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Unknown number of Texas voter registrations went unprocessed due to DPS error

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agos · 1790263045 · focus · HN ↗
the entire concept of "voter registration" (and associated shenanigans) is so alien to my European brain that I fail to see any reason why the richest country in the world does things this way other than voter suppression. What am I missing?
1. oilkillsbirds · 1790263596 · focus · HN ↗
  You think there’s no voter fraud in Europe?
  1. thinkingtoilet · 1790263806 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes. Just like there is basically zero fraud in America. This isn't a problem. It is only for the dumbest people who believe Trump that 'millions of illegal immigrants voted' yet they haven't produced a single bit of evidence to prove it, but I'm sure it's real.
    ibejoeb · 1790265775 · focus · HN ↗
    For context:
    Illegal immigrant voted: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/colombian-national-pleads-guilty-charges-related-adopting-identity-us-citizen-obtain" rel="nofollow">https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/colombian-national-plea...
    6,600 noncitizens registered, 400 noncitizens voted, undisclosed how many, if any, are unlawfully in country: <a href="https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/6600-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-after-error-in-new-jersey-motor-vehicle-system-governor-says/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/6600-nonci...
    crote · 1790267109 · focus · HN ↗
    To be fair, as was seen with Bush v. Gore a very small number of votes can change the entire political landscape. Something probably ought to be done about that as well.

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