17.5: People's names aren't written in camelCase

Alexander De Large?

the sound bites you hear about voting are intentionally misleading: you have to show up with an id to vote here too and that's not where to controversy lies; but the soundbites are setup to make it sound like it is to engender the reaction you've shared.

the controversy is registering to vote; not voting; and the conservative states intentionally make registering as heavily bureaucratic as possible in the hopes of minimizing the number of people who can successfully finish to process of registration.

they've also dedicated hundreds of millions on dollars to understand and enact policies to keep the poor and minority groups from voting.

usually democrats sit back and let republicans openly do it, but sometimes democrats do it themselves; the democratic governor of california just made automatic voter registration illegal; just as the conservative states do.

As a European, the whole registering to vote thing is honestly one of the wildest parts of the US elections to me. It’s so unnecessary complicated and prone to errors/manipulation. I just have to show up with my ID, doesn’t matter if it’s for the EU parliament or the local city senate.

I see comments like this a lot. Most important and apparently most difficult for Europeans (and others but it's almost always Europeans) to understand is that the US is a very large country, made up of 50 semi-independent states, each with its own government and laws-- about many things, not just elections. So that's why things are more complex here--we're not a small monolithic nation with one single, centralized government and set of laws that apply to everyone no matter where in the country they live.

Each US State runs its own elections; a person obviously can't be allowed to vote in more than one state. Since people can move from one state to another at any time, and even have residences in more than one state at the same time (such as college students and well-off people), it's necessary to register with the state you will be voting in, so that you are officially able to vote in that state and no other.

So… I’m in Texas , been here a long time.

most ballot counts in the primaries and general are counted by secret software and hardware run by ultra conservative families the last 20 plus years. Recounts are not allowed and exit polls not used anymore because of unpredictability.

Nobody cares, no political party wants to change : not a topic in forums anywhere, even in conspiracy minded chat rooms, and it’s been this way forever ( since before 2000).

There is a ton of crazy that is ignored .

I’ve seen how the system works, I’ve been at the county chair level. Nobody will criticize it . There is a quiet culture of people knowing it’s invalid but decide to leave it be.

It's so unnecessary complicated and prone to errors/manipulation

That's why it exists - to make it more inconvenient for people (especially in certain demographics) to vote.

Depends on the country though. In France you must be registered to vote (you're assigned a specific voting office). It's a single registration foe everything, not for each vote

Although the process is online, and takes like 5mins.

You also get a voting card, but it's technically optional, it just speeds up the process in the voting office.

It's by design. We could make it easier, but certain groups benefit from making it difficult.

It's wild.

There are some local and state governments trying to pass automatic voter registration, but it's an uphill battle, not unlike most things that would generally benefit the public good in this country.

As a European, the whole registering to vote thing is honestly one of the wildest parts of the US elections to me. It’s so unnecessary complicated and prone to errors/manipulation.

...what the electorate consider a bug the politicians consider a feature...

There's never been a United States ID card, for... reasons. As a Californian, I could get a California ID card, at the same place I got my California Driver's License, if I didn't intend to drive. The forms have the option of adding Voter Registration using the same information (birth certificate, proof of residence) at the same time. But some states make it all much more complicated.

How are you guys looking on adrenochrome down that way? Supply shortages have hit us hard on the east coast. I'd kill for some fresh, virginal blood right about now.

Invalidating a vote based on signature analysis sounds like a recipe for a MASSIVE probe into election integrity.

Isn't that a serious federal crime? How did they not get caught doing that?

Yes, my husband was on the suspended list in our county for years, despite us owning the same home since 2013. He'd even fill out the little address verification card and send it back, stating that the location on record was still valid. Didnt matter, because every single election he would still pop up "suspended" at the polls. He had his TDL, and he'd have to fill out an extra form, but he'd be allowed to vote.

This year, I decided enough was enough and we put our house up for sale, because once I leave Texas this time, I'm not coming back.

I contacted our county registrars office to get our VUIDs so I could update our new address at our rental, and we found out he just...didnt have a VUID? They had no record of him voting in Texas at all...yet he's been able to vote with a "suspended" status with his TDL for years now...living at an address he hasnt deviated from since he originally registered in Texas.

Honestly, I think he was just finally removed since he'd been in "suspended" so long 🤷‍♀️. Im unsure if it was a legit mistake, or if some genuine fuckery was going on.

But we're all gucci now. Both confirmed registration again back in September. Awaiting 21 Oct with bated breath!