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| Topic | Tennessee's election site not allowing naturalized citizens to register to vote |
| CableZL 07/06/18 1:24:43 PM #7: | Despite Ekundayos trouble online, she said she was able to update her voter registration by going in person to her local voter registration office. But even after updating her registration, when she went to see if the online system had changed, she said it gave her the same errorthat she isnt a U.S. citizen. After Ekundayos post went viral, various people have reached out to her attempting to remedy the situation, including the office of Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper. Jim believes nothing is more important than making sure everyone is able to exercise their right to vote, his press secretary, Chris Carroll, told the Daily Dot. Ekundayo said she also received a call from Mark Goins, the election coordinator with Tennessees division of elections. She said Goins told her the website was designed to tell immigrants whether they can vote in the U.S. and insisted that the website was working accuratelydespite Ekundayo telling him that the website overlooked her naturalization. DifferentialEquation posted... It's misleading the way that's worded. It's a glitch in the system that's being worked on. Software sometimes has bugs and it's not because of ill intent. No one wants to prevent naturalized citizens from voting. Doesn't sound like they're working on it, according to what Mark Goins reportedly said. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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