Rhode Island

TexasTowelie

(116,748 posts) Thu Oct 27, 2016, 02:20 AM Oct 2016

Voter rolls off by 189,000 in Rhode Island, Journal analysis finds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's voter rolls contain as many as 189,000 more names than they should, a Providence Journal analysis shows.

Based on estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Rhode Island would be expected to have 592,672 registered voters.

But the state has 781,770 people listed as eligible to vote in the Nov. 8 election, according to the voter registration database maintained by Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea. That's an excess of 189,098.

"Oh, my! Wow! Holy crap!" Brandon S. Bell, the state's Republican Party chairman said in reaction to The Journal's analysis. "I have to wrap my head around this, but that's a really huge number."

Read more: http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20161025/voter-rolls-off-by-189000-in-ri-journal-analysis-finds

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Voter rolls off by 189,000 in Rhode Island, Journal analysis finds (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2016 OP

The implication is what? and why are they going to the republican party chairman to still_one Oct 2016 #1

This article is drivel vdogg Oct 2016 #2

Stupid article. Like a GOP ad for voter fraud. Ignores the big box sinkingfeeling Oct 2016 #3

still_one

(96,522 posts)

1. The implication is what? and why are they going to the republican party chairman to

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 03:45 AM

Oct 2016

have him imply fraud.

Funny that there was no issue with this during the primaries

vdogg

(1,385 posts)

2. This article is drivel

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 04:57 AM

Oct 2016

It is biased, one sided, and pushes right wing talking points. They fail to go into any depth as to why the extra names are on the rolls in the first place.

sinkingfeeling

(52,986 posts)

3. Stupid article. Like a GOP ad for voter fraud. Ignores the big box

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 08:48 AM

Oct 2016

in the center that shows census with 784,000+ eligible voters in the state. Doesn't explain how they came up with there only supposed 592,672 number.

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