The state of Texas is undertaking a purge of their voter rolls, 2 months from the national election. The purge includes some 80,000 names. all these people are supposed to be dead, but a number of them are complaining that they are very much alive. In that case, they are supposed to call up their local registrar to get back on the voter list. Problem is, the phones stay busy. If you can't get through, the Texas Secretary of State claims it is no problem. Just show up at the polls.
Of course if you do that, the people working the polls will not have you on the voter list. Are they going to let you vote? THat is debatable, because they are going to look upon youas an illegal alien if you look Latino. The real problem here of course is that it puts the burden on the voter, who has been falsely accused of being dead. inevitably, it will weed out the voters who are busy or not assertive enough to yell and scream and make a scene.
Which just might be the actual goal of the voters purge, know what I mean? The city of Houston has refused to do the purge until after the election. which is probably what should be happening across Texas, but will not.
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/16/161145248/many-texans-bereaved-over-dead-voter-purge
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Comments: 17
Every year we hear how many dead people on the rolls have voted. And if you remove one & they come into vote you add them back on & let the office straighten out error. Nobody has to skip voting except the person that wanted to vote as a dead person.
If you believe that you will believe anything. The ONLY reason for these actions is to eliminate as many folks who will probably vote Democratic as possible. It is all about preventing votes for the other guy. It has nothing to do with the law or preventing violations of the law.
Chris, "The real problem here of course is that it puts the burden on the voter, who has been falsely accused of being dead."
You say, "...it puts the burden on the voter." Big deal. Are you complaining that we would play any part in keeping our record straight? You don't seem to realize what an honor it is that we get to vote. If it's a burden, skip it.
It sounds like they're trying to criminalize them for straightening out something that they've allowed to become inaccurate. I'm thrilled they are doing that.
I can't understand why so many Democrats are growling about people cleaning out their files to prevent cheating. It's the only sensible way to stop the cheating. ???
We all know we should take ID to the voting place from now on. If that state made an error they will correct it when the voter shows his/her ID. That is not a heavy burden ... and it brings with it much less cheating. Yaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
And thank you to every city and state that is working to keep our voting system safe and accurate. I applaud you.
The force behind the purge is the Grand Ole Party due to their failed attempt at requiring everyone to prove who they are before they can vote.
There is no substantive voter fraud. There is substantial, intentional, and egregious suppression and intimidation of legal voters by the Republican party.
What does it say about a party that lies incessantly, demeans the majority of the population, and suppresses democracy?