Check your registration?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Link to tweet

?s=20

[JaneQPublic]

1. Here's a quick and easy way to check online

https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

Please share this link far and wide (among Dems, of course).

[NCTraveler]

2. K&R nt

[mucifer]

3. Thanks I'm registered I checked. I don't think they will ever bother purging Chicago.

You should do an OP about this every week or so. This is really scary.

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. I agree.

This info should probably be pinned somewhere.

[JaneQPublic]

7. I'll be glad to!

Putting a reminder in my phone now.

[IronLionZion]

17. GOP constantly claims there is voter fraud in Chicago

so Illinois repugs might quietly pull a fast one. It's good to keep checking just in case.

[mucifer]

40. There is some CRAZY gerrymandering in my aldermanic district. Here is what it looks like:

Alderman Bob Fioretti annoyed Rahm so much that he was mapped out of his own ward. He then proceeded to run for mayor, lose and then endorse Emanuel so he could pay for his campaign. The new lobster-shaped second ward is far and away the most gerrymandered in the city. Aside from crustaceans, it kind of looks like a chunk of drywall that someone (Rahm?) punched in a bout of TIF-induced rage.

https://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/chicagos-most-gerrymandered-wards-040115

My city is crazy corrupt. There is only one party here. It's the democratic party. Not all politicians are awful. But, there are a lot of them who are. I don't consider Chicago democrats the same as democrats in other areas.

[JaneQPublic]

5. Also check your voter info posted online by your state

If you scroll down at the https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ webpage, they have links to each state's voter info.

Although specific info posted varies by state, it's important to check your voter ID info. As Malcolm Nance has said, all Russian hackers need to do is change one digit in your zip code or birth date, and you'll likely be turned away from the polls without getting to vote.

And, as the intelligence agencies confirmed, the Russians succeeded in hacking into at least 20 states' voter registration databases back in 2016. Since we've done zilch to stop them, they're probably able to get into all states' databases now.

[forgotmylogin]

26. I thought I was purged recently, but it was because of the address.

The registration database wants your address in the exact format the post office uses to match, and if you have weird apartment numbers or something it might not find it if you write the address like

1234 Main Street, Apt A

and the post office and voter registration will have it as

1234 A Main Street

The more specific state site for MO actually suggested this change and the corrected search worked.

[JaneQPublic]

33. Important info. Thanks! (nt)

[DownriverDem]

14. Thank you

My husband and I are still registered to vote!

[Liberal In Texas]

27. I check with my Sec. of State or County Elecitons office.

On a regular basis.
I went to your link and they required an email address. I just DO NOT need any more spam even from organizations I'm sympathetic with.

[JaneQPublic]

32. I hear ya.

Actually, at the https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/ webpage, you can scroll down below the fill-in form that requests email address and go directly to a list of each state's voter registration info.

Of course, it's the "same difference" as going directly to your state's website, but "vote.org" is pretty easy to remember for those who plan on checking regularly.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

38. Thanks...weird how they require your email

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. The replies to the tweet are disturbing.

People finding themselves inactive/purged in a number of different states.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

19. Wonder if it can be pinned to certain states. If we

Are not proactive now....we will be in trouble for sure. Where's DNC

[klook]

8. Please pass this along to the Stacey Abrams campaign.

Georgia residents should also check their "My Voter Page":
https://www.mvp.sos.ga.gov/MVP/mvp.do

But observe the fine print:
"Note: My Voter Page provides a web-based search of data extracted from Georgia’s statewide voter registration database. It is NOT the official record of your registration, which is retained by the voter registration office in the county of your residence."

[lark]

9. Excellent reminder, thank you.

Since I vote every year and live in a district that's mostly repug, I didn't think I had to worry, but still living in a state with repug gov. and legislasture, it is a concern and I will continue to check. I've never bookmarked a post before, but this one is a keeper. I will share on FB as well, to my Dem friends only of course, lol.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

22. I have a feeling the Republicans and Dolt 45 are VERY

Aware that they can not lose the popular vote again in 2020...so guessing they will want to suppress Dem votes everywhere.

[lark]

23. I am 100% certain that's a key part of their plan.

One of the first things drupf did was start a voting commission, which got disbanded for illegal efforts at suppressing votes. So, now they will just have Russia hack the voter databases and remove lots and lots of people who voted Dem in the past election or will remove a certain percentage of Dem votes. That's what I am worried about, election theft in favor of russian repugs. We have to totally overwhelm their efforts and even then with state officials helping russia and repugs, will that be enough?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

30. And for them to refuse to fund election protection is

Evidence of their guilty motives. Wish DNC would create PSA and air everywhere. Maybe that group that's funding all the billboards could take the mission on

[BSdetect]

10. There ought to be national registration standards.

This state by state crap is just a ploy to enable fraud.

[Lonestarblue]

11. Just posted on my Facebook page.

I do ‘t have a lot of followers, but some of them are in red states that disenfranchise voters at the drop of a hat.

[Dem_4_Life]

12. Thanks I checked I'm registered and vote often but wouldn't put it past TX to purge voters.

I will be sharing this later tonight on all my social media and I will alert my boss she is in Georgia.

[Dustlawyer]

15. My ex-wife updated her registration when she took back her maiden name.

She voted for a couple of years under her maiden name after that. Before the 2012 election she checked her registration card that came in the mail and they had changed her name back to mine so it would not match her ID. She was able to change it back in time but would not have been able to vote had she not checked.

[IronLionZion]

18. Definitely an issue in red states that have new people moving in

and they don't want the new people turning their state purple.

[AllaN01Bear]

13. would be nice to launch a class action lawsuit aginst these people playing games with the right to

vote

[dalton99a]

16. Do it today

[Wounded Bear]

20. K & R...for visibility...

I just mailed in my primary ballot, but I intend to check my reg a time or two before November.

My blue state is fairly safe from those shenanigans, but still...

[edhopper]

21. So the fix is in for this GOP Trumpster creep for Governor?

I see a massive purging right before the election. A lawsuit to follow, a ruling that it was illegal, but oops, whatcha gonna do? Election over, the Repug won. Maybe next time something will be done....or not.

[NightWatcher]

24. Thanks for this reminder, I needed to update my info

[FakeNoose]

25. Many states are doing this

It's a quick and easy way to drop names off the voter registration rolls. What they do is check drivers' license data against the voter registration data, and if there's any discrepancy, they assume the voter registration is incorrect. So they put it on hold or delete it, without notifying anyone.

If you registered to vote 20 years ago as "Bob Jones" and you got a drivers license last year as "Robert Jones", same address, same date of birth, same everything, they assume the voter registration is incorrect or out-of-date. Something like this would be quarantined (put on hold) or deleted. Maybe the original "Bob Jones" died or moved away, and they want to get rid of all discrepancies.

It's not so much an insidious plot, as a stupid and lazy way to update the state or county's voting records. And it's causing inconvenience when people fail to discover that they were dropped. Usually they don't find out until election day, when it's too late to get re-registered.

Check now, and re-register immediately if you discover that you've been dropped. Make sure the name you use to enroll matches the name on your ID. You may be asked to show ID on election day, and it needs to match the name & address on your voter registration. It's not a plot against Democrats, they're doing this to everyone equally.

[NutmegYankee]

41. If this really was such a problem I'm sure we'd hear about it more.

I mean, if I went to the polls and my long standing registration was deleted, I'd raise hell, grab a ballot and vote anyway. Forget a preliminary ballot - I'd rather take human lives than be denied my RIGHT to vote.

[FakeNoose]

42. Maybe New Hampshire didn't do it

...but other states have done it, and are doing it right now.

It's affecting all voters even non-affiliated ones, but I guess the "conventional wisdom" is that Republicans are rural and don't move around so much. It's still smart to check on-line before election day. And mention it to your friends.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

28. ...and in addition

If you moved, get your date ID/ License updated and get your voters reg updated.

Find out if your state has passed ID laws. If so, have all of that ready when you go to the polls.

Check to find out if your precinct has moved since the last time you voted.

[dumbcat]

29. Just checked mine, says I'm good

Interesting. The county web site says I have been registered since 1997, which is correct. I've never had to renew or anything that I remember.

[workinclasszero]

31. Boy these links need to be at the top of every group

in DU till the midterms at least!

Thanks for those important links OP

[Laura PourMeADrink]

36. Great idea! Admin's ...can u?

[TNNurse]

34. Voted early in the primary and general in my little part of TN.

But really appreciate the effort to make sure people are good for their next opportunity to vote.

I have lived in East TN most of the last 50 years. I have voted in GOP primaries because there was no other option. I have voted in general elections for Democrats who were unopposed (and did not win). This year we actually had a real Democratic primary for some offices. We can only hope this means potential for Democratic victories in the general.

The TN GOP candidates for governor are attacking each other. One of them uses the horrible insult of "Moderate" to describe their opponents. They all swear fealty to Donald, his wall and the horror of sanctuary cities. I would be disgusted to see how much money has been spent on TV ads. I will enjoy the others sucking up to the winner after the primary.

[Chalco]

35. Mine didn't appear on the link, but did on our states. So, do both.nt

[coeur_de_lion]

37. In Florida if you're registered NPA

they've been flipping registrations to Republican, saying they are doing away with the independent designation.

When I was canvassing about a month ago a lady told us this story. They told her she had to come in person if she wanted to change it, which is bullshit.

These repugs don't have any other way to win except rat fucking.

[sarcasmo]

39. Check voter registration here

https://www.voterparticipation.org/