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Stonepounder

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15. I'm retired and have lived in at least 6 different states, some twice.

Reply to gollygee (Original post)

Fri Jul 1, 2016, 10:04 AM

Jul 2016

The ONLY time there has ever been a problem registering to vote was in Missouri. My Missouri Driver's Licence, utility bill in my name sent to my address, and U.S. Passport were not enough to allow me to register (even though I had checked the voter registration page on-line to make sure I had the right paperwork). Nope. Not enough. They wanted to see my Social Security Card and wouldn't register me without it. U.S. Passport for cryin out loud was not enough for them. Sheesch.

In KY, on the other hand, when I went down to the DMV to get my driver's licence changed over from Missouri, they gave me a KY licence and registered me to vote. Poof and done. Guess in Missouri they just didn't want a nice liberal Democrat to register.

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The GOP's war on voting is working [View all] gollygee Jul 2016 OP

Of course it works, it works to keep Democrats and liberals from voting. fasttense Jul 2016 #1

Wisconsin Republicans say one must have an ID, which can be obtained at any DMV office. Scuba Jul 2016 #2

If you don't have a car, the 30 minutes between Fort and Watertown may as well be a 1000 miles HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #3

I do not understand this. Indydem Jul 2016 #4

Every person born in America should be automatically mountain grammy Jul 2016 #5

Ok. Indydem Jul 2016 #6

I'm 68 and have moved more than a dozen times mountain grammy Jul 2016 #14

See what you did there? Indydem Jul 2016 #20

nope, never.. just handed over my old driver's license, mountain grammy Jul 2016 #25

Secure from what? elljay Jul 2016 #7

If the government wants us to have id to vote gollygee Jul 2016 #12

In most cases they do. Indydem Jul 2016 #19

"Getting the paperwork" is where the expense and inconvenience happen gollygee Jul 2016 #21

So let's address THAT! Indydem Jul 2016 #23

The people who want voter ID can fix it, or we can not require voter ID gollygee Jul 2016 #24

What a cop out. Indydem Jul 2016 #26

Because human beings gollygee Jul 2016 #27

It's hard to have anything against voter ID -- per se -- ananda Jul 2016 #13

So back to the question: Indydem Jul 2016 #18

Of course it is. DocJ Jul 2016 #8

Democrats have to win state Legislatures. This is THE year, with Trump suppressing Repub vote. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #9

DE-pressing the Republican vote. NT Jerry442 Jul 2016 #10

True. He's not blocking them, just alienating some of them. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #11

I'm retired and have lived in at least 6 different states, some twice. Stonepounder Jul 2016 #15

My mom had trouble in Florida gollygee Jul 2016 #22

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2016 #16

WE have to become active at the State and Local Level Cryptoad Jul 2016 #17

The GOP is the party of voter suppression Gothmog Jul 2016 #28

Should the same requirements be in place for the draft? LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2016 #29