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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 mak
by 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 agoI'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 agoThere 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 agoWell, 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.