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

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  1. agos · · 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. the_doctah · · focus · HN ↗

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      1. undersuit · · focus · HN ↗
        Why should non-citizens be excluded from voting? If the community they live in makes a democratic decision they should be included.
        1. the_doctah · · focus · HN ↗
          Because of United States law.
          1. undersuit · · focus · HN ↗
            The iron-clad unchanging US law. Is it against the law for a city to let non-citizens vote on city proposals?
            1. the_doctah · · focus · HN ↗

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              1. ceejayoz · · focus · HN ↗
                That's a dodge; they said "non-citizens", not "illegal aliens".
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