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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: 1, Flamebait) by AthanasiusKircher on Sunday November 20 2016, @11:25PM

    by AthanasiusKircher (5291) on Sunday November 20 2016, @11:25PM (#430193) Journal

    I'm truly sorry that you can't understand logical argumentation and can't seem to see how you have switched argumentation strategies repeatedly. I understand that you don't agree with the system, but your failure to recognize that it has a very logical and clear set of criteria baffles me. And the fact that you could not understand my anecdote as simply a story about how bureaucratic ID laws can fail in edge cases, but rather claimed that I was attempting to make "false equivalence" -- that also baffles me. I have tried repeatedly to put forth "olive branches" of agreement -- in hopes that we might come to a common understanding. But to no avail. In the process, I may have occasionally been a bit forceful in my argument, and I do apologize for any part I played in escalating the rhetoric.

    I've never before been deliberately insulting to another poster on this site. However, as one academic to another, in this case, I'm actually a bit relieved to find out that you're "semi-retired" from teaching at colleges... I hope you move that to full retirement as soon as possible, or perhaps audit a logic course in the philosophy department. I say that sincerely, as someone who values reasoned discussion foremost.

    Feel free to mod me down, if it makes you feel superior! Cheers!

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  • (Score: 2) by ilPapa on Monday November 21 2016, @04:11AM

    by ilPapa (2366) on Monday November 21 2016, @04:11AM (#430327) Journal

    You still haven't answered why states instituting these very logical voter ID laws have left such a gaping hole in the absentee ballot system.

    Judging by your most recent reply, I assume you are one of the newer breed of academics that are easily-triggered and simply ignores any argument for which you do not have an answer. I'm a little more old-school, as it were.

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    You are still welcome on my lawn.