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From: grunwald@uiucdcsb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Voter turnout in US
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Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 22:33:00 EST
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb!grunwald    Dec 10 21:33:00 1984

Some time ago, I saw a quote of a study in the NYT saying that if voter
registration were automatically transfeerred when you forward your mail,
voter participation would increase dramatically.

   I have to admit that it's true to some extent. In our area, many
people were unable to vote due to mishandling of the voter registration
information by inept or uninformed voter registration personnel.

   Also, the concept that I can't vote in a NATIONAL election, much less a
state or district just because I moved 2 blocks and didn't file a change of
address form is so obscene as to not merit futher comment. True, one would
like to eliminate double-voting, but at what cost?