter suppression State laws.
I'm glad I live in Australia, which has a national electoral commission, the AEC. Everything is standardised: 1. Private ballot. 2. Compusolory voting. 3. Voting on Saturday. 4. Preferential voting (ranked choice). 5. Votes held at public schools. 6. Voter suppression is next to impossible. 7. Democracy sausage sandwitches!
@cpk8636-6 You may be in for a huge surprise... hopefully beginning October 23, 2023 -- if you are open minded enough to watch the televised trial for yourself and find out the UNFILTERED (by talking heads) truth.
Brian I just love when you have this powerful, strong, loving, faithful, Attorney that is working on All of the American People Right's in keeping Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Pride, Culture, Honesty, Strength, Courage, Understanding, Responsibility that this Young Powerful Educated Man which we have never met and shook his hands. Believe this people God has this Disciple Truly Worke and he will never Sleep on the Hard Working American People and Families. Amen let's just keep being Obedient too God for he Know's Everything, Anything, and Anybody because God has already ordered our foot 👣 steps in his Powerful Word's. Remember Vote Blue 💙 and keep believing in God
You're right about that, the best way to protect voting rights and democracy is to keep voting all republicans out of office, send them down the road kicking beer cans.
@@sharonprice4083 they did it not forget , they know their policies of tax cuts for rich and cutting your kids school funding dont get votes. So they need to cheat to win.
@cpk8636-6 Trump told on himself in public! Don’t try to spin this. You may think you’re lying so you can force your so called morals on us, but don’t fool yourself God is not a facist.
I am in a suburb of St. Louis, I waited around 45 minutes to vote in the presidential election. I have had 2 back surgeries and it hurts to stand for a long time. Voting for president is like shopping at opening of a store on black Friday in the early 2000s.
@@doogiebear139 LOL! Non Sequitur & a strawman argument. Climate change was one of several contributors to Maui's wildfire catastrophe. Republicans refuse to do anything about it. But hey, they'll still vote the criminal Trump, so evil is a Republican requirement.
Thank you 👍 for the latest info. I just can't even imagine how many Votes have been thrown out or will be thrown out for misc. Reasons. Yes, you're right 👍 Hope one day you will not have to sue to give someone the right that should never be challenged "The Legal Right To Vote In United States of America " Thank you Brian
Thank you Mark so much for fighting for Democracy. We need more ppl like you!!! VOTE BLUE UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT. ONLY WAY TO SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR COUNTRY!!! 🌊💙🌊💙✌️
I'm here in North Carolina and I'm concerned about what they're trying to do here... Last voting was a nightmare they closed down the only voting place here that was accessible for walking of course you're right African American and Hispanic were most of the voters and moved it to a place where you would need to have a car
So sad to hear that ! That is cruel ! I don't know what the remedy would be. The Repubs are sick ! Perhaps if you all could reach out to another Democratic district they could perhaps provide transportation for you and your fellow voters.
The thing that scares me is that Republican law that can remove prosecutors and they are going to try to do this with Fani Willis. It's already being challenged and hopefully it will be blocked before it goes into effect in October.
In New Zealand for most people voting takes about 5 min. You go to the nearest school or church, there will not be a line, they check your name on the list, give you a form, you tick a couple of boxes and drop the form in the slot. All done. This takes place on a weekend when you are not at work.
The same here except churches 🇧🇪 although it can sometimes be longer, depending on when you go. Early birds won't have to wait long. Voting is mandatory here, so no bs about all that.
@@bentekik7137I don't believe in mandatory voting! We need voters who care enough to become informed! Mandatory voting doesn't always lead to informed voting! Plus gov shouldn't be mandating participation that's gov over reach into people's lives!
@oldfogey4679 we had to fight that everybody got the right to vote. If you don't care, you can make your ballot invalid ( what a lot of people do). It is always on a sunday, so afterward people usually go to see family or if it's good weather to the seaside......🙃
Same in Australia. Voting stations never more than a few minutes (urban) to half an hour (regional) to peoples residences. Schools the most common site for a voting station and held on a weekend. Queue's a short wait to approach the polling booths
In Western Australia (and I assume in the rest of the country) State schools are used as polling places. In person voting happens on a Saturday and the P&C (Parents & Citizens group) will often use voting day to fundraise for the school by setting up food and drinks stalls. It is a great idea.
We vote by mail in my state. Republicans don’t want that, either. Ballots are mailed to all registered voters. We fill them out and can mail them back or take them to a drop box. They have our signatures to validate our ballots. I wish all states did the same.
@@brendawatkins6448 If you’re a registered voter, why can’t you vote by mail? Homeless? Red State? Unregistered? Felon? Too far down in the holler you have no mail service?
I lived in Atlanta for about 10yrs, my polling location in SE Atl had wait lines over 2hrs.. then I moved to the north side of town, there was NO wait. I'll let ya speculate what the difference was btwn those areas of the city.
Thank goodness you’re bringing this information to the attention of the public. We have been working with limited information and knowledge before you and others stepped up to educate us. My understanding has grown exponentially since watching 💙
I love how Australia does voting. They can only campaign for 6 months. Voting day is a holiday for everyone. Every school and community center etc Is open for voting. Also an independent group draws the maps it would be awesome to see something like that happen here!
I think it's atrocious that people have to wait long enough in line to vote to need food and water.
Pack a voting tote bag containing water, snacks, fan, ... that's my plan. It's wrong when you can't offer another person water or food. Packing a book too. But gonna vote 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊😎
Only in majority democrat neighborhoods. Minority neighborhoods. I never have to wait to vote in this stupid, bright red state.
The objective is to DISCOURAGE THEM AND MAKE THEM LEAVE WITHOUT VOTING!!!
What can we do to eliminate this atrocious practice?
@@ironcauldrontarotit says you can't give it as far as I know it doesn't include selling it to them just ask for a penny 😂😂
@@sherryelle2242Same here in my rural area of a purple state. I'm in the very red part, of course. We know they like to purposely close polling places in blue counties of red states. Jive should be illegal
Forbidding giving food and water in the voting line was basically an attempt to transform voting from a right to a cruel and unusual punishment.
Especially in Phoenix!
@@MeltedPearlsPhoenix is not in Georgia, where this law was passed.
Here in Australia, sausage sizzles and voting go hand in hand. They call it a "democracy sausage" 🌭
Sell it to them for a penny rule negated 👍
I was utterly astonished when I first saw someone buy water in a bottle. We didn’t have passable-outable-by-Democrats water for the first 225 years of voting.
Thank you Mr. Elais.
I'm in AZ, which has been controlled by the GOP for decades. FOR decades, it was effectively ILLEGAL to give WATER to the HOMELESS even in 120F heat. This was eventually struck down by the courts after waves of death of homeless being literally cooked to death, but it's still disgusting that it went that far: NEVER let ANY republican claim that they don't support GENOCIDE.
The "Pro-Life Party"...yeah right...
The "I will Control Your Life Pary"!
It may have been struck down but they still go and punish anyone treating homeless as humans. A couple are being evicted for providing water during the heatwave.
How disgusting! And cruel!
@@jrsydvl7218 yes indeed, and it's STILL illegal to give food or water to the homeless in TX. there's a great group that goes out, armed to the teeth, and passes out food and water to the homeless in full view of the cops, DARING them... 🤣 I think they're called "Don't Comply" but I can only find vids/articles from years ago, even though I swear there's a newer story here. BUT there is also a group just taking the fines and doing it anyway! ua-cam.com/video/IaXsYV6AAtc/v-deo.html&ab_channel=ABC13Houston
@@novampires223 It's the sort of EVIL thing that lost the GOP the Governorship this election! 😠
Skeezy politics is, sadly, the norm here: APS Power Monopoly got Rooftop Solar outlawed for about 7 years to protect their profits until they got caught (they were feeding dark money to a PAC... that they started).
Obvious Anti-queer and racist hate crimes go uninvestigated or half-assed investigated, rarely leading to arrests (this is only slightly better now).
A few years ago a cop pinned a man down, drew his gun, put it to the back of the guys head and executed him in a parking lot: no ramifications, no charges.
I cannot WAIT to get OUT of here! 😖
Have we gotten DeJoy out of the post office yet? You KNOW he'll try something to make mail in voting more difficult again.
Absolutely 💯
I'm not sure how true this is, but I heard that Ron De Santis made Florida vote in ballots have to be automatically stopped being mailed out automatically, and people who use mail in ballots have to request ballots be sent to them up to 6 weeks ahead!
I guess he's hoping voters will become disillusioned and not make the effort to order their ballots!
I’m still wondering why he is still there.
@@terminatah500DITTO!!
@@terminatah500 having friends that work for USPS he is literally destroying the place, rural workers had to take a pay cut because they don't deliver as much mail, and really the big question is how are they even going to get people to take those jobs? You can make as much working in AC in Target with considerably fewer responsibilities. .
Thank you sir for the hard work you do to ensure black votes count.
A setback for the GOP is a huge leap forward for America.
I unfortunately live in NC. I solely care for my severely handicapped daughter, and have to take her with me when I vote. If she ever suffered a seizure or any medical complication because of tactics to make the process difficult, I would sue. This is my RIGHT, and I should be able to exercise it without duress.
Is your daughter good at acting, do you need an attorney to pay for any legal fees? Just respond if you would like to chat some more, you might get a lawsuit and help the Democratic Party
As a Non-American, just blown away that this is even up for discussion. Every election the Government makes it easier and easier for us to vote. Wish you all the very best - you have a challenging job. Regds New Zealand
You would sue and they would pull so many stunts with so much money and corrupt lawyers and judges and supreme courts you would be destitute.
I hadn't known about Marc's efforts to prevent voter suppression until you started Democracy Watch. Thank you both for this info!
As a Georgian, I thank Marc Elias for looking out for us and challenging institutional corruption and un-American activities.
Thank You
A great warrior . a hero in these times!
Oh heck, I live in Fulton county, voting lines were like 2 hrs, just ridiculous, I couldn't vote online because my street address was all messed up in the drop down menu you had to select from.
very American, very corrupt. We can do better but it will take WORK.
Putting the date of birth on the outside of the envelope is a privacy violation and it also makes it easier for people to steal identities
I just need a signature and date of signature.
@@toriless To verify a voter?
So true, chistenw!
That's what the dream is 😡
I find this so appalling. I know you're sick of hearing from people overseas but, in Australia, every second school is set up as a poling booth. Time to wait would be 2 minutes, tops. The GOP are just disgusting.
Same in the UK. It's trivially easy to vote here. I ensure I mark my X every opportunity, swiftly and painlessly.
We are sent a voter role confirmation form every autumn.
It's also incredibly easy to mail in or proxy vote, if you choose to do so. The options are given on every polling card we get.
Not sure the new ID requirements are wise though...
I live in Australia , in our town, it's not only schools. it's town halls, some churches. pretty much anywhere
They certainly are! They are an embarrassment to
this country and corrupt as hell like their favorite con man,misogynist and demagogue, trump!!
Used to be that way, here. Schools and churches were polling places. Not now.
As a citizen of Georgia this puts a big smile on my face 😊💙
The other 49 states thank you.
Thank you Georgia! You all been standing in the gap for us all. We see you! 👍❤
@cpk8636-6 Enjoy your L Trumpanzee. Come get another in 2024.
@cpk8636-6 Trump should flee to Russia and take you along with him.
Good on you! I wish the same for Alabama.
Vote the Republicans out. Problem solved.
Absolutely 💯
I agree, we need to vote all MAGA/QAnon nuts out of office and never allow them to run again, what is left of the Republican party is not worth supporting, because they lack courage and are bending the knee, to Trump and his cohorts. They are not Americans because they are not for Democracy.
@@phampton16vote the commie rats out and their won't be any crime ,drugs free hand outs and wars
100%
Agree. They've used up our patience. Vote Blue whether you love 'em or not until Red is gone, then vote Green if you don't like Blue.
Thank you both for doing so much to protect our voting rights!
For my 50 years of voting the GOP has ALWAYS tried to make it hard to vote. If the GOP has some actual policy that they can stand on and a record of helping the citizens of this country, the GOP wouldn't have to lie, cheat, and go around the voting rights we have fough and died for.
The entire objective of the Republican Party is to offer nothing, and to block anyone who tries to offer anything.
Trump just under 1.4% Inflation for his last 7 months straight today 3.2 down from 9.1%, Gas was $2.39 Today $3.80, Mortgage Rates 2.65% Today 7.4, Food Price were flat Today 20% OR More Food Price Hikes on Everything, Under 45 Real Wages were Rising Now Real Wages Declining for 28 months straight, Poverty was Declining Now Poverty is Increasing. No matter how you slice it or dice it, Hard Working Americans, Poor Folks, Black Americans, Latinos, on Society Security were ALL better off when Republicans are running the Country. & that's not to mention it was Republicans that stopped Slavery & Championed the Civil Rights Act while Democrats Blocked it for nearly 15 years. So please, pretty please, No more Malarkey
How about 63years 1960-2023 of Republican Arizona senator Berry Goldwater's and Evangelical Christian Jerry Farwell Seniors operation Dixie1960, Richard Nixon's Southern strategies 1970s and Former Republican strategist Lee Atwater's Ragonomics 1980-2023 political ideology playbook of win at any cost by purposely dividing Americans against each other over religious, racial, social, cultural issues. Instead of economic fairness and Justice for all Americans. Cultural wars. Voter suppression and gerrymandering have been a political winner for Right-wing politicians and corporate America !
Exactly. Wish you would put this on billboards in all Red states.
You know what the REAL problem is? Transexual Ukrainian lesbians grooming kids while aborting babies after being pregnant for 7 months and trying to take away our guns.
That was an insane law...
Republicans are insane so...
This alone should make anyone who is or has voted Republican reconsider ALL their life choices.
Shameful
Republicans are spiteful manipulative people. We need to rename their party so it’s the Democratic Party and the Hypocritic Party.
@cpk8636-6absolutely ludicrous
These are criminal charges by multiple grand juries on the basis of the LAW
@cpk8636-6 Aren’t you late for a Q ANON meeting? I here tonight’s topics are Alien Autopsy and Elvis sightings… run along now and you can help pour the Kool Aid!
Thank you for constantly explaining these subjects so thoroughly for us. We see the GOP hypocrisy and blatant racism but it helps tremendously to have it laid out clearly to the American people.
Marc is such a hero and a warrior for voting rights. I love it when you have him on your show.
Absolutely agree! It’s so wonderful hearing him speak and the work being done to enable people to vote without restrictions.
@cpk8636-6 time for you to return to your apt in the basement. Mommy almost has dinner ready.
Silly and deluded. @cpk8636-6
@cpk8636-6 Trump was being investigated for the crimes he is now charged with long before he declared is 2024 candidacy, and the Democratic Party had nothing to do with investigations or the indictments.
@cpk8636-6 Cool story, bro.
We can all thank Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin for preventing the voting rights bill from going through the senate. Voting rights has got to be the FIRST bill to pass when when we have the majority. Also, hope and pray that some day we can get rid of the electoral college and initiate the popular vote.
YES!
Both of them need to go 🤬🤬
I agree. When I lived in a city the wait to cast my (democratic) vote was always minimum of an hour. When I relocated to a (republican) county in the same state it was less than ten minutes. The majority of registered voters in my state are democrats and live in the counties which had the longer voting lines. These people who do their best to suppress voter rights are beyond disgusting.
There is no longer a democrat party..its the ccp. Wake up
Republicans, have been losing a lot of voting rights cases lately. I’m here for it.
@tradde11Democrat cheat.
Maga isn't smart. They've chased away all the people intelligent enough to cheat legally.
@dmer Here for what, another government handout?
@cpk8636-6we'll see how fake they are soon as convictions start coming in.
@@lindamcdaniel2419 explain how pls, ill wait.
I just had the Montgomery city election the other day. There was a pretty good line at 7am because the expected high was 100°. Republicans don’t care if someone suffers heat stroke waiting in line.
They're probably hoping for it. That's one vote that doesn't get cast.
@@CanItAlreadybut what if it was a Republican vote that didn't get cast? It's like that doesn't even occur to them.
@silverghostcat1924 they do think about that. It is incredibly unlikely to be a republican voter who passes out in that situation for several reasons.
First, most people aren't republican. They are the minority. But also, there normally aren't these long lines to vote in places where republican voters are going to be voting. It happens in big cities and areas with more people of color. Thus more Democrat voters. In the suburbs and real areas they make sure there are far more polling places per capita for this exact reason.
@tradde11- absolutely! In fact they simply don’t think at all
It's a death cult.
Amazing. This podcast is one year old and the comments could still apply today. Evil never quits! VOTE BLUE!! 🇺🇲💙🇺🇲
It's disgusting that Republicans would rather people give up on voting because of hunger, thirst, or heat, than simply let people distribute basic human comforts to voters while they wait. Gross gross gross
It’s an admission that they can only win by cheating. They have nothing to offer.
The fact that you can't wait several hours without eating or drinking (hardly an experience for most) is pathetic
@@Goodstuffevery1 There are many reasons why food and water may be needed. What an idiotic answer.
@@Alphadawg3571 if you can't wait at most, a few hours to eat or drink, then you are pathetic. All you big hearts are fucked
@@Goodstuffevery1 Have you ever stood in line to vote in the Georgia heat without shade, water, or food, just to be told the wait will be longer because a machine went down or another issue cropped up? No? Then shut it. That's like telling someone who works outside in the heat that they don't need water breaks. Oh yeah, that's exactly what Republicans in Texas did. 🙄🙄
Hearing all the republicans shenanigans make me think of the old saying “beatings will continue until morale improves.”
Say the person in the Democrat Klan responsible for Trail of Tears, Slavery, Lynching, Segregation, the Klan, Confederate States of America, Civil War, Against Black Americans Right to vote, Against Women's Right to vote, Blocking the Republican Championed Civil Rights Act for nearly 15 not to mention the Intentional Inflationary Policies & Spending that has DEVASTATED The Less Fortunate especially Black Americans with Ridiculous 20% OR More Food Price Hikes. It's Shameful, Pathetic & Inhumane.
It's so silly. I live in another country, everyone gets an election notice before the election telling you how you appear in the electoral roll, that gives us a chance to update details where necessary. Then, before the election we all get our voting papers which can be posted back or we can wait till election day and vote in person (doesn't matter if you lose the papers, you can still vote with id). We all know when the letter is due so fraud is difficult.
This is why it's a silly move by Republicans, our government swaps from left to right still. If you try to deny someone their lawful right to vote you make it likely that they will vote against you for that very reason.
We had a lot of political gerrymandering and voter suppression in Northern Ireland after partition. I'm shocked at how prevelant the same illegal tactics are in the US today.
Until it actually happens, I'll keep saying that a judge's rulings on the fascist agendas in smacking them down as unconstitutional a waste of breath. These fascists will do it anyways until the judges orders are enforced.
Thank you all for your good work! I’m so sick of these anti-American legislators oppressing voters. I hope they face justice.
To lose at the polls will be justice
Vote to be able breathe!
Who are Democrats Klan oppressing now?
@@roberttaylor9563did you say breathe? Have you heard of Geomagnetic Reversal? On Earth & the S🌞N
They will not unless they are voted out.
@@Toruk.Makto.Dracarys and your point is??
I'm a disabled senior who vote by mail. Before the voter suppression laws were passed here in Georgia, I could request a vote by mail application during the primary. Being disabled, by requesting the ballot during the primary, I would then be sent a mail in or vote by mail ballot for each and each round of voting without having to fill out the application for each vote during the election cycle, primary, election and if a run off was necessary, now they've made it very difficult to vote by mail during the complete election cycle in Georgia. Oh, during the 2020 election, they were going to cancel my right to vote because I moved, same apartment complex, just a different apartment. I had even filed my change of address with them and received my new voter card from them. They sent me the letter informing me that I had a limited time to correct my address or I wouldn't be allowed to vote. The irony is that I had my corrected voter card from the state, and I hadn't missed voting in every election since I moved to GA in 1997. They even tried to claim I hadn't voted for several elections as a means for dropping my voting right.
Mail in voting is safe and secure. Many states use it. No lines, no harassment of voters or election workers. Very easy to use.
Most definitely
Absolutely Sickening bill in Georgia!!!!!!!!
The only reason you pass laws like this is because it's the only way they can win!!!!
@cpk8636-6
Been sucking on the right wing propoganda teet I see!!!!! Clown 🤡
If you believe the Orangutan Is innocent I got a U.F.O to sell you 🤡
I was stationed in Georgia once in 1968-1969. I found out with talking to people I was aquanted with that this was crooked as a dog's hind leg!! It seems it still is!!!
@@mitchelldarnell5334
Right?????
GA Gov Brian Kemp wrote the voter suppression laws that the Red states copied. He also heavily gerrymandered and changed laws so MTG could run and win. Kemp supported MTG both times and Hershel Werewolf Walker.
These restrictions not only affect those who are housebound and various other reasons to vote absentee but it really affects members of the armed services who are overseas or they are stationed in other states. It puts an undue burden on those service members.
Vote By Mail is the ONLY solution.
This is a great show Brian. Keeping up on voter's rights is so important and Marc is a real hero!
Ha! Chipping away at Republican Idiocracy…
@cpk8636-6 Pew. You stink of echo chamber.
@cpk8636-6 Trump and the republicans are obstructing justice for trying to hide behind an election.
@cpk8636-6This guy is a troll who repeats this message endlessly. Russian paid.
@cpk8636-6Get lost troll.
@cpk8636-6
Let us be so grateful for Marc Elias and his efforts, and for BTC for beinging these queations up with clear answers from Elias.
What a crazy system the states can have!
I was born and raised in Georgia.. I've lived here most of my life except for time in the military. While I'm proud that Georgia managed to keep Trump from getting a second term, almost daily I learn something new that makes me hang my head in shame because of the crap Georgia republicans keep doing that endangers everything and anything that a decent society should be. For your lives and the lives of everyone you ever cared about, vote BLUE!
Thank you for your courage, your vote matters 🇺🇸🙌🏼🗳️💙we will keep voting 💙💙💙💙
Please get rid of Majorie Taylor
Real Americans Are With You! 🇺🇸
Hugs. Thank you.
Would you rather pay 2.65% for a mortgage or 7.4% , FORCING Rents Higher, if you think that's bad just wait til 7 PLUS Million from Democrats Wide Open Border start looking for Houses & Apts. Have you been to a Supermarket lately, Ridiculous 20% OR More Food Price Hikes, on everything. You can't afford it, don't worry Democrats got you covered 23% OR More Credit Cards Interest Rates to help out their Banksters Donors. With a little help from Crude Oil Production CUTS, That's how you Transfer around 10 TRILLION Dollars from The Less Fortunate, especially Black Americans & Latinos, TOWARDS The 1% & Greedy Corporate Deep, I mean very Deep Pocket Donors, in Climate Handouts. The Klan did literally the same thing in the 70s, with Poor Folks 💰💰💰 they celebrate with the Exceptionally Wealthy Donor Class while keeping y'all on the social services treadmill & voting blue til you turn blue in the face. It's Shameful the Human Rights Abuses committed by Democrats for well over 200 years. They should have to pay Reparations to the victims of Trail of Tears & Slavery. It's Shameful. Do your OWN Research, Think for yourself, watch MAGA President John F Kennedy Economic Policy Speeches right here on UA-cam. Cheers 🥂
Absolutely despicable human beings. What they will do and say for power is horrible.
How can giving someone water be illegal?! Are they insane?
Excellent news. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ ” - Mr. Rogers
Marc Elias is one of the biggest helpers we have for voting rights and is an American hero. And thank you, Brian, for these thoughtful and intelligent news segments.
Love what your mother said! Beautiful and so touching. Thank you for sharing this outlook
thank you so much for sharing this...what your mother said is going to help me a lot, I'm going to put that thought in my mind.
@@julest5767 It's actually a famous quote by Mr. Rogers, a beloved children's program producer. It is indeed very comforting!
@@AJ-og2kvIt's a great quote by Mr Rogers!
Mr. rogers was the opposite of a Republican. He was such a sweet, thoughtful, loving person
Voter suppression is appalling. It is a privilege and a right for every American citizen to vote
*VOTING IN THE U.K. IS EASY* I am British and there is none of this nonsense. There are so many places to vote - my local community hall is 5 minutes' walk away (which is typical). There are so many places to vote. There are never large queues. I do *NOT* have to wait outside in the rain or the hot sun. I walk in, show my ID and vote. It takes a few minutes. *HOW CAN YOU AMERICANS MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT* ??? High-tech leader of the world... really???
Counting in the U.K. occurs overnight (by hand, by many local volunteers) so that by the next morning the results are known. This applies for local and national elections.
*HOW HARD CAN IT BE* ???
One side does everything to stay in power even though their policies are unpopular with American people.
Yeah, get out the pamphlet, read it debate it for weeks and then vote by mail, I vote all the time. Most people are dummies that except less.
MAGA is insane they want to suppress voters and give anyone who wants an AK-47. They are in big gun's pockets and don't care at all about the American people.
A privilege a right AND a responsibility
Vote! Thank you for your work! I agree you you. My father age 95 died in 2015. He would be mortified at all this B S.
Shame on you GOP this is inhumane. I feel for the Americans having to live in a country with this excuse of a political party
You would think that if gop wanted to win they would try helping the people instead of spewing lies. That would be a winning strategy. Try it
Thank you so much. It's rare to see someone realize that American citizens are often taken advantage of by politicians
Well, then i guess it should be the mission of Democrats in Georgia to challenge every single Republican in the state of Georgia that they prove that they have the right to vote. Make it so. Republican politicians are treasonous garbage, they must be dealt with as the scum they are.
Clearly these patterns of voter restriction have been well established & well documented. These violations must not be tolerated. President Lyndon Johnson managed to pass legislation to stop this abuse. Voter protection needs to be implemented for 2024!
The interesting question for me is that while States administer elections, is it possible to create offences relating to conducting them? Could it become a federal offence if a person is required to queue for more than 30 minutes for example?
Conservatives don't want people voting.
They lose when everyone votes. They lose badly.
So they'll cheat
Make it illegal to obstruct voting rights.
@@neilbiggs1353
probably not
Thank you BTC and Marc
This makes me appreciate living in NJ where absentee voting is unrestricted- you only have to request it
I used to get absentee ballots for every election in AZ after requesting it the first time after moving there.
@cpk8636-6absolute nonsense
In NJ we pay to most in federal taxes and get the least in federal benefits.
The Reds States are a leech sucking on Blue States
@cpk8636-6BOT
Even better in states where ballots are mail in by default, with backup in-person voting by request.
It's not really a game of catch-up, it's whack-a-mole.
@cpk8636-6
This is a bot!!!!
@cpk8636-6 So sad, how hard you are working to prop up people who only want to use you until you are empty of what they can use.
@@MonkeyJedi99Emptier than you think. That one is a trollbot. Probably not worth your time to do more than flag it and move on.
This was a good discussion. Love your takes and questions, BTC. And I am so thankful for Mark’s efforts to ensure voting rights.
We need the Voting Rights Act BACK with massive oversight in the former Confederate States.
You are so right, the world is watching. We here in the UK are worried
Where America leads the UK follows.
YES WE DO, MultiTomcat!
Yes; it was a TRAVESTY our corrupt rightwing Supreme Court justices undid the key protections for voting throughout the south! Restore it!
@@mariaying4761im a American on the pikadily line right now. You guys get along with Africans. I like that
The longest I've waited to vote was about 4 minutes. Now, California sends every registered voter an absentee ballot, and I love that!!!
And it’s confirmed by the county registrar 👍
Things I miss in not voting in person:
> going early and getting a complementary cup of coffee and leftover Halloween candy.
> poll workers announcing a first time voter, usually a teenager. Voters will pause marking their ballots, burst into a round of applause then resume voting.
That is how its done in my country in Europe.. and we have more than 10 different parties so everybody can feel that they are represented.. and about 85% of our citizens VOTE.
EVERYBODY loves that!
I wait 0 minutes, in WA we ALL vote by mail unlike you 20th century cretins in backwards CA.
Stellar content, yet again. I have learned so much from Marc Elias and Glenn Kirchner especially...and, you, of course!
Keep it coming, PLEASE!
This new student to the world of law and politics needs this information, and it is painfully obvious that the rest of America (and no doubt, the rest of this WORLD) needs it too!
Thank you!
I love it when the brightest minds and best hearted people in the world come together to save Democracy.
Democrats are Marxists.
We live in a republic, not a domacracy.
@@DeepforestdwellerIndeed, a constitutional republic implemented by democratic processes. Without democracy, our republic does not exist.
@@DeepforestdwellerI love when people say this.
A republic is still a form of democracy. It literally meets all the criteria to be called a democracy. You nitwit.
@@Deepforestdweller and exactly what does that distinction mean in this conversation?
Mark Elias is a national treasure. Thank our lucky stars for people like him.
I live in a red state.
I am a registered Democrat.
The election office staff text me when the ballots are mailed.
They just texted me yesterday that they received my ballot, and that my vote was counted for mayor and city council.
Great reporting and updates in GA, Brian and Marc.
Hopefully all states will do their best to get rid of gerrymandering and voter suppression..
I never get notice but that is because my state is 100% vote by mail. Catch up to us. I have voted by permanent absentee for nearly 40 years and now everyone else does too.
The gerrymandering in Kansas was so obvious! This Republican state with Democrat Governor got by with it! I cannot believe how the Republicans can even feel good about themselves.
What a shame that every State doesn't follow suit. I often think that, for every Federal election, there should be Federal voting laws. Laws like the one you described. Laws that every American voter believes is fair.
If States want to introduce voter suppression laws for State elections, then I still find it all disgraceful if there is any voter suppression. Yet, I 4understand that, due to the MAGA Party's incessant whining about the Federal government getting too involved in State affairs.
However, I don't understand why it's so difficult for anyone to understand how much more fair and easier it would make Federal voting by having exactly the same voting laws in every State. Surely this would also help stop all of the excuses that red States keep coming up with to blame cheating, no?
Let's face it, MAGA Republicans, like DeSantis, are happy to take Federal financial aid after a disaster and let the Federal government pay for some other Federal interests.
@toriless so is mine, but they notify me because I requested they notify me.
And I save my emails until 12 months after an election too...just in case someone questions my ballot/vote. My State does the same thing.
Its the water part thats really dangerous especially with high heat. Particularly to the disabled and elderly its a nasty trick.
Those people denied food and water while they are made to wait in line to vote is CRIMINAL..I am forever a Democrate!
That's all republicans have... nasty tricks.
Exactly
Well done
A birthdate on the outside of the ballot lets them focus on eliminating votes within the age range less likely to vote for them. The birthdate is all the information they need. It's telling that a supposedly solid red state like Georgia feels the need to do this. Maybe they know if everyone votes, they're not so red anymore.
Exactly this! They definitely know. That's why they are focused on disenfranchising the voters in Metro Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, and a few other regions with large African-American and college student populations. The broad GA map political map looks like there are only pockets of blue in a sea of red. However, those blue pockets are in heavily populated areas and make the outcome of the state more bluish-purple than red, even with all of the suppression tactics.
Many people aren't going to put this information on the outside of anything. That along with your full name, signature and address, is too much to have exposed.
Thank you very much for your efforts Marc. I remember arguing down Republican voters in my state about how the food and water law was such BS. They had every excuse under the sun for why it's okay. It's good to know it's been struck down. I live in a more mixed district so in the weights in line are generally about 15 minutes maybe 20 to 25 tops. But my friends that live where I grew up in a majority black district reported waiting over 90 minutes some recent years voting. These voters that embrace fascist blow my mind. Once again thank both of you gentlemen for your efforts to protect democracy.
Great work Mark
I am constantly astounded how difficult it is to vote in the US. As a 71yo Canadian, voting has never been difficult or time consuming in my 50yrs of being eligible & there are no laws deliberately restricting any citizen from voting. SMFH!
I'm in Ontario, and I've never waited longer than 15 minutes for any election. We need to keep a sharp eye on our democracy as well. As we've seen, it's a slippery slope.
Here in Australia voting is compulsory
Same in NZ vote or don't vote it's easy as.
You dont have the scumbags on the right that we do!
OH CANADA!!! Clean Air, Clean Water, Safe Streets & High Taxes!! #UnecessaryCarbonTax
Most of the attention may be on Donald's arrest rn but this is the bigger news coming out of Georgia imo, as it will have a much bigger effect on us in the long run. Thank you as always, Marc!
This is really important. Sounds like Republicans want to go back to the “impromptu” voter literacy tests that were given to Blacks before letting them vote. Two of my favorite questions:
How many bubbles does this bar of soap make?
Spell “forward” forwards and backwards.
@cpk8636-6 Did you know that the more you repeat something, the more likely it is for THINKING people to just ignore you as an idiot with nothing useful to say?
cpk8636-6 is a bot. A bad one.
@cpk8636-6 Trump is a loser. My evidence is 2020 as well as the four criminal indictments he's been hit with in 2023
@jwani I respectfully disagree with you about what is bigger new.The fact that tRump was given kid gloves treatment in Georgia, hired a bondsman and is out on bail .
Thank you Marc for everything you're doing. I truly wish you didn't have a job protecting voting rights in court. Not because I wish you were unemployed, but because it shouldn't be necessary.
Absolutely shameful that this sort of thing is happening. No water for poor old people waiting in line? Horrifying.
I don’t think they are the only state to restrict water… TX maybe?
more lies that's why the orange clown 🤡 is getting prosecuted now still lying
@cpk8636-6 Hmm? Still copy-pasting?
@cpk8636-6
You FOOLS JUST CAN'T STOP YOUR BS!!!!!
@@MonkeyJedi99
It's a Bot!!!!!
Thank you Marc for all your work in trying to preserve Democracy. 😊 We must have fair voting rights.
This!!! 👏🏼
The best way to make it a great future is to vote blue 💙!
Here in Australia we vote on a Saturday, and every public school plus some other community halls is a polling place from 8am-6pm. For those who work that day or cannot physically attend there are mail in ballots available up to two months prior, and also we have early polling places open for the week beforehand for anyone who cannot make it on the day. Also if you are out of your area on the day you can go to any polling place and lodge an absentee vote if necessary. We have compulsory voting so this makes it easy for everybody. The longest I have ever had to wait is about 1 minute !!
Your system sucks !! 😂
I’ve waited longer in the line to get my sausage sizzle 😋
Another Aussie here. You are right. It sucks in America. Always makes me laugh when they claim its the "greatest" country in the world. It is so far from that but most Americans have barely left their own county's so they have no idea how the rest of the world works.
@@Helensrant😋🤣🤣 Maybe our American friends could show more kindness to each other and adopt our sausage sizzle tradition, then everybody would be happy & fed. (Except the Republicans I guess…..there’s no pleasing them ! 😄)
It should be automatically registered when you turn 18 and I love the whole Saturday voting day. I don't understand why they are making people jump through hoops for their damn right to vote. I don't understand why some of their own voters even agree with what they are doing.
@@SandyNoblitt We register to vote when we turn 18 in Australia. It’s not a difficult process and we vote for whatever party we see fit. Do you guys have to register to a particular party? I don’t get that as I’ve voted for both our political parties over the years depending on their policies and who is running 👍
Excellent decision judge!!!
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@cpk8636-6 Still haven't given up?
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Before he answers "what is the rationale for putting your date of birth on the outside of the envolope" let me guess: it's a way to disenfranchise (throw out) ballots from the younger Millennials and Gen Z.
My guess also! There are Congress persons who are trying to raise the legal voting age to 25, so I would expect Birthdates that make a mail in ballots voter under 25 will automatically be sidetracked, lost, or invalidated for some reason!
Yeah, that too, but that's not the whole of it.
@@dewardroy6531 True. I did listen to the rest of his presentation, but this was such an obvious point that _not_ stating it does damage. Talking about the GOP trying to disenfranchise younger voters is a sure-fire way to get them to the ballot boxes in the numbers we need. He missed an opportunity.
@@williamplatt1641 Yeah: "for some reason." 😪🤬
It also places personally identifying information on the exterior of the envelope, which can be used for identity theft.
Thank you, Brian and Marc, for all that you do.
In Az, mail in ballots had to have your DOB and signature on outside ...supposedly to confirm identity. Exposing yourself to identity theft and fraud should not be a requirement to vote. That same information could be put inside the envelope with no risk to the voter.
I live in Arizona and have been a mail- in voter for years. I have never had to put my signature and DOB on the outside mailing envelope.
There are two states politically polar opposites Utah and California. For voting they have a few things in common: Both are primarily vote by mail; Both process ballots as they are returned and use electronic signature scanning. Unlike Arizona, UT and CA are able to provide, in most cases a clear winner for any given election within a few hours. AZ really needs to begin processing mailed in ballots quicker.
I never would have picked out of all 50 states, GA to be the only one willing to protect American democracy from traitors.
@cpk8636-6well Donnie just now got finger printed and a mug shot and you are calling out Dems.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yay, Georgia 😊
Totally agree
It's not the only one, by any measure!
@cpk8636-6 keep smoking that fentanyl, boy.
This is such a farce of democracy. I am Swedish, and in every election, I have walked straight into the voting place and cast my vote. Not a second waiting in any line. The USA needs to be sent back to the factory, get repaired, and then try again.
Correct!
Well, the Republicans are desperate to invalidate and suppress as many votes as they can to desperately cling to power
Good idea! This time factory mgmt MUST be filled with a group of diverse people without any Superpacs that pay to play. We’ve, unfortunately, seen what happens when life is completely run by White men. White men are feeling the heat that all women, BIPOCS & LGBTQ+ have felt our entire lives. Now they’re running scared. Roe vs Wade?
It's because we have a certain political party who has spent the last 50 years making it harder and harder to vote its sickening and half the brain washed people agree with them!!!!
MOST countries help people to be able to vote! Australia always has elections on a weekend. Where I vote they GIVE OUT water bottles if it is hot? They have shade tents? We also have early bird voting and post in voting? EVERYTHING to make it easier to vote...is done. But NOT in America? To have a law to STOP cold water in the hot sun in a disgrace.....I just shake my head at the racist, cruel and unjust cr*p some Americans have to go through....just to cast a vote.
I've always thought that Brian Kemp and William Barr didn't do all of Trump's bidding because they didn't think they could get away with it. I have the same suspicion of Pence.
I was visiting Georgia during the Kemp/Abrams election, and the long lines of mostly black voters extending all the way out to the parking lot, in the hot sun, was infuriating. It's absolutely atrocious.
Old grandmothers/fathers.. just trying to vote. Kemp is a mother fucker and should be in prison for life.
I can 100% confirm what BTC and Elias are stating here. Saw it with my own damn eyes. This was in Savannah.
Thank you, BTC, for offering this segment. I appreciate the updates and the progress made by pushing back legally all these draconian voter suppression State laws.
Amen 😊
@cpk8636-6 Can't stop spamming, can you?
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@@tennyceb to stupid to realize your responding to a bot!!!!
Typical right winger incapable of critical thinking!!!
I'm glad I live in Australia, which has a national electoral commission, the AEC. Everything is standardised:
1. Private ballot.
2. Compusolory voting.
3. Voting on Saturday.
4. Preferential voting (ranked choice).
5. Votes held at public schools.
6. Voter suppression is next to impossible.
7. Democracy sausage sandwitches!
And the best part is that _no politician_ has anything to do with it!
This is what the U.S A. needs!
You left out communism gun ontrol and no freedom.except for the criminals
@@voteredsaveamerica Honey, you have no clue what Communism is.
@@voteredsaveamericaYOU HAVE MUCH TO LEARN FROM THE CIVILIZED NATIONS OF THE WORLD.
Thank you Marc !! Always supporting your good fight!!!
You’re amazing, Marc Elias. These new laws are disgusting. Thank you for your hard work.
Vote Blue at every opportunity, Georgia.
Atlanta News Now is now showing "45" trek to jail. October 23, 2023, is new suggested trial date
Absolutely Blue 💯💯💯
@cpk8636-6 You may be in for a huge surprise... hopefully beginning October 23, 2023 -- if you are open minded enough to watch the televised trial for yourself and find out the UNFILTERED (by talking heads) truth.
Drove through Bankhead side. The Bluff.
@cpk8636-6Voting BLUE in your honor💙💙💙💙😂😂😂😂
Yeah taylor Greene are worse then Donald trump her month are way too much
Brian I just love when you have this powerful, strong, loving, faithful, Attorney that is working on All of the American People Right's in keeping Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Pride, Culture, Honesty, Strength, Courage, Understanding, Responsibility that this Young Powerful Educated Man which we have never met and shook his hands. Believe this people God has this Disciple Truly Worke and he will never Sleep on the Hard Working American People and Families. Amen let's just keep being Obedient too God for he Know's Everything, Anything, and Anybody because God has already ordered our foot 👣 steps in his Powerful Word's. Remember Vote Blue 💙 and keep believing in God
Kemp is a Racist too his heart
Nothing nice about republicans. Voting rights are important. We need to protect them by voting blue 💙🔵.
Absolutely 💯💯💯💯
You're right about that, the best way to protect voting rights and democracy is to keep voting all republicans out of office, send them down the road kicking beer cans.
Voting is our right as being an American citizen or did the Republican party forget it?
@@sharonprice4083 they did it not forget , they know their policies of tax cuts for rich and cutting your kids school funding dont get votes. So they need to cheat to win.
BTC & Mark!
I love it when Brian interviews such quality guests.
@cpk8636-6 Trump told on himself in public! Don’t try to spin this.
You may think you’re lying so you can force your so called morals on us, but don’t fool yourself God is not a facist.
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I am in a suburb of St. Louis, I waited around 45 minutes to vote in the presidential election. I have had 2 back surgeries and it hurts to stand for a long time.
Voting for president is like shopping at opening of a store on black Friday in the early 2000s.
Pretexts to suppress voting is pathetic and shameful!
@cpk8636-6never just more lies
@cpk8636-6nice copy and paste skills.
@cpk8636-6 You've got more spamming than Hormel!
@cpk8636-6and I'm up to four of your exact comment - hope you're getting paid well.
👍👀 Cowardly👀 For Real!
Not all heroes wear capes. Marc is a legend for doing this. He still needs help, vote blue! 💙
@@doogiebear139 LOL! Non Sequitur & a strawman argument. Climate change was one of several contributors to Maui's wildfire catastrophe. Republicans refuse to do anything about it. But hey, they'll still vote the criminal Trump, so evil is a Republican requirement.
Thank you 👍 for the latest info. I just can't even imagine how many Votes have been thrown out or will be thrown out for misc. Reasons. Yes, you're right 👍 Hope one day you will not have to sue to give someone the right that should never be challenged "The Legal Right To Vote In United States of America " Thank you Brian
Good judge
Bad republicans trying to take away rights. Rights aren't rights if they can be taken away.
Thank you Judge
No one. No one should ever deny any other human water for any reason.
Thank you Mark so much for fighting for Democracy. We need more ppl like you!!! VOTE BLUE UP AND DOWN THE BALLOT. ONLY WAY TO SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY AND OUR COUNTRY!!! 🌊💙🌊💙✌️
I'm here in North Carolina and I'm concerned about what they're trying to do here... Last voting was a nightmare they closed down the only voting place here that was accessible for walking of course you're right African American and Hispanic were most of the voters and moved it to a place where you would need to have a car
That is appalling and un-American.
So sad to hear that ! That is cruel ! I don't know what the remedy would be. The Repubs are sick ! Perhaps if you all could reach out to another Democratic district they could perhaps provide transportation for you and your fellow voters.
The thing that scares me is that Republican law that can remove prosecutors and they are going to try to do this with Fani Willis. It's already being challenged and hopefully it will be blocked before it goes into effect in October.
What a wonderful lawyer! ❤
Fantastic job. Your insight is greatly appreciated! I live in Alabama and this is something that is rarely spoken of. The racism is embedded here.
In New Zealand for most people voting takes about 5 min. You go to the nearest school or church, there will not be a line, they check your name on the list, give you a form, you tick a couple of boxes and drop the form in the slot. All done. This takes place on a weekend when you are not at work.
The same here except churches 🇧🇪 although it can sometimes be longer, depending on when you go. Early birds won't have to wait long. Voting is mandatory here, so no bs about all that.
Gib my state votes by mail making the process easier too! America needs to get private money outta politics too! Hoping one day to move to nz!
@@bentekik7137I don't believe in mandatory voting! We need voters who care enough to become informed! Mandatory voting doesn't always lead to informed voting! Plus gov shouldn't be mandating participation that's gov over reach into people's lives!
@oldfogey4679 we had to fight that everybody got the right to vote. If you don't care, you can make your ballot invalid ( what a lot of people do). It is always on a sunday, so afterward people usually go to see family or if it's good weather to the seaside......🙃
Same in Australia. Voting stations never more than a few minutes (urban) to half an hour (regional) to peoples residences. Schools the most common site for a voting station and held on a weekend. Queue's a short wait to approach the polling booths
In Western Australia (and I assume in the rest of the country) State schools are used as polling places. In person voting happens on a Saturday and the P&C (Parents & Citizens group) will often use voting day to fundraise for the school by setting up food and drinks stalls. It is a great idea.
Yeah, we did that half a century ago in WA. We have joined the 21st century, unlike AU, and "vote by mail" now.
We vote by mail in my state. Republicans don’t want that, either. Ballots are mailed to all registered voters. We fill them out and can mail them back or take them to a drop box. They have our signatures to validate our ballots. I wish all states did the same.
WA??
So if I can't vote by mail, then you can't mail me a ballot. Then ballots should be at the front door on the table when I walk in
@@brendawatkins6448
If you’re a registered voter, why can’t you vote by mail? Homeless? Red State? Unregistered? Felon? Too far down in the holler you have no mail service?
Wa state does that too it’s awesome ❤
You two gentlemen are American heros on the front line and we love and appreciate you dearly ❤
Yes they are, Bravo guys 😅
I lived in Atlanta for about 10yrs, my polling location in SE Atl had wait lines over 2hrs.. then I moved to the north side of town, there was NO wait. I'll let ya speculate what the difference was btwn those areas of the city.
Thank goodness you’re bringing this information to the attention of the public. We have been working with limited information and knowledge before you and others stepped up to educate us. My understanding has grown exponentially since watching 💙
Marc Elias, thank you for all that you do!
I love how Australia does voting. They can only campaign for 6 months. Voting day is a holiday for everyone. Every school and community center etc Is open for voting. Also an independent group draws the maps it would be awesome to see something like that happen here!
You can take time off to vote if you need to