J. Robinson-Baisley

Public Servant, Organizer at ♥️. The Hon.- City of Pasadena (2007-2015): living my next Chapter...

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

THIS. Not to mention that IF he had ended up in the runoff or lord forbid win it outright, would there still be “fraud?” We all know the answer… If you win, the process is perfectly fine but if you lose then something MUST be wrong. 🤔

[Paul Mitchell @paulmitche11]

Respectfully, if we did a 48-hour rule we would be disenfranchising tens or hundreds of thousands of voters. For what? To convince people who still insist that the 2020 election was stolen and the FBI was guiding people into the Capitol on Jan 6? To stop Twitter trolls, some of whom we have found are getting paid to push disinformation?

We could absolutely speed things up with significantly more staffing. But it would be costly - and what’s the cost-benefit ratio? Let’s say you staffed up LA with tens of millions of dollars so they could count 90% of ballots in 48 hours. That could be possible. But you would also be spending tens of millions in the cumulative of 57 other counties, most of which don’t have these close races that are drawing the ire of everyone. And are we gonna be hearing all these complaints out of LA County in the general - when there may be no close races except Raman v. Bass (where neither of their camps are likely to scream about fraud and lie about the election). So, massive $$ shift away from other state priorities to achieve what? Faster results to quell out of state disinformation? And, note, in this case it wouldn’t have even changed the reason for their claims of fraud, we would still have @spencerpratt starting with a lead and then losing. It would just happen faster.

There is the state law that ballots to be accepted when they are postmarked on time, mailed on Election Day or, commonly, mailed the week before but USPS delays cause them to be late. This would cause hundreds of thousands of ballots to be disqualified if/when SCOTUS decides a current case. I would invite you to join me at any county registrar to see all the trays of ballots that are set aside to be disqualified in November if that decision restricts counties abilities to count these ballots. It was insane before the new law allowing postmark to count, and it will be worse this year if SCOTUS rules against it.

There are other things, like the ability for Santa Cruz’s registrar to get ballots that arrive in Santa Clara (common because mail from one county often travels to USPS sorting facilities in other counties) or ability for people to fix a bad signature, or the same day registration (which necessitates a provisional ballot so registrars can be sure the person is an eligible voter and isn’t voting twice).

The catch with all of these last edge cases is that we could say “ok, counties, you have a week to do all that, not a month” but that would do zero to stop all the freak out we have seen this last week. We would still not be done.

So, we can work with counties and maybe help fund more election workers within reason, but I think we can’t let conspiracy theorists or the loudest disingenuous actors online guide our policy choices. If we do we are just disenfranchising voters because we don’t know how to confront mean tweets and lies coming out of the White House - and genuinely, nothing we do that is a rational policy would appease them anyways.

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

@Kewakefield @Vince_Aries Did you have to pay for expedited? Or just regular service?

[KBLA 1580 - on 🧵 @KBLA1580 @kbla1580]

The Town Hall is still on!

Join us for the Altadena Rising Town Hall this Thursday, Nov. 6th, 4–6PM

📍 Victory Bible Church, Pasadena
Free event — RSVP: https://t.co/lNLUATyh1H
@jamesfarrlive @drniiquartelai @JacqueRobinson

See flyer for full details. We'll see you there!

[Tabitha Brown @IamTabithaBrown]

The old saying goes “do the best you can” but someone forgot to tell us, that some days “our best” is waking up, taking a shower, not crying, not sleeping all day, having positive thoughts, answering the phone, smiling, or simply just showing up, and that’s ok. Hang in there❤️

[City of Pasadena @PasadenaGov]

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[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

Gratitude to @SouthwestAir for bringing a much needed smile to Princess Sora’s face. The #EatonFire was brutal to our home and community and every little bit of joy helps! Thank you Pilot Rick and his first Officer ❤️ @fly_BUR #Altadena #Pasadena

[City of Pasadena @PasadenaGov]

Eaton Fire officials host virtual community meetings daily at 4 p.m. to provide the current fire situation, address questions, and discuss recovery. The meeting will be streamed live on the Los Angeles County Fire Department YouTube at: https://t.co/nThrcWH2SH.

A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. Please submit your questions in advance via email at [email protected].

[Speaker Robert Rivas @CASpeakerRivas]

Today @AssemblyDems introduced a new law to increase the FAIR fund’s ability to pay out claims. This is important as many Angelenos homes are covered by FAIR. The first of many steps to rebuild + recover. TY @AsmLisaCalderon @AlvarezSD for sponsoring. #PalisadesFire #EatonFires

https://t.co/UMLmqhaVtD

[Lindsey P. Horvath @LindseyPHorvath]

We have reports that listing agents are raising rents on the spot, preying on families who have been displaced.

This is unacceptable.

To report price gouging during this time of crisis, contact local law enforcement or the California DOJ at https://t.co/jl3K5uxLJ3

[Vice Mayor Jess Rivas 🦜 @PasadenaD5]

NEW MANDATORY EVACUATION in parts of D5: North of Orange Grove/Rosemead Boulevard, east of Lake Avenue, and west of Michillinda Avenue.

[LA City Emergency Alerts @NotifyLA]

LAFD: Evacuate now from the area of Pacific Palisades. Those not in the evacuation area should shelter in place. Evacuation order for Palisades Fire. Maps and information can be found at https://t.co/GihYtg2yPf https://t.co/WCVkXBxm2B

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

@JasmineForUS Not a damn one!

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

@RhodesiaRansom Congratulations!

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

Yea…I’m gon take a break.

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

@LauraFriedmanCA Congratulations! Looking forward to your leadership.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

If you are in line before the polls close, stay in line.

It is your right to make your voice heard. If you have any trouble casting your ballot, call our Voter Assistance Hotline: [phone].

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

@ABC7 So sorry to see this loss! My condolences to the station, his family, and all viewers.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Lisa Blunt Rochester won election to the U.S. Senate from Delaware, becoming the state's first Black and first woman to serve in the role.

She is the fourth-ever Black woman to serve in the Senate.

[J. Robinson-Baisley @JacqueRobinson]

Appropos for today. #HarrisWalz2024

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