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In reply to the discussion: Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it [View all]karynnj
(60,854 posts)I was saying that an effort should be made to create a process that helps people pull together what they need to get an id.
Obviously, the main effort should be to stop this voter suppression effort. However, as it looks closer to success than it did when it reared its ugly head in the past, my point is that a parallel effort, not publicized, should be done to create the best support system to help people get what they need.
You identify many potential problems that people might face. These are EXACTLY the kind of problems that suggest the need for support to keep people registered where they currently reside. Many of the things you list can be dealt with if efforts are made long before the election.
As to the purges, the state can create a process to process the purges. Using just their own files, before and after a purge, they could identify who was purged. They could then identify what happened - did the person die? did they move out of state? In those cases, they should be off the rolls. However, if they moved within the state, they could be contacted to register in their new town or their new address with in the same town. In a way, consider this like how volunteers try to help people verify signatures that are questioned on mail in voting.