Talk:Dodge County, Georgia Vote Buying

This article should be part of Dodge County, Georgia article
This article shouldn't exist as a separate article -- it should be part of the Dodge County, Georgia politics section. Gracefulpearl (talk) 21:17, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

There is definitely a lot of emotional language Elinruby (talk) 01:01, 25 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Merge I removed some of the most blatant speculative and emotional language, but this article is still a mess and I agree that it would be a better fit . Most of the sources seem to be based on the AP news release, so I don't think they would count as independent sources. I'm going to add the relevant merge tags to try to incite more discussion. Niftysquirrel (talk) 20:30, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

Blatant exaggeration
This reference supposedly proves that felons are voting, writ large. This is a single case of this, said to be accidental. For what it's worth, the source is reliable (about this one case). Either more sources are needed or the scale of the language needs to be toned down Elinruby (talk) 01:46, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

NB this one case also took place in Fort Worth Texas, not Dodge County, Georgia. Elinruby (talk) 03:22, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

This citation is about Dodge County Wisconsin
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Removed text, needs rewrite
"== Resolution ==

The voter fraud tradition in Dodge County, Georgia is far from resolved. There are ongoing investigations throughout local, southern politics, many of which will likely end in indictments. Regardless of the past or future reception of punishment by those committing acts of wrongdoing in Dodge County, there will likely be voter fraud continuously taking place in the region. Until all voters are informed on the issue of vote buying, there will be little that can be done to enforce the laws. Without knowing they are committing a criminal act, voters will have little motivation to stop receiving money for votes. Likewise, until all fraudulent candidates are held accountable, it will be difficult to assume that the elections are fair. " Elinruby (talk) 03:27, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

This ref talks about the role of the media in public discourse
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Nothing about Dodge County, Georgia Elinruby (talk) 03:57, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

Removed uncited text
There were many different forms of voter fraud that were intertwined with the actual buying of votes that was taking place. Elinruby (talk) 04:00, 25 April 2021 (UTC)

This article is about Michigan in 2020
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Reference is about immigration fraud in Canada not voter fraud in Georgia
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Off-topic: general discussion of a subsequent national election
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