01-31-2019, 09:21 PM
(01-31-2019, 09:11 PM)Dill Wrote: 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.
This is why I said it should be done in a bi-partisan/ non-targeting manner.
IMO a level of responsibility should come with a vote.
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