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diva77

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10. not sure (if I find out will follow up). Here's example of recent "accidental" registration problems
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 07:42 PM
Feb 2019

that have occurred in CA
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-dmv-voter-registration-error-20180905-story.html

More than 23,000 Californians were registered to vote incorrectly by state DMV
By John Myers
Sep 05, 2018

Tens of thousands of Californians have been registered to vote incorrectly by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, including some who were assigned the wrong political party preference, officials said Wednesday.

Officials insist the errors were limited to 23,000 of the 1.4 million voter registration files sent to elections offices between late April, when California’s new automated “motor voter” system went into effect, and early August. Californians who were affected will soon receive notifications in the mail instructing them to check their voter registration status.

Jean Shiomoto, the state’s DMV director, and Amy Tong, director of the California Department of Technology, described the problem as “an administrative processing error” in a letter to Secretary of State Alex Padilla, California’s chief elections officer.
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I think they eventually admitted to the number being much higher than 23,000

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When I moved, my old CA county told me just not to vote More_Cowbell Feb 2019 #1
almost seems like a way for elections officials to set up people to look like they're committing diva77 Feb 2019 #2
Does this make sense? "two general elections, or two to four years" DURHAM D Feb 2019 #3
Agreed. The 2-4 yrs. seems severe. And of course, based on typical elections official/rethug diva77 Feb 2019 #6
Can't say about this case. Igel Feb 2019 #12
How can there be harm when those voters became inactive eleny Feb 2019 #4
see post #6 diva77 Feb 2019 #7
Who determines who gets the notices? eleny Feb 2019 #8
not sure (if I find out will follow up). Here's example of recent "accidental" registration problems diva77 Feb 2019 #10
Why is it so hard to determine if those inactive voters still reside in the State? Why risk purging wiggs Feb 2019 #5
What should they do? former9thward Feb 2019 #9
I remember going to my polling place where there was another precinct in there too nini Feb 2019 #11
This is what they'd like you to believe; however, inevitably, deserving voters will be knocked off diva77 Feb 2019 #15
Honestly.. this is a mixed bag nini Feb 2019 #26
I left LA in fall 1999. Igel Feb 2019 #13
interesting angle regarding the voter-turnout numbers; I wonder whether the pollsters take any of diva77 Feb 2019 #32
It would be so much easier to transfer their registration to another jurisdiction LiberalFighter Feb 2019 #14
All of my friends from "way down yonder" voted. akraven Feb 2019 #16
Judicial Watch is a right wing organization -- so I'm not sure I'm understanding what diva77 Feb 2019 #17
They follow law, not people. SPLC does, too (more "left"). akraven Feb 2019 #18
Interesting. I guess the problems arise when trying to carry out constitutional duties -- diva77 Feb 2019 #19
It's helpful to have attorney and paralegals as friends. akraven Feb 2019 #22
Judicial Watch needs to "move" to the sewer from where they sprang. oasis Feb 2019 #20
Do you have more info. on who's behind that organization? My understanding is that it is a wingnut diva77 Feb 2019 #21
It is. But mostly more watchdog than wingnut. nt akraven Feb 2019 #23
Here: dalton99a Feb 2019 #24
Thank you! Will read this for sure! diva77 Feb 2019 #27
Larry Klayman built JW by going after the Clintons for decades. nt oasis Feb 2019 #25
Thanks for info. diva77 Feb 2019 #28
Californian here. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #29
sounds like the rr/cc got it right in this case diva77 Feb 2019 #30
I know. Dem2theMax Feb 2019 #31
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