This what forced Virginia Republicans to hold their nominating convention on Shabbat, with no provision for observant Jews to vote at an alternate time.
This is not a surprise.
Silly Jews, votes are for Goys:
The Virginia Republican Party, already under fire for a process for picking a gubernatorial candidate that critics say excludes some voters, just disenfranchised another constituency: Shabbat-observant Jews.
A majority of the State Central Committee voted Thursday for a religious exemption to voting at the convention taking place on May 8, a Saturday, but did not meet the 75% threshold to pass. Elections Daily, an elections news site, reported that 38 officials voted for an exemption, 28 voted against and three abstained.
An official at the state GOP confirmed the vote and told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency to submit a question in writing about the vote.
The Republican Jewish Coalition said on Twitter that it was disappointed in the decision.
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Republicans in recent years have veered between primaries and conventions. Rank-and-file party members have often complained that conventions are a means for the leadership to make sure the candidates it favors get the vote.
This is not a surprise.
Republicans these days are determined to prevent the "Wrong People" from voting, and it comes as no surprise that Jews are the wrong people for them too.
If they had their way, they would repeal the 15th and 19th amendments as well, and limit the franchise to white Christian property owners.
H/T Stephen Saroff o o The Bear who Swims
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