He has a program that checks if you haven’t voted in awhile, if your address doesn’t match, if you were registered somewhere else and didn’t tell them you moved (does anyone do this?).
And if you have a common name, you’re probably going to get removed from the registers every single time since it’s a very flawed system.
Never happened to me before. I was able to vote in the last major elections without a problem. I even looked it up a few months ago and it was fine. What's odd is that it's showing the last address I had, not my current. I updated when I changed my license, and submitted the voter change. My wife did it at the same time, hers is still valid and got updated, while mine did not.
I am hoping that by mailing in the new forms (for some fucking reason I can't online) it will be updated in time for the midterms.
Your question doesn't really need a specific answer. It's easy to create weird rules and enforce them badly. Exactly how is irrelevant, because justice was never the goal.
I mean, its pretty important to know the cause of and how to mitigate disenfranchisment, I get what you're saying but little can be done without understanding how its being done
In most American states you can register under a political party in order to be eligible to participate in their primary. So therefore party affiliation is gathered data - not sure if it’s public (might vary by state) but they have that data.
and in every other gop state, texas just does it at a larger scale, a small niche portion welcomes it because they wouldnt have to do jury duty, since JD often use voter rolls as thier first choice to summon people.
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Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 35 pts · 14h
I got purged...yay
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 13h
Also, it's so removed from the system, that I have to register as a new voter. By mail.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 12h
That's so fucked up
Hapankaali@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 10h
Never had to register to vote in my life. Even without the brazen purging of voter rolls, the requirement is a means of voter suppression.
shartgargle@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 12h
I get purged in my state EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Thankfully you can register at the polls, day of.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 14h
How does that happen?
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 13h
Fucking Kris Kobach, the attorney general in KS.
He has a program that checks if you haven’t voted in awhile, if your address doesn’t match, if you were registered somewhere else and didn’t tell them you moved (does anyone do this?).
And if you have a common name, you’re probably going to get removed from the registers every single time since it’s a very flawed system.
Many conservative states joined his program.
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 14h
No clue to be honest, but yes I am registered D
cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 11h
So what are you going to or can you do about it? Has this ever happened before to you or someone you know?
Gerudo@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 9h
Never happened to me before. I was able to vote in the last major elections without a problem. I even looked it up a few months ago and it was fine. What's odd is that it's showing the last address I had, not my current. I updated when I changed my license, and submitted the voter change. My wife did it at the same time, hers is still valid and got updated, while mine did not.
I am hoping that by mailing in the new forms (for some fucking reason I can't online) it will be updated in time for the midterms.
fodor@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 12h
Your question doesn't really need a specific answer. It's easy to create weird rules and enforce them badly. Exactly how is irrelevant, because justice was never the goal.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 11h
I mean, its pretty important to know the cause of and how to mitigate disenfranchisment, I get what you're saying but little can be done without understanding how its being done
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 14h
Voting democrat likely
cheese_greater@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 14h
Where are they getting that information tho
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 14h
Registered voter lists maybe?
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 12h
Does America not have a secret ballot?
4am@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 11h
In most American states you can register under a political party in order to be eligible to participate in their primary. So therefore party affiliation is gathered data - not sure if it’s public (might vary by state) but they have that data.
T00l_shed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 12h
That i cant speak to, but if youre registered for a party, AFAIK that is something they can look into
13igTyme@piefed.social · 23 pts · 13h
Just the annual purging of registered Democrat voters in Texas.
Seriously they do this every year, why are people surprised?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 9h
and in every other gop state, texas just does it at a larger scale, a small niche portion welcomes it because they wouldnt have to do jury duty, since JD often use voter rolls as thier first choice to summon people.
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 6h
Let me guess, all of them registered Democrats?