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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWaPo: Interesting interactive page on how easy it is to vote in your state.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/politics/voter-access/?utm_term=.3e8552cfeb84The right to vote is enshrined in the Constitution, but how to exercise that right differs across the country.
The process someone goes through to cast a ballot is different in every state, said Trey Hood, a political science professor at the University of Georgia. State legislators have a number of legal levers from early voting to voter ID restrictions to change how voting works. As a result, some voters will have an easier time voting in elections on Nov. 6 than others.
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WaPo: Interesting interactive page on how easy it is to vote in your state. (Original Post)
geardaddy
Oct 2018
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Wounded Bear
(58,721 posts)1. K & R...Good info...nt
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)2. Super easy in Maine
WHEN TO REGISTER BY
You must register by Nov. 6.
Applications must be received by Oct. 16 or you can register in person on Election Day.
HOW TO VOTE
You can vote early from Oct. 8 to Nov. 5 and on Election Day, Nov. 6.
You can vote by by mail.
WHAT TO BRING
When you vote no identification is required.
If you're a first-time Maine voter and didn't provide an ID during registration, then identification is required to vote.
WAIT TIMES IN 2016
The typical voter in your state waited 4 minutes in 2016.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)3. Minnesota is the same or similar
You can register on election day. No state issued ID required to vote. If you're a first time registrant, you can bring a person to vouch for where you live and a utility bill to prove you live there.