As a prepared citizen, trying to get my voting done before the rush on the May 21st election Tuesday, I looked up the sample ballot to see what to expect.
What a shock to find the different ballots available!
Apparently, party selection plays a very big role in what seats I would be allowed to vote for, as well as which slate of questions, if any, I would be voting on.
Seriously.
So, analytical scientist that I am, I pulled up each sample ballot.
The one for voters who chose Democrat had the following eight questions to answer.
"State Democratic Party Questions
- 1 -
Should the United States and the State of Georgia protect Georgians from gun violence by banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, closing background check loopholes, and passing other common-sense gun safety reforms?
- 2 -
Should the State of Georgia incentivize clean energy production as part of a climate policy that recognizes the urgent threat that climate change poses to Georgians' health, lives and future?
- 3 -
Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by allowing same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and making secure ballot drop boxes accessible at all times through Election Day?
- 4 -
Should the State of Georgia protect reproductive freedom by repealing the current six-week abortion ban, restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and ensuring access to contraceptives, IVF, abortion and other reproductive health care?
- 5 -
Should the State of Georgia stop using taxpayer dollars intended for public education to pay for private school vouchers?
- 6 -
Should the State of Georgia raise the minimum wage to a living wage?
- 7 -
Should the portion of the Georgia state constitution allowing for involuntary servitude of prisoners and others convicted of offenses be repealed, thus prohibiting all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude statewide?
- 8 -
Should the State of Georgia improve access to safe, affordable housing by increasing the affordable housing supply, protecting tenants' rights to habitable living conditions, and cracking down on negligence or abuse by property management companies or landlords?"
- 1 -
Should the United States and the State of Georgia protect Georgians from gun violence by banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, closing background check loopholes, and passing other common-sense gun safety reforms?
- 2 -
Should the State of Georgia incentivize clean energy production as part of a climate policy that recognizes the urgent threat that climate change poses to Georgians' health, lives and future?
- 3 -
Should the State of Georgia expand voter access by allowing same-day voter registration, removing obstacles to voting by mail, and making secure ballot drop boxes accessible at all times through Election Day?
- 4 -
Should the State of Georgia protect reproductive freedom by repealing the current six-week abortion ban, restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and ensuring access to contraceptives, IVF, abortion and other reproductive health care?
- 5 -
Should the State of Georgia stop using taxpayer dollars intended for public education to pay for private school vouchers?
- 6 -
Should the State of Georgia raise the minimum wage to a living wage?
- 7 -
Should the portion of the Georgia state constitution allowing for involuntary servitude of prisoners and others convicted of offenses be repealed, thus prohibiting all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude statewide?
- 8 -
Should the State of Georgia improve access to safe, affordable housing by increasing the affordable housing supply, protecting tenants' rights to habitable living conditions, and cracking down on negligence or abuse by property management companies or landlords?"
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Those are interesting queries, no doubt to let politicians know what talking points to play up for the media and what topics to field in discussions.
That sounds fair.
What didn't seem fair was this: the Republican voters had different questions.
"State Republican Party Questions
- 1 -
For future elections, do you want hand marked paper ballots, scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?
- 2 -
Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
- 3 -
Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
- 4 -
Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
- 5 -
Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
- 6 -
Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
- 7 -
Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
- 8 -
Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over
management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?"
- 1 -
For future elections, do you want hand marked paper ballots, scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?
- 2 -
Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
- 3 -
Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
- 4 -
Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
- 5 -
Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
- 6 -
Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
- 7 -
Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
- 8 -
Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over
management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?"
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Say what?
Why are the eight questions so very different for voters of the the two parties?
Shouldn't EVERYONE have the same questions to answer?
Ah, but just wait, the most confusing part is next.
What questions were on the sample ballot for Nonpartisan voters?
None.
That was utterly devoid of any questions at all.
In fact, it was also missing several of the spots that were up for election.
Very odd.
And which fork in the road did I choose to follow?
That's truly my own business, isn't it?
It is.
Just be aware that all ballots are not created equal...
at least, not in Georgia.
Very odd.
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