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Bernie Sanders

The Velveteen Ocelot

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5. Registering is generally pretty easy, but many people don't

Reply to djean111 (Original post)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 04:19 PM

Jun 2015

for various reasons. Better to get them registered right away because that's the first hurdle to overcome. Then you work on fixing the access issues. I'm all in favor of automatic registration for starters.

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Question about everybody being registered to vote. [View all] djean111 Jun 2015 OP

Yep registering is a cinch yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #1

on what? retrowire Jun 2015 #2

You could get to the polling place and find that you don't have the proper ID, or find that a djean111 Jun 2015 #4

is there a way to overcome these issues before voting day? retrowire Jun 2015 #8

Absentee ballots, best bet Demeter Jun 2015 #11

That's why I don't get the swooning over automatic registration. Sure, that's great! But I don't djean111 Jun 2015 #3

Registering is generally pretty easy, but many people don't The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #5

Oh, I am too - but I suspect that is the easy part. djean111 Jun 2015 #6

Here in Minnesota you can register for the first time at the polls. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2015 #10

The GOP would not be able to interfere with mandatory voting. PADemD Jun 2015 #7

Has mandatory voting been proposed? djean111 Jun 2015 #9

I'm sure somebody would figure out a way to cock it up Demeter Jun 2015 #12

The responsibilities of citizenship in our country are PADemD Jun 2015 #14

Here is a Wiki about voter suppression - it says there is a dispute because it may not be neutral, djean111 Jun 2015 #13

True. kenfrequed Jun 2015 #15