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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. oilkillsbirds · · focus · HN ↗
      You think there’s no voter fraud in Europe?
      1. thinkingtoilet · · 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.
        1. ibejoeb · · focus · HN ↗
          For context:

          Illegal immigrant voted: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.justice.gov&#x2F;usao-mdfl&#x2F;pr&#x2F;colombian-national-pleads-guilty-charges-related-adopting-identity-us-citizen-obtain" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.justice.gov&#x2F;usao-mdfl&#x2F;pr&#x2F;colombian-national-plea...

          6,600 noncitizens registered, 400 noncitizens voted, undisclosed how many, if any, are unlawfully in country: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ap.org&#x2F;news-highlights&#x2F;elections&#x2F;2026&#x2F;6600-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-after-error-in-new-jersey-motor-vehicle-system-governor-says&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ap.org&#x2F;news-highlights&#x2F;elections&#x2F;2026&#x2F;6600-nonci...

          1. zahlman · · focus · HN ↗
            It&#x27;s bizarre to me that putting numbers on something with high quality citations gets downvoted like this.
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