2025/2026 Elections Congressional & State

[kalm]

That’s where your brain took you. Not my fault it led you to activist answer.

Your map conveniently ignored the correlation.

So you’re looking for affirmation of race as the reason in this map? If you’d like to have a broader discussion about ALL of the factors that go into literacy rates, be my guest.

[houndawg]

Crypto fraud
Pay to play
Pardoning fraudsters and letting them avoid repaying victims
Suing the federal government whose defense will be handled by trump appointees

The trump regime is nothing but a systemic scam of biblical proportions

But according to you, none of these Cronies will touch the elections because they are sacred and their high scruples

Deflection … but Trump

Crypto is shitting the bed, just like your hero, Joe Jojo Biden

Pay to play …. what’s that? The lottery

Who prosecuted the fraudsters? who are they and what did they do?

Do you think the people that depend on all the scams and frauds are not gonna somehow scam and fraud the elections because they so much depend on scams and frauds….

read the bolded part again with your head outside of your ass.

[Caribbean Hen]

Deflection … but Trump

Crypto is shitting the bed, just like your hero, Joe Jojo Biden

Pay to play …. what’s that? The lottery

Who prosecuted the fraudsters? who are they and what did they do?

Do you think the people that depend on all the scams and frauds are not gonna somehow scam and fraud the elections because they so much depend on scams and frauds….

read the bolded part again with your head outside of your ass.

I don’t have to read them. I have you as a proof reader

[UNI88]

Deflection … but Trump

Crypto is shitting the bed, just like your hero, Joe Jojo Biden

Pay to play …. what’s that? The lottery

Who prosecuted the fraudsters? who are they and what did they do?

Do you think the people that depend on all the scams and frauds are not gonna somehow scam and fraud the elections because they so much depend on scams and frauds….

read the bolded part again with your head outside of your ass.

Sounds like a prediction that trump is going to try and scam and fraud the 2026 and 2028 elections.

[kalm]

TPUSA always has been and remains a joke designed to captivate gullible faux Christians.

[UNI88]

TPUSA always has been and remains a joke designed to captivate gullible faux Christians.

Pontius paxton should be an anathema to Christians.

Pedo Point USA is Christian in name only. It's an erika vance grift that prioritizes money and power over the teachings of Jesus.

[kalm]

TPUSA always has been and remains a joke designed to captivate gullible faux Christians.

Pontius paxton should be an anathema to Christians.

Pedo Point USA is Christian in name only. It's an erika vance grift that prioritizes money and power over the teachings of Jesus.

Exactly!

[kalm]

How about you stay in your lane, Ice Barbie.

[UNI88]

How about you stay in your lane, Ice Barbie.

It's not about citizens voting. It's about the "right" citizens voting and voting the "right" leaders.

Sounds like she wants to steal an election.

[kalm]

How about you stay in your lane, Ice Barbie.

It's not about citizens voting. It's about the "right" citizens voting and voting the "right" leaders.

Sounds like she wants to steal an election.

[BDKJMU]

Yes. Put them at every single one.

[UNI88]

Yes. Put them at every single one.

That would likely be illegal under federal and state election laws and courts would take anything that could be considered an attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce voters very seriously.

Doing it anyway could lead to TRO'S and courts ordering post‑election remedies, such as requiring additional voting opportunities.

It could also lead to conflicts between local and federal law enforcement.

[kalm]

Yes. Put them at every single one.

Stupid and un-American. What does ICE have to do with elections?

[UNI88]

Ibanez on online voting:

Personally - I see no reason why we aren't voting via smart phone app. I'd take that over ballot harvesting.

I would as well. I doubt we ever will, the paranoia over electronic security will make that option never possible, but it would be a fantastic option.

That "paranoia" is BS, IMO. We do our banking and our taxes online. Aside from the rare event...and they are rare...the security postures surrounding those two industries is remarkable. We put our credit card information into so many apps. In my former role of Cyber Sec vulnerability and risk management, there's certainly a way to do it. And, not to brag, my experience comes from working with one of the best InfoSec teams in the financial industry. If we can safeguard billions of dollars and countless PII then we can safely create an app that scans your voter ID card and lets you vote. Heck, we already have millions of people voting for America's Got Talent via smart phone.

It's all in how you build and manage it. It can be done.

The talent exists.

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/-/the-w ... in-the-u-s Fire Eye, Crowdstrike, Proofpoint, HP, etc... what's to stop the government from convening the top company's and creating a force to undertake this task? Use data security of one country with the threat intelligence and analytics of another. It'd be expensive as hell but everyone has a smart phone and those that don't or don't want to use the app can still go to their polling place.

Or course - we have the technology for online voting and it can be secured so why not do that?

[UNI88]

Why Passport Services Are Disappearing From Some Libraries

What the agency hasn’t explained is why this has suddenly become an issue now, after years of libraries providing the service without problems. The spokesperson also declined to say exactly how many libraries have been ordered to stop. However, a State Department statement said, “passport services has over 7,500 acceptance facilities nationwide and the number of libraries found ineligible makes up less than one percent of our total network.”

According to the American Library Association, 1,400 public libraries across the U.S.—most of them nonprofit—stand to be impacted. That number constitutes roughly 15 percent of all public libraries across the nation.

Lawmakers from both major parties are pushing back. Members of Congress from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to keep the program in place until Congress can come up with a permanent fix.

“In a time when demand for passports is surging, libraries are among the most accessible passport acceptance facilities, particularly for working families and rural residents,” the lawmakers wrote.

They also warned that removing libraries from the system could force people to travel long distances, take unpaid time off work or skip getting a passport altogether, especially as demand increases due to new Real ID requirements. If Congressional Republicans pass new, harsher voting rules, citizens will need to provide a valid passport or their birth certificate for registration purposes. Additionally, due to the current administration’s heightened immigration enforcement actions, people are increasingly carrying their passports as proof of citizenship.

We'll need passports or ID plus birth certificate (and marriage certificates if there is a name change), why take away options for getting a passport?

The SAVE Act itself might not be about voter suppression to everyone who supports it but the trump regime's other actions make it fair to question their motives.

[BDKJMU]

Yes. Put them at every single one.

Stupid and un-American. What does ICE have to do with elections?

[kalm]

Stupid and un-American. What does ICE have to do with elections?

Yeah there were like 12 that attempted to vote in 2024 or maybe it was 2026. Your sources suck.

Election fraud is so overblown when Trump loses or is predicted to lose. Oh…and it also comes from both sides.

He wants ICE there to intimidate POC’s who are citizens. Full stop.

[BDKJMU]

Why Passport Services Are Disappearing From Some Libraries

What the agency hasn’t explained is why this has suddenly become an issue now, after years of libraries providing the service without problems. The spokesperson also declined to say exactly how many libraries have been ordered to stop. However, a State Department statement said, “passport services has over 7,500 acceptance facilities nationwide and the number of libraries found ineligible makes up less than one percent of our total network.”

According to the American Library Association, 1,400 public libraries across the U.S.—most of them nonprofit—stand to be impacted. That number constitutes roughly 15 percent of all public libraries across the nation.

Lawmakers from both major parties are pushing back. Members of Congress from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Maryland recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to keep the program in place until Congress can come up with a permanent fix.

“In a time when demand for passports is surging, libraries are among the most accessible passport acceptance facilities, particularly for working families and rural residents,” the lawmakers wrote.

They also warned that removing libraries from the system could force people to travel long distances, take unpaid time off work or skip getting a passport altogether, especially as demand increases due to new Real ID requirements. If Congressional Republicans pass new, harsher voting rules, citizens will need to provide a valid passport or their birth certificate for registration purposes. Additionally, due to the current administration’s heightened immigration enforcement actions, people are increasingly carrying their passports as proof of citizenship.

We'll need passports or ID plus birth certificate (and marriage certificates if there is a name change), why take away options for getting a passport?

The SAVE Act itself might not be about voter suppression to everyone who supports it but the trump regime's other actions make it fair to question their motives.

People still go to libraries?

[GannonFan]

Why Passport Services Are Disappearing From Some Libraries



We'll need passports or ID plus birth certificate (and marriage certificates if there is a name change), why take away options for getting a passport?

The SAVE Act itself might not be about voter suppression to everyone who supports it but the trump regime's other actions make it fair to question their motives.

People still go to libraries?

Sure, books are free there. I don't want to plop down $30 every time I want to read a book. I like my free lunch.

[GannonFan]

Ibanez on online voting:

Personally - I see no reason why we aren't voting via smart phone app. I'd take that over ballot harvesting.

That "paranoia" is BS, IMO. We do our banking and our taxes online. Aside from the rare event...and they are rare...the security postures surrounding those two industries is remarkable. We put our credit card information into so many apps. In my former role of Cyber Sec vulnerability and risk management, there's certainly a way to do it. And, not to brag, my experience comes from working with one of the best InfoSec teams in the financial industry. If we can safeguard billions of dollars and countless PII then we can safely create an app that scans your voter ID card and lets you vote. Heck, we already have millions of people voting for America's Got Talent via smart phone.

It's all in how you build and manage it. It can be done.

The talent exists.

https://www.scmagazine.com/news/-/the-w ... in-the-u-s Fire Eye, Crowdstrike, Proofpoint, HP, etc... what's to stop the government from convening the top company's and creating a force to undertake this task? Use data security of one country with the threat intelligence and analytics of another. It'd be expensive as hell but everyone has a smart phone and those that don't or don't want to use the app can still go to their polling place.

Or course - we have the technology for online voting and it can be secured so why not do that?

Thanks, I hadn't remembered it correctly. Miss having Ibanez on the boards. With all that said, he did say "it'd be expensive as hell". That doesn't sound like a good starting point for something we can just do with showing up at a poll and filling in the dots twice a year. I'd rather focus the time and effort on making sure we have enough polling places and the people to staff them. And also to make sure that anyone who legally wants a voter ID can get one. That would take care of really everything, other than the paucity of quality candidates.

[kalm]

Ibanez on online voting:

Thanks, I hadn't remembered it correctly. Miss having Ibanez on the boards. With all that said, he did say "it'd be expensive as hell". That doesn't sound like a good starting point for something we can just do with showing up at a poll and filling in the dots twice a year. I'd rather focus the time and effort on making sure we have enough polling places and the people to staff them. And also to make sure that anyone who legally wants a voter ID can get one. That would take care of really everything, other than the paucity of quality candidates.

[UNI88]

Ibanez on online voting:

Thanks, I hadn't remembered it correctly. Miss having Ibanez on the boards. With all that said, he did say "it'd be expensive as hell". That doesn't sound like a good starting point for something we can just do with showing up at a poll and filling in the dots twice a year. I'd rather focus the time and effort on making sure we have enough polling places and the people to staff them. And also to make sure that anyone who legally wants a voter ID can get one. That would take care of really everything, other than the paucity of quality candidates.

It's the future, it's a matter of when we make the investment not if.

The SAVE Act isn't going to be inexpensive either. It's an unfunded mandate and the majority of the costs will be born by local and state governments:
- Staffing and locations to handle the increased demand for passports, birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc.
- Staffing and locations for voters to re-register to vote with their new documentation.

How much will we spend to prevent minuscule amounts of fraud? What is the cost/benefit?

What about the federal overreach of not allowing states to use mail-in voting.

I miss Ibanez as well. A reasonable poster who considered both sides like you do.

[Caribbean Hen]

Yeah there were like 12 that attempted to vote in 2024 or maybe it was 2026. Your sources suck.

Election fraud is so overblown when Trump loses or is predicted to lose. Oh…and it also comes from both sides.

He wants ICE there to intimidate POC’s who are citizens. Full stop.

Gullible Klamdami is slowly changing his tune

A few years ago he said illegals don’t vote

Maybe he took a walk outside and looked around

[Caribbean Hen]

Yes. Put them at every single one.

Slotkin is playing right into Trumps hands…

Spreading the rumors that ICE agents will be at polling stations will definitely keep some illegals at home and everyone knows they vote blue for the freebies … nice work Elissa

It’s a win win as no ICE will actually be at polling stations

[kalm]

Yeah there were like 12 that attempted to vote in 2024 or maybe it was 2026. Your sources suck.

Election fraud is so overblown when Trump loses or is predicted to lose. Oh…and it also comes from both sides.

He wants ICE there to intimidate POC’s who are citizens. Full stop.

Gullible Klamdami is slowly changing his tune

A few years ago he said illegals don’t vote

Maybe he took a walk outside and looked around

Serious question. What’s your level of English literacy?

I shouldn’t have to explain this to a grown man and I’d like to reply sarcastically but I’m guessing you’d take that literally as well.

By “don’t vote” I was obviously implying the number is inconsequential. As in 100% of CH’s posts are inconsequential to the discussion.