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Topic: Taking America BACK,,,,hmmmm?
rlynne's photo
Tue 03/08/11 03:50 PM


It sounds like a mistake to me. I could be wrong. Did you report it to the feds?

It wasn't a mistake. they hade a voter number next to my name.

When you go in you tell the worker your name then they ask your address. they then verify that info with another worker seated next to them with an identical book and that person puts the number of your ballot next to your name also.

And yes I did report it to the officials that were there.



did it get resolved? thats an issue i would find unsettling to say the least

quietman_arise's photo
Tue 03/08/11 03:53 PM
personally I think Americans are too stoopid to be entrusted with choosing our leaders

I say we use THUNDERDOME!

two men enter. one man leave

InvictusV's photo
Tue 03/08/11 03:54 PM










I had to show photo ID to vote. What's wrong with that?



the part about college students losing their vote,,,,


Is it because they are out of state residents?




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State GOP lawmakers are also proposing new limits on students, including a bill that would allow them to vote in college towns only if they or their parents had established permanent residency in the state.'



if you are a college student living in the dorms from out of state (nonresident) , it basically disenfranchises you



If you aren't a resident of the state you shouldn't be able to vote in that states elections.

They do have absentee ballots that you can get from the state in which you are eligible to vote so I think there is something more going on..



I would agree if RESIDENT didnt have such a subjective and state by state standard

if students attend a school and live on campus, they are affected AT THAT TIME by what is going on where they are living,,,regardless if they are legally recognized as a 'resident'

IMHO


There is no reason why out of state students cannot get an absentee ballot and vote.





but why would I vote on the issues in FLORIDA, if I live in NEVADA?

students in dorms arent just visiting a relative for a while, they are actually making their ABODE wherever they rest their head and wash their behind,,,,,

my son in Georgia will be directly impacted by the policies passed in GEORGIA, much more so than he will those passed back here in Nevada

I think he should have a voice there as long as he is LIVING there and contributing to that economy, those college towns make plenty of income off of those non resident residents in those dorms, I dont agree with them not having a voice in the community they are living





its ridiculous..

So based on your theory if I am going to spend a month in a Las Vegas hotel and election day for the Vegas city council is the on the 3rd day of my vacation I should be entitled to vote in that election because I am paying taxes on my room and it might have implications on the rest of my stay..

Not to mention the fact that I might come back to Vegas in a few weeks and stay another month..

I should then certainly be allowed to vote..







no, I specified that they are not just VISITING, just because they are not legally called RESIDENTS, they are indeed making their HOME there for AT LEAST ten months and usually longer.

That is quite a bit different from temporarily staying in a hotel, while continuing to contribute to the economy someplace else by holding a housenote, rental note, etc,,,,,where it is reasonable to assume that what is going on there has a DIRECT impact on you as a 'RESIDENT' who actually has a permanent financial interest there,,,





If someone has a permanent financial interest in that state then they should change their residency to that state.

What you are describing is a temporary resident.

msharmony's photo
Tue 03/08/11 04:51 PM











I had to show photo ID to vote. What's wrong with that?



the part about college students losing their vote,,,,


Is it because they are out of state residents?




'
State GOP lawmakers are also proposing new limits on students, including a bill that would allow them to vote in college towns only if they or their parents had established permanent residency in the state.'



if you are a college student living in the dorms from out of state (nonresident) , it basically disenfranchises you



If you aren't a resident of the state you shouldn't be able to vote in that states elections.

They do have absentee ballots that you can get from the state in which you are eligible to vote so I think there is something more going on..



I would agree if RESIDENT didnt have such a subjective and state by state standard

if students attend a school and live on campus, they are affected AT THAT TIME by what is going on where they are living,,,regardless if they are legally recognized as a 'resident'

IMHO


There is no reason why out of state students cannot get an absentee ballot and vote.





but why would I vote on the issues in FLORIDA, if I live in NEVADA?

students in dorms arent just visiting a relative for a while, they are actually making their ABODE wherever they rest their head and wash their behind,,,,,

my son in Georgia will be directly impacted by the policies passed in GEORGIA, much more so than he will those passed back here in Nevada

I think he should have a voice there as long as he is LIVING there and contributing to that economy, those college towns make plenty of income off of those non resident residents in those dorms, I dont agree with them not having a voice in the community they are living





its ridiculous..

So based on your theory if I am going to spend a month in a Las Vegas hotel and election day for the Vegas city council is the on the 3rd day of my vacation I should be entitled to vote in that election because I am paying taxes on my room and it might have implications on the rest of my stay..

Not to mention the fact that I might come back to Vegas in a few weeks and stay another month..

I should then certainly be allowed to vote..







no, I specified that they are not just VISITING, just because they are not legally called RESIDENTS, they are indeed making their HOME there for AT LEAST ten months and usually longer.

That is quite a bit different from temporarily staying in a hotel, while continuing to contribute to the economy someplace else by holding a housenote, rental note, etc,,,,,where it is reasonable to assume that what is going on there has a DIRECT impact on you as a 'RESIDENT' who actually has a permanent financial interest there,,,





If someone has a permanent financial interest in that state then they should change their residency to that state.

What you are describing is a temporary resident.



ok. I just disagree with how they should be treated legally.

But what I feel has no bearing on the laws so, oh well.

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