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Should exit polls and reporting party votes prior to polls closing be illegal ?
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:14 am
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:14 am
I look at some of this information and think we shouldn't have it until after the polls close. I think it clouds our elections and gives a scorecard of sorts for both parties to monitor. Just let people vote and see what happens. We always have to have everything NOW.
I don't mind reporting voter turnout without party affiliations.
I don't mind reporting voter turnout without party affiliations.
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Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:15 am to tigereye58
Sure.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:16 am to tigereye58
This is america, exit polling should absolutely not be censored speech.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:17 am to tigereye58
I don't see why not. I am glad that the media changed the way they call states after Bush/Gore, but I don't have a problem with exit polls.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:17 am to tigereye58
I like the way the Brits do it. They have a reporting blackout until results start coming in.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:18 am to tigereye58
Yes. We don't NEED to know before the polls close. What purpose does it serve to post exit numbers? They don't mean anything. My opinion is that no official results are posted until all the polls close. Alaska and Hawaii may need to vote from midnight till 4:00 pm on Election Day.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:19 am to tigereye58
Ethically it's problematic to post them early. That's an institutional issue though.
But it's speech and it should not be illegal. That's fundamentally against one of our primary principles as a nation.
But it's speech and it should not be illegal. That's fundamentally against one of our primary principles as a nation.
This post was edited on 11/8/16 at 9:20 am
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:32 am to tigereye58
Absolutely not. Exit polling is an invaluable tool for monitoring the legitimacy of elections.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:34 am to tigereye58
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Should exit polls and reporting party votes prior to polls closing be illegal ?
i don't think it shoudl be reported, but not sure illegal.
if you can't wait for results, that is on you.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:42 am to Bob Sacamano
What Bob said.
Posted on 11/8/16 at 9:44 am to Bob Sacamano
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I like the way the Brits do it. They have a reporting blackout until results start coming in.
This is how most of our major media entities function. At least with regard to actual candidate voting.
We'll release turnout+priority data earlier than poll closing, which I'm fine with.
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