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Illinois Senate Overrides Governor's Veto of Automatic Voter Registration

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

-- OriginalOwner_ writes:

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, Insightful) by art guerrilla on Sunday November 20 2016, @03:01PM

    by art guerrilla (3082) on Sunday November 20 2016, @03:01PM (#429913)

    @ fnj-
    call you robert heinlein ? ? ?
    no fucking way, whatever you think of his politics, he was smart and could write entertainingly...
    you are not smart...
    you see, this is NOT a meritocracy of some stripe you seem to think it is, and your fucking YYYUUUUUGE intellect (and $10) will get you a latte at starbucks, otherwise, it ain't worth shit...
    cause, you know, even 'stupid' people deserve to live and have a voice in how the planet is run...
    and -to be quite honest- if it wasn't for an infinitude of 'stupid' people cleaning up your shit, growing your food, making your toys, driving trucks, building houses, running generating plants, and generally doing the ACTUAL REAL WORK it takes to run a complex society, you -Mr. Fucking Smart Guy- would be dead in a week, left to your own brainiac devices...
    i thank ALL my brothers and sisters who contribute to this society, whatever their IQ...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @09:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @09:18PM (#430091)

    ...and, if Lamestream Media AKA TeeVee (where most folks get their "information") was doing their job properly, those "stupid" people would be becoming better informed on the issues.

    All they've been seeing, however, is horse-race bullshit--not the track conditions.

    -- OriginalOwner_ [soylentnews.org]