Current Events > If voting is a right, why shouldn't people be automatically registered to vote?

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...wat?

I honestly don't understand why everyone isn't automatically registered when you have your social security number and turn 18, then you can choose to vote or not.

There's no way this can't be implemented now with our modern post office and communications technology.

Here in Sweden, we automatically get a voting card some months before the election.
It contains information about where and when to vote.
And you dont even need it when you vote, an ID is enough. They prefer that you bring the voting card, but it is not required.

Because making people jump through hoops to vote (register, have ID, be able to wait in line, etc) disproportionately discourages certain demographics from voting.

Same here in Denmark. I admit i dont know if you can avoid bringing anything, i havent tried, and have no plan to.

IIRC: I just show up in the time frame allotted (IIRC 8-20) give the blanket, recite my SSN/Birthdate (dont recall specifics, but its either birthdate or SSN. Danish SSN is Birthdate in DD/MM/YY + 4 more numbers) go into the both with the long ass sheet of paper, sign a cross on the person i vote for, then put the long ass sheet of paper into a plastic bin outside the booth, and go home.

Ive not been eligble for voting that many times yet, but i dont remember much of a queue either, nor a lot of people around.

Admittedly, small city/town/whatever but still. The hardest part is the 2km walk lol.

And IIRC Inmates can vote too, which i believe isnt a thing in the US.

Isnt registering to vote how you can get jury duty? Im plenty happy not being forced to have my name on a list.

Same here in Denmark. I admit i dont know if you can avoid bringing anything, i havent tried, and have no plan to.

IIRC: I just show up in the time frame allotted (IIRC 8-20) give the blanket, recite my SSN/Birthdate (dont recall specifics, but its either birthdate or SSN. Danish SSN is Birthdate in DD/MM/YY + 4 more numbers) go into the both with the long ass sheet of paper, sign a cross on the person i vote for, then put the long ass sheet of paper into a plastic bin outside the booth, and go home.

Ive not been eligble for voting that many times yet, but i dont remember much of a queue either, nor a lot of people around.

Admittedly, small city/town/whatever but still. The hardest part is the 2km walk lol.

And IIRC Inmates can vote too, which i believe isnt a thing in the US.

CNN: Why do we have voter registration in the US?
LK: Voter registration is there to make sure that voter rolls are accurate and updated. Elections in the United States are decentralized. They are administered at the county level. So voter registration is a regular and ongoing process to make sure that our elections are as inclusive, accurate and credible as possible.

Even if they were they should need to present id

Anybody who thinks getting out of jury duty isn't easy has never tried to get out of jury duty

Why?

When people talk about getting out of jury duty they are referring to having to show up at all, not showing up but without pants.

I know

It literally just takes a phone call

Anybody who thinks getting out of jury duty isn't easy has never tried to get out of jury duty

Same here in Denmark. I admit i dont know if you can avoid bringing anything, i havent tried, and have no plan to.

IIRC: I just show up in the time frame allotted (IIRC 8-20) give the blanket, recite my SSN/Birthdate (dont recall specifics, but its either birthdate or SSN. Danish SSN is Birthdate in DD/MM/YY + 4 more numbers) go into the both with the long ass sheet of paper, sign a cross on the person i vote for, then put the long ass sheet of paper into a plastic bin outside the booth, and go home.

Ive not been eligble for voting that many times yet, but i dont remember much of a queue either, nor a lot of people around.

Admittedly, small city/town/whatever but still. The hardest part is the 2km walk lol.

And IIRC Inmates can vote too, which i believe isnt a thing in the US.

Make voter registration free (taxpayer funded) and automatic.
Make Election Day(s) federal and state holidays.
Give a tax credit to all voters for every election they participate in (including state and local).
Open more polling places, especially in metropolitan BIPOC communities with easy access via public transit.
Expand absentee and early voting.
Allow out of state workers and students to vote absentee.

Make voter registration free (taxpayer funded) and automatic.
Make Election Day(s) federal and state holidays.
Give a tax credit to all voters for every election they participate in (including state and local).
Open more polling places, especially in metropolitan BIPOC communities with easy access via public transit.
Expand absentee and early voting.
Allow out of state workers and students to vote absentee.

That would imply governments want people voting.

They don't.

So far I haven't seen any good reasons

And government-issued ID should be completely free

Same here in Denmark. I admit i dont know if you can avoid bringing anything, i havent tried, and have no plan to.

IIRC: I just show up in the time frame allotted (IIRC 8-20) give the blanket, recite my SSN/Birthdate (dont recall specifics, but its either birthdate or SSN. Danish SSN is Birthdate in DD/MM/YY + 4 more numbers) go into the both with the long ass sheet of paper, sign a cross on the person i vote for, then put the long ass sheet of paper into a plastic bin outside the booth, and go home.

Ive not been eligble for voting that many times yet, but i dont remember much of a queue either, nor a lot of people around.

Admittedly, small city/town/whatever but still. The hardest part is the 2km walk lol.

And IIRC Inmates can vote too, which i believe isnt a thing in the US.

to prevent fraud

all your lib countries do this, its not racist

What fraud exactly do you think having and ID to vote is preventing? In person voter impersonation?

And, you're right. It's not just about race, though Black people are heavily affected by these laws. Other marginalized populations also face disproportionate barriers to voting because of these laws. Native American communities, low-income, elderly, and rural voters are disproportionately affected by voter photo ID laws.

I feel like if Inmates/felons could vote and we removed the barriers to registration/remaining registered and offered more locations/mail-in/public transit every single presendential election would be a democrat landslide

to prevent fraud

all your lib countries do this, its not racist

Those countries give free ID cards to all elligible voters.

Im sure people that want to vote have no issues doing whatever you gotta do to register

Because GOP would lose 90% of the time if voting was that fair.

Anybody who thinks getting out of jury duty isn't easy has never tried to get out of jury duty

When people talk about getting out of jury duty they are referring to having to show up at all, not showing up but without pants.

I know

It literally just takes a phone call

The only time I was ever called, they just sent a large group of us home anyway. I somewhat felt like my time was wasted, but I did get to spend a few hours in a library (and a free day off from work as well).

Then vote in people who will make it easier to vote. Also vote in the primaries as well to hold your elected party representative responsible if they deviate from their campaign promises.

This is where you're wrong.