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Bernie Sanders

PADemD

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14. The responsibilities of citizenship in our country are

Reply to djean111 (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 07:36 PM

Jun 2015

paying taxes
jury service
military draft registration

I think that, with exemptions for medical or mental impairment, voting in all elections should also be a citizen's responsibility.

I even think that convicted felons should be eligible to vote. They did not forfeit citizenship upon conviction.

If a voter does not like any of the candidates, then he/she can choose None of the Above.

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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