They weren't holding onto 45,000 forms, it's just 45,000 forms that they turned in over the the course of the registration drive that have been seized base on minor inaccuracies in 10 forms. It would be great if you guys actually read the article before coming up with ridiculous theories and accusations.
Totally unnecessary condescension, Jerry. The article says no such thing. In fact, it seems to contradict Ebsy's claim (emphasis mine):
It's realistic that Ebsy is right and the article is just misleading. But do either of you have a source that supports that assumption?
So please what are you trying to harp on again. That they don't return the applications right when they are filled out? I want too know.
I don't know what's confusing here...
1. I pointed out that it would be stupid and irresponsible if they were holding on to 45,000 forms.
2. Ebsy responded, claiming that they weren't holding onto 45,000 forms, but rather that the 45,000 included the total they had "turned in over the the course of the registration drive," and chastised those in the thread for not reading the article.
3. You replied, agreeing that people had failed to read the article.
4. I point about that I
had read the article, and -- rightly or wrongly -- the article claims that the 45,000 forms were
seized during the raid. That would mean, contrary to Ebsy's post, these forms were still at the office, and not turned in.
Yes, I am harping on the fact that 45,000 forms shouldn't be just sitting around until the last moment. That's irresponsible. I'm also objecting to Ebsy's reply, which doesn't seem to be supported by the contents of the article.
Reading the story, it appears the group was planning on making a last minute publicity dump of 50,000 registrations at the last moment to file them. At least we now have our answer to the question posed in another thread on why some states require registration well in advance of election day. There's no way Indiana election officials could handle 50,000 registrations dumped on them the day before.
I can't speak to Indiana, but in most states, voter registrations can still be
processed after the deadline, just not submitted. Here, we had two days of 40,000 registrations apiece on the two days before the deadline, and they took another few days to fully process them all. I think it's irresponsible for two reasons: 1) it increases the chance that the forms will be misplaced before they're turned in, even if they're stored electronically; and, 2) voters participating in a registration drive shouldn't be calling in to check their registration two weeks later and being told it was never turned in. Their desire to get a press release for setting a one-day record (or whatever they were trying to do) doesn't mean they can be irresponsible like this.
