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But of course you don't have to go to DMV (or rather DPS, in Texas). If you can go to vote.org you surely can go to https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrapp/in

by Fins 8y ago

But of course you don't have to go to DMV (or rather DPS, in Texas). If you can go to vote.org you surely can go to https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrapp/index.asp https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrapp/index.asp and have it generate an official application form with your information that you sign and mail. Even when I was going to school, and working two jobs, I could drop off an envelope in a mailbox. Somebody who finds this to be too much effort probably should not be voting in the first place.

SamWhited 8y ago
The point is that it's not about effort; it's about resources and the fact that you can't anticipate what is easy or not for other people. The easier we can make this the better. If you can't afford a printer, or are bedridden and can't get out easily, it's probably nice that someone will mail you a pre-filled out form. There are plenty of reasons why someone might have trouble with the existing mechanisms of getting registered, be it due to financial circumstance, physical ailments, or some other reason. It doesn't really matter why, it just matters that we make it easier for those less fortunate than us to register.
- Fins 8y ago
  I'm all for making it easy. Why couldn't Vote.org just do what the official site does, but add the function of printing it out on their end and mailing the pre-filled form to the voter. Maybe even with a stamped envelope included?
  - SamWhited 8y ago
    There are other places that do that; they just took an alternative approach that also appeared to be legal under Texas law, which seems perfectly reasonable.
    - Fins 8y ago
      Well, obviously somebody in Texas disagrees, and from my layman's cursory reading of the law, I don't think Vote.org is unquestionably right. They might be, but I would not be claiming "voter suppression" right away.

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But of course you don't have to go to DMV (or rather DPS, in Texas). If you can go to vote.org you surely can go to https://webservices.sos.state.tx.us/vrapp/in

by Fins 8y ago

SamWhited 8y ago
The point is that it's not about effort; it's about resources and the fact that you can't anticipate what is easy or not for other people. The easier we can make this the better. If you can't afford a printer, or are bedridden and can't get out easily, it's probably nice that someone will mail you a pre-filled out form. There are plenty of reasons why someone might have trouble with the existing mechanisms of getting registered, be it due to financial circumstance, physical ailments, or some other reason. It doesn't really matter why, it just matters that we make it easier for those less fortunate than us to register.
- Fins 8y ago
  I'm all for making it easy. Why couldn't Vote.org just do what the official site does, but add the function of printing it out on their end and mailing the pre-filled form to the voter. Maybe even with a stamped envelope included?
  - SamWhited 8y ago
    There are other places that do that; they just took an alternative approach that also appeared to be legal under Texas law, which seems perfectly reasonable.
    - Fins 8y ago
      Well, obviously somebody in Texas disagrees, and from my layman's cursory reading of the law, I don't think Vote.org is unquestionably right. They might be, but I would not be claiming "voter suppression" right away.