Early voting in the special election to replace Rep. Mark Green is underway as Davidson County election official explains purge of 80,000 voters from rolls.
Most of those purged were cut from the rolls in March, before anyone knew a special election was coming.
They were cut from the rolls after the Davidson County Election Commission sent letters to voters more than two years ago, that were returned as undeliverable.
People whose letters were returned were purged after they did not vote in two consecutive November elections.
“We don’t purge anyone 90 days before an election,” Roberts said.
He said people purged may have moved or died.
Roberts said if someone was purged, and they come to vote in the primary election they can re-register to vote for the general election, which is on December 2.
So I was under the impression that my voter registration in Texas was in good standing, as I’ve voted in every election for the past 6 years living at the same address. I received a letter from the county Voter Registrar saying that my registration was in question because my current residence is different from the one on my registration card. I have not moved, my address has not changed, and I renewed my DL using that same address 2 months prior. After angrily contacting them to find out WTF happened, I found out that they tried to mail my latest voter registration card and it came back as undeliverable. So through zero fault of my own I had to mail in a form by a 30 day deadline (at this point, less than 10 business days) to verify what they already knew. I will have to keep checking my status assuming that this can happen again, and if it’s too close to an election, I’m screwed.
I was checking my registration every few days leading up to the 2024 election, Texas as well. Luckily nothing happened but I know they pull shit like this.
If the process in this Tennessee county is as described in the article, it’s not unfair. Playing fuck around with voter registrations that have no issues is something else entirely.
Or just codify the right to vote so it can’t be argued. Then make a list that says birthday, state, deathday. When you are born you are registered to vote automatically and it goes into effect at 18. The drop down for state can only be changed to another state and whomever changes it is liable for voter fraud if they cannot prove it was filed by the person by submitting a proof of residence change. Then the states have their own crap for primaries and junk if they want, but the right to vote federally is only decided by you being of age. Show up in the wrong state to vote federally, mark them as having voted, show up in another state to vote again, arrest for voter fraud, and conduct an investigation.
Codifying it would also force states to make similar laws, and hopefully abandon the whole party registration crap. Ballot with candidates, vote for one, or ranked choice… whatever the state wants, but you walk in and vote. Show up in wrong state with proof of residence, vote then and there, update state in database. Investigation if a voter partakes in 2 states votes.
You know, this is not unfair.
So I was under the impression that my voter registration in Texas was in good standing, as I’ve voted in every election for the past 6 years living at the same address. I received a letter from the county Voter Registrar saying that my registration was in question because my current residence is different from the one on my registration card. I have not moved, my address has not changed, and I renewed my DL using that same address 2 months prior. After angrily contacting them to find out WTF happened, I found out that they tried to mail my latest voter registration card and it came back as undeliverable. So through zero fault of my own I had to mail in a form by a 30 day deadline (at this point, less than 10 business days) to verify what they already knew. I will have to keep checking my status assuming that this can happen again, and if it’s too close to an election, I’m screwed.
I was checking my registration every few days leading up to the 2024 election, Texas as well. Luckily nothing happened but I know they pull shit like this.
If the process in this Tennessee county is as described in the article, it’s not unfair. Playing fuck around with voter registrations that have no issues is something else entirely.
Or just codify the right to vote so it can’t be argued. Then make a list that says birthday, state, deathday. When you are born you are registered to vote automatically and it goes into effect at 18. The drop down for state can only be changed to another state and whomever changes it is liable for voter fraud if they cannot prove it was filed by the person by submitting a proof of residence change. Then the states have their own crap for primaries and junk if they want, but the right to vote federally is only decided by you being of age. Show up in the wrong state to vote federally, mark them as having voted, show up in another state to vote again, arrest for voter fraud, and conduct an investigation.
Codifying it would also force states to make similar laws, and hopefully abandon the whole party registration crap. Ballot with candidates, vote for one, or ranked choice… whatever the state wants, but you walk in and vote. Show up in wrong state with proof of residence, vote then and there, update state in database. Investigation if a voter partakes in 2 states votes.
But that doesn’t allow for manipulation or discrimination!
Yep, clickbait headline for something that seems completely on the up and up.