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Post by dondub on Oct 30, 2019 0:27:39 GMT -5
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 30, 2019 8:36:16 GMT -5
No registered voter should be purged. Reality is that canceling voter registration is a non-priority for most people at the points in time when it would be appropriate to do so. "Dad died. Got to make sure I get his name off the voting rolls" doesn't happen. I didn't think about it when a divorce necessitated a move. I think that having in place a logical, well advertised process for keeping current the voting rolls is actually a way to prevent skullduggery.
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Post by Value Buy on Oct 30, 2019 8:53:06 GMT -5
If you don’t like the process, ehat would you suggest the process be to remove inactive voters? How hard is it to either vote every 5 years or return a pre-paid postcard saying you are still living at the address of record? I may be one of those being removed since I have not lived in GA in 5 years. When I registered in AL, I had to list what county and address I had my previous voter reg and they were supposed to contact and have me removed. May or may not have happened. I just registered in KY when I got driver license, super easy, but probably still registered in AL, didn’t ask about previous registration, but they took my old DL. Indiana has a regularly scheduled time frame where they contact voters by postcard asking if they are still in the same voting district and are a voter, etc. All they do is return the postcard. This is not rocket science, and unfortunately many citizens move out of a city or county to an adjoining voting district, and then register in their new area without letting the other district know this. I believe Gary Indiana at one time had more voters registered than actual 18 years or older residents living in the city. Many elderly died, or others moved to the suburbs...... I forgot to say the postcard only goes out to voters who have not voted in a few election cycles. If you voted, you do not get this notice. People do move, and register in a new district and do not notify the previous district of their move and to remove them from their data base. At this point in time, I do not think the state's computer base does any comparision of voters physically moving to a new location. Some people have summer/ winter homes in their same state. It is not up to the state voter registration office to try and decide which location is their legal residence. It is up to the voter to provide this info
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Post by Value Buy on Oct 30, 2019 9:10:54 GMT -5
There is a name on a list that might correspond to an actual eligible voter or it might no longer. Asking the person to do something once every five years as a minimum to confirm that they are an eligible voter should not be too much to ask. If you are too lazy or so unaware to be scammed by this scheme, I have no sympathy. Sent to their last known address. This, of course, will really impact those folks that have moved a lot. Think renters versus good old white Georgia homeowners. It’s a plan just rife with the potential to screw people out of their right to vote. Is M-R rubbing off on you?😎 Bolded. If it is their last known address, it is their current legal voting address? Can anyone tell me if Georgia is sending this to all voters who have recently voted, or just the ones who have failed to vote in recent election cycles? If it was their last known address where they voted and they no longer live there, they are not a resident at that location. It is up to them to re-register at their current location. I can see if they just moved to a different location in the same precinct or even their same Congressional district, this could be a inconvience for them......but citizens know they should re-register. If they have re-registered at the new location their voting rights are unchanged, as their local precinct will have them listed there to vote. Heck most churches have inhouse voter registration drives and the motor vehicle offices sign you up. It is not hard to do. It is more of their duty rather than a hardship
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Post by kadee79 on Oct 30, 2019 10:12:48 GMT -5
Sent to their last known address. This, of course, will really impact those folks that have moved a lot. Think renters versus good old white Georgia homeowners. It’s a plan just rife with the potential to screw people out of their right to vote. Is M-R rubbing off on you?😎 Bolded. If it is their last known address, it is their current legal voting address? Can anyone tell me if Georgia is sending this to all voters who have recently voted, or just the ones who have failed to vote in recent election cycles? If it was their last known address where they voted and they no longer live there, they are not a resident at that location. It is up to them to re-register at their current location. I can see if they just moved to a different location in the same precinct or even their same Congressional district, this could be a inconvience for them......but citizens know they should re-register. If they have re-registered at the new location their voting rights are unchanged, as their local precinct will have them listed there to vote. Heck most churches have inhouse voter registration drives and the motor vehicle offices sign you up. It is not hard to do. It is more of their duty rather than a hardship Sorry, that doesn't cut it. Many, many people don't realize that if they move from one polling area to another in the same city that they need to reregister. Each polling area has a list that they check when you go in & show your ID. If you aren't on "their" list, you won't be allowed to vote. As for education...oh sure, the good ole white folks are taught about this but not anyone of color...they might not vote the way the white folks want them to vote...so don't teach them anything. That is changing and Stacey is one who is verbally making more aware of all these little quirks that can keep them from voting here in Ga.! I have not known any local churches to have voter registration...not sure if they do or not. Our local library can register people...BUT, you have to have transportation to get there AFTER you have had to go thru hoops to get the ID...and had to scrounge transport to get to the DMV to get that ID! Remember, they closed all the local DMVs that they could to make it harder for many to get that ID. ETA....that "last known address" will be the address listed on that polling areas registration list...not a last known address at the PO or any other place.
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 30, 2019 10:18:49 GMT -5
In Australia, voting is mandatory. They have officials go to hospitals, homeless shelters, prisons, etc, just to make sure everyone participates and is included. But here, if your handwriting is messy and they type an i in your name where it should be an e, fuck off, we don't want you.
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 30, 2019 10:35:46 GMT -5
... As for education...oh sure, the good ole white folks are taught about this but not anyone of color... ... I see two choices here: 1) educate those who don't know 2) have a non-process that allows them to stay ignorant I prefer choice 1.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2019 12:26:34 GMT -5
... We need a strong federal voter ID law. ... The is always in the details of such ideas. This one is particularly difficult since all elections are operated by local entities governed by the laws of individual states. My state does all elections by mail. How would that law deal with this situation? Details. By requiring voter ID for all federal elections. Really no different than a Federal background check for a firearm purchase.
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 30, 2019 13:43:18 GMT -5
The is always in the details of such ideas. This one is particularly difficult since all elections are operated by local entities governed by the laws of individual states. My state does all elections by mail. How would that law deal with this situation? Details. By requiring voter ID for all federal elections. Really no different than a Federal background check for a firearm purchase. I get a ballot in the mail, fill it out, and return it. Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in?
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Post by kadee79 on Oct 30, 2019 15:59:27 GMT -5
Bills, have you ever been in rural areas of Al., Miss., Ga.? I mean get off the highways completely...drive on some of the hard roads or even get on some of our old dirt/clay roads. When you do that, maybe...and that's a BIG MAYBE...you can see what I'm talking about. There are still many blacks in some areas down here that live much like they did during plantation days. Their housing may be better (not much in many cases), they may be better educated...but there are still limits to what they are able to do. You also have to have teachers willing to teach...that is changing slowly and Stacey Abrams is helping that a LOT, but it's going to be a huge job. We also have a GOP controlled state & most local governments...so there is no incentive to change if they can prevent it. Some of the local governments are changing too...and a lot of that is due to more being able to communicate with social media & access to the internet. It will take a long time & much of my generation will have to die off on both sides of this, but it WILL change.
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 30, 2019 16:45:45 GMT -5
Here is what we are looking at on the topic of the thread: Georgia Elections Director Chris Harvey said notifications will be sent in early November to the last known addresses of each of the inactive voters. If they don’t respond within 30 days, their names will be removed from the voter rolls in December.
Voters who return a postage-paid form will remain registered. They can also change their addresses or re-register online, mail a paper registration form or vote on Nov. 5. ... Georgia voters facing cancellation were declared “inactive” after three years in which they failed to participate in elections, contact election officials, respond to election officials’ mail or update their registrations. A change in state law this year lengthens the period before voters become “inactive,” from three years to five years.
Then if voters don’t cast a ballot in the next two general elections after they become inactive, their registrations can be canceled.
That means for most of the 330,000 Georgia voters who could be canceled, the last time they voted or registered to vote was at least six years ago. link If they haven't overcome the obstacles they have to vote in that length of time (or if they can't do any of the things that would keep them registered) what is going to be different in future elections?
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Post by OldCoyote on Oct 30, 2019 21:04:13 GMT -5
Well, one died a couple months ago, so he has an excuse for not being particularly active.... Yes, but that "group" that they have...the name escapes me....has been really quiet. You mean dead people?
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Post by OldCoyote on Oct 30, 2019 21:10:15 GMT -5
Bolded. If it is their last known address, it is their current legal voting address? Can anyone tell me if Georgia is sending this to all voters who have recently voted, or just the ones who have failed to vote in recent election cycles? If it was their last known address where they voted and they no longer live there, they are not a resident at that location. It is up to them to re-register at their current location. I can see if they just moved to a different location in the same precinct or even their same Congressional district, this could be a inconvience for them......but citizens know they should re-register. If they have re-registered at the new location their voting rights are unchanged, as their local precinct will have them listed there to vote. Heck most churches have inhouse voter registration drives and the motor vehicle offices sign you up. It is not hard to do. It is more of their duty rather than a hardship Sorry, that doesn't cut it. Many, many people don't realize that if they move from one polling area to another in the same city that they need to reregister. Each polling area has a list that they check when you go in & show your ID. If you aren't on "their" list, you won't be allowed to vote. As for education...oh sure, the good ole white folks are taught about this but not anyone of color...they might not vote the way the white folks want them to vote...so don't teach them anything. That is changing and Stacey is one who is verbally making more aware of all these little quirks that can keep them from voting here in Ga.! I have not known any local churches to have voter registration...not sure if they do or not. Our local library can register people...BUT, you have to have transportation to get there AFTER you have had to go thru hoops to get the ID...and had to scrounge transport to get to the DMV to get that ID! Remember, they closed all the local DMVs that they could to make it harder for many to get that ID. ETA....that "last known address" will be the address listed on that polling areas registration list...not a last known address at the PO or any other place. Many, many people don't realize that if they move from one polling area to another in the same city that they need to reregister.
Voter registration at least in AZ is tied to your drivers license,
I guess that many many people don't need to know that they need to change the address on their drivers license.
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Post by steff on Oct 30, 2019 21:14:28 GMT -5
Bills, have you ever been in rural areas of Al., Miss., Ga.? I mean get off the highways completely...drive on some of the hard roads or even get on some of our old dirt/clay roads. When you do that, maybe...and that's a BIG MAYBE...you can see what I'm talking about. There are still many blacks in some areas down here that live much like they did during plantation days. Their housing may be better (not much in many cases), they may be better educated...but there are still limits to what they are able to do. You also have to have teachers willing to teach...that is changing slowly and Stacey Abrams is helping that a LOT, but it's going to be a huge job. We also have a GOP controlled state & most local governments...so there is no incentive to change if they can prevent it. Some of the local governments are changing too...and a lot of that is due to more being able to communicate with social media & access to the internet. It will take a long time & much of my generation will have to die off on both sides of this, but it WILL change. right outside my small town is the only so called apartments we have. They are former chicken houses from the 1950's. Yes, chicken houses that have been turned into apartments.
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Post by kadee79 on Oct 30, 2019 21:39:31 GMT -5
Bills, have you ever been in rural areas of Al., Miss., Ga.? I mean get off the highways completely...drive on some of the hard roads or even get on some of our old dirt/clay roads. When you do that, maybe...and that's a BIG MAYBE...you can see what I'm talking about. There are still many blacks in some areas down here that live much like they did during plantation days. Their housing may be better (not much in many cases), they may be better educated...but there are still limits to what they are able to do. You also have to have teachers willing to teach...that is changing slowly and Stacey Abrams is helping that a LOT, but it's going to be a huge job. We also have a GOP controlled state & most local governments...so there is no incentive to change if they can prevent it. Some of the local governments are changing too...and a lot of that is due to more being able to communicate with social media & access to the internet. It will take a long time & much of my generation will have to die off on both sides of this, but it WILL change. right outside my small town is the only so called apartments we have. They are former chicken houses from the 1950's. Yes, chicken houses that have been turned into apartments. And does everyone living there have transportation?...or do they depend on others? How many have any idea what a "shotgun" house is? www.bing.com/images/search?q=shotgun+house+image+plans&qpvt=shotgun+house+image+plans&FORM=IGREWe have a LOT of those here, both in town & in rural areas...ONLY, none around here are "cute" or fixed up. Many are near falling down, some are even boarded up in town cause they are too far gone to humans to live in...but humans lived in them until just a few years ago. Even knew one black fella that lived in a plywood shack in the back yard of one of his relatives...he had a bed, a bucket for a toilet, a hot plate, an old metal tv tray & 1 chair in there. He had strung a long extension cord from the house to his one light bulb...oh, & he had a tiny tv too. My first hubby was asked to give estimates on houses in a nearby town on bringing some houses up to code...well, you could see outside thru the slats of wood, some had toilets, some didn't. Some had kitchen sinks, some didn't. He told them they would be better off bull dozing them & selling the empty lots cause it would cost as much as a new build to repair any/all of those houses. That is what some have lived in down here...in towns, in cities in rural areas.
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Post by steff on Oct 30, 2019 21:47:55 GMT -5
right outside my small town is the only so called apartments we have. They are former chicken houses from the 1950's. Yes, chicken houses that have been turned into apartments. And does everyone living there have transportation?...or do they depend on others? How many have any idea what a "shotgun" house is? www.bing.com/images/search?q=shotgun+house+image+plans&qpvt=shotgun+house+image+plans&FORM=IGREWe have a LOT of those here, both in town & in rural areas...ONLY, none around here are "cute" or fixed up. Many are near falling down, some are even boarded up in town cause they are too far gone to humans to live in...but humans lived in them until just a few years ago. Even knew one black fella that lived in a plywood shack in the back yard of one of his relatives...he had a bed, a bucket for a toilet, a hot plate, an old metal tv tray & 1 chair in there. He had strung a long extension cord from the house to his one light bulb...oh, & he had a tiny tv too. My first hubby was asked to give estimates on houses in a nearby town on bringing some houses up to code...well, you could see outside thru the slats of wood, some had toilets, some didn't. Some had kitchen sinks, some didn't. He told them they would be better off bull dozing them & selling the empty lots cause it would cost as much as a new build to repair any/all of those houses. That is what some have lived in down here...in towns, in cities in rural areas. mostly you see people walking, very few cars parked around the houses & if there are cars, they are old junkers. We have no public transportation anywhere out here. To be honest, I don't think there's any public transportation in the county at all.
This is an entirely different level of poor than I ever saw living in a big city.
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Post by kadee79 on Oct 30, 2019 23:34:33 GMT -5
mostly you see people walking, very few cars parked around the houses & if there are cars, they are old junkers. We have no public transportation anywhere out here. To be honest, I don't think there's any public transportation in the county at all.
This is an entirely different level of poor than I ever saw living in a big city.
Know exactly what you mean. No public transport in this county either, but there is a few "for hire" bus/van type things if they are still running. Haven't seen one lately so they may have gone broke. Think someone told me it cost $6 for a ride, but only around town...a lot of folks couldn't afford that much.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2019 12:03:09 GMT -5
By requiring voter ID for all federal elections. Really no different than a Federal background check for a firearm purchase. I get a ballot in the mail, fill it out, and return it. Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in? You can't buy a gun until you pass the NICS background check. You not sent a ballot, until you have a Federal Voter ID.
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Post by dondub on Oct 31, 2019 12:34:48 GMT -5
Guns can be purchased many places without a background check. And Repo-Cons like you are against them being more comprehensive.
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Post by billisonboard on Oct 31, 2019 13:40:53 GMT -5
I get a ballot in the mail, fill it out, and return it. Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in? You can't buy a gun until you pass the NICS background check. You not sent a ballot, until you have a Federal Voter ID. Hmmmm, "a Federal Voter ID". Wow. The details on that one would be a most interesting discussion with someone treating the topic seriously.
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You can't buy a gun until you pass the NICS background check. You not sent a ballot, until you have a Federal Voter ID. Hmmmm, "a Federal Voter ID". Wow. The details on that one would be a most interesting discussion with someone treating the topic seriously. I know ! Didn't know what to do with your previous "showing the ID to the mail slot response". So I joined in with you on the low road approach. Seriously indeed.
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Post by billisonboard on Nov 1, 2019 11:40:18 GMT -5
The is always in the details of such ideas. This one is particularly difficult since all elections are operated by local entities governed by the laws of individual states. My state does all elections by mail. How would that law deal with this situation? Details. By requiring voter ID for all federal elections. Really no different than a Federal background check for a firearm purchase. By requiring voter ID for all federal elections. Really no different than a Federal background check for a firearm purchase. I get a ballot in the mail, fill it out, and return it. Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in? I get a ballot in the mail, fill it out, and return it. Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in? You can't buy a gun until you pass the NICS background check. You not sent a ballot, until you have a Federal Voter ID. Hmmmm, "a Federal Voter ID". Wow. The details on that one would be a most interesting discussion with someone treating the topic seriously. I know ! Didn't know what to do with your previous "showing the ID to the mail slot response". So I joined in with you on the low road approach. Seriously indeed. The is in the details. You offer no details in your short sentence responses. Who would issue "a Federal Voter ID"? To whom and how would I present it before being mailed a ballot? Details.
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Post by Value Buy on Nov 1, 2019 12:23:22 GMT -5
mostly you see people walking, very few cars parked around the houses & if there are cars, they are old junkers. We have no public transportation anywhere out here. To be honest, I don't think there's any public transportation in the county at all.
This is an entirely different level of poor than I ever saw living in a big city.
Know exactly what you mean. No public transport in this county either, but there is a few "for hire" bus/van type things if they are still running. Haven't seen one lately so they may have gone broke. Think someone told me it cost $6 for a ride, but only around town...a lot of folks couldn't afford that much. You do realize every state in the Union has the vast amount of their land areas without any public transportation available to any of their citizens. I imagine out west it can be a hundred miles one way, rather than 20 or 30 miles. In Indiana we live two blocks from a city of about 25,000. They have an in city mini bus system in place. Does not go out of the city limits to any of the surrounding subdivisions. No one in our county of over 100,000 population outside of this city has public transportation available to them, other than commuter trains and busses going to Chicago for daily work commutes. Unless every state passes a law that any citizen has the right to demand to be transported to their voting precinct, this argument is rather strange. Usually churches, political parties, etc, all make transportation available to voters to get them to the precinct to vote.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2019 13:04:45 GMT -5
By requiring voter ID for all federal elections. Really no different than a Federal background check for a firearm purchase. I get a ballot in the mail, fill it out, and return it. Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in? You can't buy a gun until you pass the NICS background check. You not sent a ballot, until you have a Federal Voter ID. I know ! Didn't know what to do with your previous "showing the ID to the mail slot response". So I joined in with you on the low road approach. Seriously indeed. The is in the details. You offer no details in your short sentence responses. Who would issue "a Federal Voter ID"? To whom and how would I present it before being mailed a ballot? Details. Those are the exact details you claim to not want to talk about by posting this; "Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in?"And then claim this; "Hmmmm, "a Federal Voter ID". Wow. The details on that one would be a most interesting discussion with someone treating the topic seriously."As an aside, I did note you left that last one out of your little timeline.
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Post by kadee79 on Nov 1, 2019 13:57:17 GMT -5
Know exactly what you mean. No public transport in this county either, but there is a few "for hire" bus/van type things if they are still running. Haven't seen one lately so they may have gone broke. Think someone told me it cost $6 for a ride, but only around town...a lot of folks couldn't afford that much. You do realize every state in the Union has the vast amount of their land areas without any public transportation available to any of their citizens. I imagine out west it can be a hundred miles one way, rather than 20 or 30 miles. In Indiana we live two blocks from a city of about 25,000. They have an in city mini bus system in place. Does not go out of the city limits to any of the surrounding subdivisions. No one in our county of over 100,000 population outside of this city has public transportation available to them, other than commuter trains and busses going to Chicago for daily work commutes. Unless every state passes a law that any citizen has the right to demand to be transported to their voting precinct, this argument is rather strange. Usually churches, political parties, etc, all make transportation available to voters to get them to the precinct to vote. You do realize that I have traveled this country from coast to coast? That I'm well aware of much of the terrain in the 19 states I've been in or thru. Now, since there is no public transportation in many, many areas including most small towns & even many larger towns/small cities....those who don't have their own transport are dependent on others to get them places. Yes, most of the black churches here will run buses for voting...BUT since you have to have a state or federally issued ID to vote here, it's not easy for many to get that ID...especially since the GOP closed the DMV here in our town so the nearest one is now about 1/2 hr. away and once there your wait may be all day...and those people depend on someone to be generous enough to take them & wait or at least come back for them later. The closing of many small town DMV's (which was busy every time I went) is just another way of voter suppression.
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Post by ednkris on Nov 1, 2019 14:11:58 GMT -5
You do realize every state in the Union has the vast amount of their land areas without any public transportation available to any of their citizens. I imagine out west it can be a hundred miles one way, rather than 20 or 30 miles. In Indiana we live two blocks from a city of about 25,000. They have an in city mini bus system in place. Does not go out of the city limits to any of the surrounding subdivisions. No one in our county of over 100,000 population outside of this city has public transportation available to them, other than commuter trains and busses going to Chicago for daily work commutes. Unless every state passes a law that any citizen has the right to demand to be transported to their voting precinct, this argument is rather strange. Usually churches, political parties, etc, all make transportation available to voters to get them to the precinct to vote. You do realize that I have traveled this country from coast to coast? That I'm well aware of much of the terrain in the 19 states I've been in or thru. Now, since there is no public transportation in many, many areas including most small towns & even many larger towns/small cities....those who don't have their own transport are dependent on others to get them places. Yes, most of the black churches here will run buses for voting...BUT since you have to have a state or federally issued ID to vote here, it's not easy for many to get that ID...especially since the GOP closed the DMV here in our town so the nearest one is now about 1/2 hr. away and once there your wait may be all day...and those people depend on someone to be generous enough to take them & wait or at least come back for them later. The closing of many small town DMV's (which was busy every time I went) is just another way of voter suppression. Oh bullcrap....I'm not trying to be an ass but its not like people are not going to have time to do it. It's not like it has to be done on a daily, weekly, monthly or even a yearly basis. It really is not asking all that much. It is not voter suppression but just a manner of updating the books how hard is that to see.
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billisonboard
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Post by billisonboard on Nov 1, 2019 15:06:24 GMT -5
The is in the details. You offer no details in your short sentence responses. Who would issue "a Federal Voter ID"? To whom and how would I present it before being mailed a ballot? Details. Those are the exact details you claim to not want to talk about by posting this; "Do I show my ID to the slot in the mail deposit box before I drop the envelop in?"And then claim this; "Hmmmm, "a Federal Voter ID". Wow. The details on that one would be a most interesting discussion with someone treating the topic seriously."As an aside, I did note you left that last one out of your little timeline. I want to discuss how voters in an exclusive vote by mail state show voter ID. I want to discuss what qualifies as "a Federal Voter ID" and how such would be issued. Details.
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kadee79
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Post by kadee79 on Nov 1, 2019 17:16:08 GMT -5
You do realize that I have traveled this country from coast to coast? That I'm well aware of much of the terrain in the 19 states I've been in or thru. Now, since there is no public transportation in many, many areas including most small towns & even many larger towns/small cities....those who don't have their own transport are dependent on others to get them places. Yes, most of the black churches here will run buses for voting...BUT since you have to have a state or federally issued ID to vote here, it's not easy for many to get that ID...especially since the GOP closed the DMV here in our town so the nearest one is now about 1/2 hr. away and once there your wait may be all day...and those people depend on someone to be generous enough to take them & wait or at least come back for them later. The closing of many small town DMV's (which was busy every time I went) is just another way of voter suppression. Oh bullcrap....I'm not trying to be an ass but its not like people are not going to have time to do it. It's not like it has to be done on a daily, weekly, monthly or even a yearly basis. It really is not asking all that much. It is not voter suppression but just a manner of updating the books how hard is that to see. Oh Bullcrap yourself! Until you live here where I do, know the people, see how things work here...you don't know diddly about this area! So when are you moving here? Not everything works the same in all areas...and IT IS VOTER SUPPRESSION!
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billisonboard
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Post by billisonboard on Nov 1, 2019 17:21:35 GMT -5
Oh bullcrap....I'm not trying to be an ass but its not like people are not going to have time to do it. It's not like it has to be done on a daily, weekly, monthly or even a yearly basis. It really is not asking all that much. It is not voter suppression but just a manner of updating the books how hard is that to see. Oh Bullcrap yourself! Until you live here where I do, know the people, see how things work here...you don't know diddly about this area! So when are you moving here? Not everything works the same in all areas...and IT IS VOTER SUPPRESSION! Removing the names of people who haven't voted in five to six years would be at most non-voter suppression (no matter how loudly you might "yell" that it is voter suppression)
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kadee79
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S.W. Ga., zone 8b, out in the boonies!
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Post by kadee79 on Nov 1, 2019 20:14:55 GMT -5
Oh Bullcrap yourself! Until you live here where I do, know the people, see how things work here...you don't know diddly about this area! So when are you moving here? Not everything works the same in all areas...and IT IS VOTER SUPPRESSION! Removing the names of people who haven't voted in five to six years would be at most non-voter suppression (no matter how loudly you might "yell" that it is voter suppression) That's your opinion...I live here!
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