State Rep. Gayle Slossberg, D-, in Hartford over the state budget, but not during a debate on a proposed bill to allow people in Connecticut to register to vote on Election Day.
CT News Junkie, a news web site that covers the state capitol, reported that Slossberg vigorously opposed a Republican amendment to the bill that would have required photo IDs.
She said between 10 to 25 percent of the eligible voters in the state don’t have photo IDs and the amendment would keep them from taking advantage of the Election Day registration provision.
The bill passed the Government Administration and Elections Committee by an 11-4 vote without the amendment.
Dirk out! If he is not physically harming anyone who cares?
You have posted to this thread more than any other individual. But you have said very little. I joined the Republican party and became a Nassau County committeeman in 1961 to aid in the election of a dear friend who eventually became the Chief Judge of the State of New York. Back then the Republican Party was Liberal and the Democrats were the Conservative group (including the Dixiecrats) Over the years (since Goldwater and Reagan) the Party tags have reversed and have T Party clique as part of the Republicans. Hear in Milford, for the most part my Republicans are not extreme but moderate conservatives. I'm the oldest Republican town committeeman and the most liberal in the MRTC. I also claim to have many friends who are part of the MDTC and enjoy that claim. Locally I prefer that the Republicans were in the majority, but the voters have given the Democrats the opportunity to show their skills. They are not my enemy, my enemy are those who do not express an opinion by not voting. So I will encourage all who are eligible to vote to register and do so. We do require photo Id cards to be shown prior to casting our ballot, so this point is moot here in CT.
Only President Reagan was called Ronnie and then only by his wife. You do not have my permission to call me Ronnie, use Mr. Goldwyn. As for Mr. Ed, after all is said and done, you keep on talking. As for Mike Brown, in the heat of a politcal battle, he will defend every action by a democrat, And I may do the same as a Republican. But I think for myself and many times I may agree with what some Democrat may say and disagree with some Republican viewpoints. May the Lord grant you long life so that you may see the error of your taunts.
That said. Let's get our friends and neighbors registered to vote. Let's talk about the issues and let people make up there minds about how to vote. Let's find ways to help people vote and let's stop creating barriers to vote.
Let's face it. When it comes to voting, I am who I say I am. You can challenge my vote if you believe me to be a fraud or if you think I no longer live in the precinct I say I'm living in. I've seen the latter happen And yes, I have formally challenged the vote. And it has mostly been Republicans committing the offense. It is true that "dead people" do appear to cast a vote in elections. The numbers are not large, and in almost all cases it is not fraud, but rather human error. Usually the unofficial checker crosses off the wrong name; the daughter instead of the mother, someone on the line above or below the actual voter.
But my duty as a committeeman required that I walk my district and obtain enough signatures to place every candidate on the ballot from the President of the USA down to the dog catcher. For local govt. employees this was a must to retain their job. Countywide employees had to kickback 10% of their paycheck and a number of top politicians went to jail for this sceme.
Single ballots almost never change the outcome of an election...why would anyone risk a fine on the off chance that an election ended up tied?
I get it now. You are one of those trolls on Joelle's payroll, aren't you? Yeah, yeah, the Republicans are all evil, they're responsible for every bad thing in your life... We get it, "Ed". I'm curious: Do you vote?
6:42 pm on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 "Michael, you either have the mind of a child, or you are laughing at what you are saying behind our backs." Be careful what you say to Michael, he likes his attorney and threatens to sue all the time.