USA Voter Registration
Posted: Thu 24 Aug 2017, 09:39:02
Since being corrected by Tanada about motor voter laws, my research leads me to believe that, in the USA, it is ILLEGAL to require someone to show proof of citizenship to vote. I find that incredible.
So I started to look for what other countries do. Not quite as easy as I thought. I found a 2012 ABC piece listing 3 countries where it is easier to vote than the USA. Sweden, Australia, Estonia. In all three you can walk in and vote. EXCEPT, and NOT noted in the article, that all three maintain a database of citizens and you can vote PROVIDED you are in the list of citizens.
https://www.google.ca/amp/abcnews.go.co ... d=17625616
Just thought I'd throw this out for discussion.
So I started to look for what other countries do. Not quite as easy as I thought. I found a 2012 ABC piece listing 3 countries where it is easier to vote than the USA. Sweden, Australia, Estonia. In all three you can walk in and vote. EXCEPT, and NOT noted in the article, that all three maintain a database of citizens and you can vote PROVIDED you are in the list of citizens.
https://www.google.ca/amp/abcnews.go.co ... d=17625616
Just thought I'd throw this out for discussion.