You are only browsing one thread in the discussion! All comments are available on the post page.

Return

clutch ,

I just don’t understand why voter registration in the US is not a permanent thing like a driver’s license

SoloboiNanook ,

The point is disenfranchisement

clutch ,

Yup. Just like the electoral college thing. America should get rid of these relics

iesou ,

It is, unless you move or have just never registered before. Since voting is optional, a lot of people probably just never register

DragonTypeWyvern ,

It’s on a state basis.

It has to be renewed if you don’t vote within a certain time period in my state, for example.

iesou ,

Oh ok. Never ran into that issue

bipmi ,

Depending on your state they can also purge the voter rolls and just unregister whomever they want at their whim. Ive had family members and friends get purged and, somehow, the notice that they were purged just magically never showed up in the mail, so they would go to vote and be sent away at the polls. As a result I have to manually recheck my registration before every single election. Each state is totally and completely different in this regard, you cant take any assumption from your home state and extrapolate it to others.

catfish OP ,

There’s your answer

Stumblinbear ,
@Stumblinbear@pawb.social avatar

Not a great comparison since you have to renew your driver’s license

clutch ,

Fair… I should have said “social security number” instead

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • random
  • [email protected]
  • All magazines
    •