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Orrex

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3. "prevent others from registering to vote" how?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jun 1, 2016, 04:13 PM

Jun 2016

By preventing them from registering during the legally established registration period? Or by some other means of coercion, deception, subterfuge or the like?

If the latter, then yes. If the former, no.

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Serious question - should persons who prevent others from registering to vote [View all] malaise Jun 2016 OP

yes, even if they are Democrats. TexasProgresive Jun 2016 #1

+1,000 malaise Jun 2016 #8

Obviously. dchill Jun 2016 #2

"prevent others from registering to vote" how? Orrex Jun 2016 #3

One scenario - elected persons change laws to limit registration of any group malaise Jun 2016 #5

If they actually change the law SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #7

Their law should never trump the constitutional right to vote malaise Jun 2016 #9

Out of curiosity... Orrex Jun 2016 #11

Good point re primaries malaise Jun 2016 #14

I agree with all of that. Orrex Jun 2016 #15

Has this actually happened somewhere? n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #12

Absolutely meow2u3 Jun 2016 #4

That's my view as well malaise Jun 2016 #6

I agree too...nt Stuart G Jun 2016 #10

Not at all! Maedhros Jun 2016 #13

I'm still trying to figure out SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #16