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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumAs president, Hillary will: Automatically register voters.
Voting rights We should be making it easier to vote, not harder.As president, Hillary will:
Automatically register voters. Hillary will work so that every citizen is automatically registered to vote when they turn 18, unless they opt out, and make sure that voter registration rolls are accurate and secure.
Repair the Voting Rights Act. Hillary will fight to restore the portions of the Voting Rights Act that were struck down by the Supreme Court to make sure that all citizens enjoy the full protections they deserveespecially in states where they have been disproportionately targeted by laws that restrict voting access to the polls. She will fight back against harmful restrictions on voting across the country, so that minority voters, young people, low-income voters, seniors, and women are equally capable as others at expressing their voices and their votes in our democracy.
Set a national standard for early voting. In an effort to reduce long lines and give more people with family or work obligations an opportunity to vote, Hillary will set a national standard for early voting, giving voters at least 20 days to vote in the evenings or on weekends before election day.
Restore voting rights. Americans who have paid their debts to society and have served their sentences should have the right to vote, and Hillary will support legislation to make sure their voting rights are restored.
Take action. Hillary will implement the recommendations of the presidents bipartisan commission to improve voting.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/voting-rights/
Automatically register voters. Hillary will work so that every citizen is automatically registered to vote when they turn 18, unless they opt out, and make sure that voter registration rolls are accurate and secure.
Repair the Voting Rights Act. Hillary will fight to restore the portions of the Voting Rights Act that were struck down by the Supreme Court to make sure that all citizens enjoy the full protections they deserveespecially in states where they have been disproportionately targeted by laws that restrict voting access to the polls. She will fight back against harmful restrictions on voting across the country, so that minority voters, young people, low-income voters, seniors, and women are equally capable as others at expressing their voices and their votes in our democracy.
Set a national standard for early voting. In an effort to reduce long lines and give more people with family or work obligations an opportunity to vote, Hillary will set a national standard for early voting, giving voters at least 20 days to vote in the evenings or on weekends before election day.
Restore voting rights. Americans who have paid their debts to society and have served their sentences should have the right to vote, and Hillary will support legislation to make sure their voting rights are restored.
Take action. Hillary will implement the recommendations of the presidents bipartisan commission to improve voting.
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/voting-rights/
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As president, Hillary will: Automatically register voters. (Original Post)
Madam45for2923
Oct 2016
OP
The option is probably so no one could possibly have anything to complain about?
Ligyron
Oct 2016
#6
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)1. K&R
That's almost become a bad word 'cause of Rush.
Wilms
(26,795 posts)2. That's very good.
You're in, unless you drop out.
vdogg
(1,384 posts)3. Republicans are going to lose their s%@t...
Behind the Aegis
(54,727 posts)4. Saw a piece on VICE news on HBO about automatic registration.
The price to register a person by paper is $0.83, but to do so automatically, say through the DMV, is $0.03! People can still opt out, which I don't understand, but whatever.
Ligyron
(7,831 posts)6. The option is probably so no one could possibly have anything to complain about?
Gothmog
(152,976 posts)7. I love the Clinton platform on voting rights