McConnell says bill that would make Election Day a federal holiday is a ‘power grab’

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(01-31-2019, 07:22 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Oh don't get me wrong I'm 100% against Gerrymandering. 

What's the main argument against purging rolls?

In principle, there is nothing wrong with purging rolls. E.g., why leave a name on if someone has been dead for 10 years or moved to another state 5 years ago?

The problem is that purging can be weaponized to shave percentage points of one party's vote count, if "neutral" laws and timing can affect a target demographic.  E.g., just before an election pass a law that a voter has to have a street address with a number, as was done in ND, and you can reduce Democratic voter turn out by 3+%.  Might be able to do that in Montana or SD, too.

Also you could pass a law requiring that names have to match "exactly" on all state documents.  E.g., if your driver's license says "Bfine32" but you signed your voter registration "Bfine 32," that's a discrepancy and your registration will be pulled until it is corrected--but probably not till after the election.  You could also require a voter id card be based upon a birth certificate. That could knock thousands off the rolls in some southern states like Mississippi.