https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/496122-for-latino-voters-vote-by-mail-is-not-enough
Afaik I'm the only resident at the nursing home who votes. I registered shortly after I arrived. Of course I vote by mail.
I have brought up voting several times at the monthly residents meetings but no one seems interested.
Regarding the Latina in the article I'm sure there are bi-lingual staff who can help her. We have several here and not just Spanish. We have Punjabi, Hindi, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Korean, Igboo (from Nigeria); there must be others.
On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 1:55:52 PM UTC-4, David Amicus wrote:I'd be more afraid of voter fraud because to be honest most of the people here are not competent. It they were to vote it would be because someone voted for them. The majority of the residents are not even aware there has been a shut down.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/496122-for-latino-voters-vote-by-mail-is-not-enough
Afaik I'm the only resident at the nursing home who votes. I registered shortly after I arrived. Of course I vote by mail.
I have brought up voting several times at the monthly residents meetings but no one seems interested.
Regarding the Latina in the article I'm sure there are bi-lingual staff who can help her. We have several here and not just Spanish. We have Punjabi, Hindi, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Korean, Igboo (from Nigeria); there must be others.
Have you considered writing to your congresscritter? Both federal and state? Contacting a media org that might be interested in reporting on how many people in nursing homes vote?
On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 8:26:29 PM UTC-7, the...@bigmailbox.net wrote:This is a legal question. Have they been legally declared to be incompetent? Because if they have then I think they can't vote. If they haven't then, yes, someone can help them vote and they haven't lost that right.
On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 1:55:52 PM UTC-4, David Amicus wrote:
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/496122-for-latino-voters-vote-by-mail-is-not-enough
Afaik I'm the only resident at the nursing home who votes. I registered shortly after I arrived. Of course I vote by mail.
I have brought up voting several times at the monthly residents meetings but no one seems interested.
Regarding the Latina in the article I'm sure there are bi-lingual staff who can help her. We have several here and not just Spanish. We have Punjabi, Hindi, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Korean, Igboo (from Nigeria); there must be others.
Have you considered writing to your congresscritter? Both federal and state? Contacting a media org that might be interested in reporting on how many people in nursing homes vote?
I'd be more afraid of voter fraud because to be honest most of the people here are not competent. It they were to vote it would be because someone voted for them. The majority of the residents are not even aware there has been a shut down.
We have a residents meeting once a monthly. Only a few are present (under a dozen) and to be honest I take the lead in the discussions. It takes three votes to "pass" something and once there were only two of us voting. The others in the room were not paying attention. Everything we propose must go up the chain-of-command. And things move slowly. We've wanted door buzzers on the doors leading inside from the patio for a long time. They were just put in last week.What else is pending?
On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 12:55:14 PM UTC-4, David Amicus wrote:
On Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 8:26:29 PM UTC-7, the...@bigmailbox.net wrote:
On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 1:55:52 PM UTC-4, David Amicus wrote:
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/496122-for-latino-voters-vote-by-mail-is-not-enough
Afaik I'm the only resident at the nursing home who votes. I registered shortly after I arrived. Of course I vote by mail.
I have brought up voting several times at the monthly residents meetings but no one seems interested.
Regarding the Latina in the article I'm sure there are bi-lingual staff who can help her. We have several here and not just Spanish. We have Punjabi, Hindi, Ukrainian, Tagalog, Korean, Igboo (from Nigeria); there must be others.
Have you considered writing to your congresscritter? Both federal and state? Contacting a media org that might be interested in reporting on how many people in nursing homes vote?
I'd be more afraid of voter fraud because to be honest most of the people here are not competent. It they were to vote it would be because someone voted for them. The majority of the residents are not even aware there has been a shut down.
This is a legal question. Have they been legally declared to be incompetent? Because if they have then I think they can't vote. If they haven't then, yes, someone can help them vote and they haven't lost that right.
We'd like a clock in the patio. I want a flagpole in the patio. The building has four hallways; I've suggested that we name them.We have a residents meeting once a monthly. Only a few are present (under a dozen) and to be honest I take the lead in the discussions. It takes three votes to "pass" something and once there were only two of us voting. The others in the room were not paying attention. Everything we propose must go up the chain-of-command. And things move slowly. We've wanted door buzzers on the doors leading inside from the patio for a long time. They were just put in last week.
What else is pending?
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