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posted by n1 on Sunday November 20 2016, @11:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the right-to-vote dept.

The Daily Northwestern reports

The Illinois Senate voted 38-18 on [November 16] to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of an automatic voter registration bill.

The bill [...] would automatically register voters who are seeking a new or updated license, or who are seeking other services from state departments such as Human Services or Healthcare and Family Services.

[...]The only two things a citizen should need to vote is being 18 years old and a citizen.

[...]The bill received bipartisan support when it passed through the House by a vote of 86-30 and the Senate with a vote of 42-16.

[...]To fully override Rauner's veto, the Illinois House will also have to vote to override, but it will not back in session until Nov. 29.

More information on Automatic Voter Registration can be found here.


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  • (Score: 5, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @02:26PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @02:26PM (#429903)

    - You must pay more in direct taxes (sales, income, property, etc.) than you receive in direct benefits (welfare, social security, medicaid, government salary, government pension, etc.)

    Great idea! Lets apply that to the electoral college too. Any state that collects more federal dollars than it contributes in federal taxes does not have skin in the game and thus does not get a vote.

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