Why do you have to register where you live?
We renew our registration annually. The process is quite simple though, if no details have changed especially you can renew on an automated phone system.
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Your quote isn't in your link, but from Googling it:So in other words: Not a national holiday.Quote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electio...United_States)
Election Day is a civic holiday in some states, including Delaware, Hawaii, Kentucky, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. Some other states require that workers be permitted to take time off from employment without loss of pay. California Elections Code Section 14000 provides that employees otherwise unable to vote must be allowed two hours off with pay, at the beginning or end of a shift.
Blame the rest of the nation. :o
A mandate to provide 2 hours off, if employees cannot otherwise manage to vote, in no way, shape, or form resembles a federal holiday. This was you, with the usual self-centered insularity of the New Yorker which you often display, thinking that conditions in New York *where the state did declare a civil work holiday* must naturally be universal.
My God, the New York really is just like London.
And for the avoidance of doubt, London is just one city and not our entire country.
That's a lie. England is a city in London.
You do need it if you want to vote, apparently, which a very fundamental right. If you're going to be saying to people "you need to have this in order to be able to vote" then you have no business charging for it as well. That is no different from directly charging people for voting.
You don't need your birth certificate to vote, you need it to get ID which you need to vote.
Just because something is a fundamental right does not mean that there might not be administrative costs associated with it. Should I expect the state to provide a taxi to take me to and from the polling booth?
There should be some form of freely available acceptable identification if identification is going to be a prerequisite for voting.Quote:
You don't need your birth certificate to vote, you need it to get ID which you need to vote.
If you are required by the state to arrive at the polling booth in a Taxi then, yes, they should pay for it.Quote:
Should I expect the state to provide a taxi to take me to and from the polling booth?
Because otherwise you're effectively charging people for voting.
Walk. Get a lift with a friend. Vote by post. Nominate someone to vote for you by proxy. etc.Quote:
How does the state or you expect me to get to the polling booth, which for some could be many miles from where they live?
RB, if we can require time off or declare public holidays to facilitate voting then it feels like waiving the fees required to register and to obtain ID should be seen as, well, small potatoes.
I agree, it probably isn't a big deal expenditure-wise. And would at least mitigate the issue of people who just don't seem to have ID. Though I don't think it should impede the passage of simple voter ID improvements, considering how much in our society depends on some sort of photo ID.
Exactly. Just toss this in with the healthcare package you're giving everyone :noob:
Oh yes, and as an extension related to this "debate"....it sounds familiar to requiring a National ID.
Umm, GGT, it's not like I am some alien. You need photo ID to drive, not just when you are pulled over. And if you ever buy a drink.
Not to mention flying, entering government buildings and doing tons of other stuff. Which is why it's so strange that our government requires photo ID to physically enter the premises but not to vote-in that government.
May I ask how much it costs to get an ID in the US?
both of these claims are bullshit.Quote:
entering government buildings
Yes, its up to the supplier to verify that the purchaser is over the minimum age but requesting ID is not required. Publix's sign even state this, if you're under 35, you have to supply ID, to protect their asses.
I have also never had to present ID when entering a government building. I do it all the time for the county building, and I just did it the other day for the courts.
The county government building doesn't even have a metal detector or any sort of entrance protection. The court building had a metal detector, but no request for ID.
You would need the supplemental paperwork, such as a birth certificate, which varies greatly from state to state, then you would need the ID, those prices also vary (see second post for how states are handling this).
The only real number I saw was $28 but that's for voters ID. My question is more what is the range (cheapest state to most expensive state) for an normal photo ID and how long is it valid.
valid dates also vary. I get quite a few partons from Arizona cause their IDs last for (almost) fucking forever. Mine lasts 6 years.
6 years sounds reasonable to me.
Driving without a driver's license is illegal, and we all know people who break the law should be thrown in jail.