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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNext disenfranchisement move from Republicans unfolding in real time
Roughly 40 million people are facing eviction per this CNN report
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/09/03/houston-coronavirus-pandemic-evictions-lah-pkg-ac360-vpx.cnn
I suspect in some cases - these newly evicted people would have to reregister to vote..
A majority of evictees are people of colour ..
No wonder Republicans did not want to pass the stimilus bill.
The bastards are fucking evil..
hedda_foil
(16,373 posts)I believe this is true across the country but am not positive. Unfortunately, few will know this even if they could get there.
Qutzupalotl
(14,306 posts)and can't request one if they have't already.
Thanks for the info about the precinct in-person voting.
brewens
(13,582 posts)in the NW anyway. We have lots of poor people and almost all are white. I wouldn't be at all surprised if more Trump followers would be evicted that democrats. I can see lots of homeless in areas of Spokane, WA and almost all of them are white.
DippyDem
(659 posts)can't pay rent either. Some may even turn and vote against Trumpy. Don't forget that there are lots of low income MAGAts dreamimg of getting rich under Trumpy and seeing their dreams evaporate.
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)crickets
(25,968 posts)I also have a link to this in my sig, shortened by bitly to fit. Same for following info pdf.
You Don't Need a Home to Vote - includes a table of State Voter Regulations starting on page 17.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-Manual_for-web.pdf
https://www.governing.com/now/The-Homeless-Have-Voting-Rights-but-Face-Many-Hurdles.html
In some states, voters are not required to provide a permanent address or any address. They can simply list a landmark, such as an intersection. If they spend every night sleeping under the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Bangor, they can register to vote in that precinct, says Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap. We cannot turn down voter registration from those people because they dont have a fixed address.
Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia allow same-day registration, meaning people can register as late as Election Day, but Ohio voters must register 30 days ahead of an election. If they move during that last month, or start sleeping on someone elses couch, their registration is no longer valid.
If you move within that 30-day window prior to the actual election, you get into a more gray area, says Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. Technically, you should vote at the address where you registered. If youre in limbo, the only thing you can do legally is cast a provisional ballot.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/08/an-eviction-wave-could-wreak-havoc-on-voting-by-mail/
For those who cant get a mail-in ballot and do choose to vote in person, a recent change in address should not prevent them from voting at the polls. In the District of Columbia and the 21 states that have same-day voter registration, a resident can register a new address at the polling place, even if its just a temporary place to stay, such as a friends house. People who have become homeless need not even list a permitted addressthey can list a cross street. The federal voter registration form, which voters can use to register in all but three US states, includes a blank map with a pair of unlabeled intersecting streets where voters can write in the street names of the crossroads nearest to where they are staying. In the states where same-day voter registration is not an option, residents can vote using their old address, provided it has been less than 30 days since they left.
The US Election Assistance Commission [https://www.eac.gov/] provides the National Voter Registration Application Form for U.S. Citizens (in 15 languages) with instructions, registration deadlines, and mailing address for each state:
https://www.eac.gov/voters/national-mail-voter-registration-form
Check your voter registration: https://www.usa.gov/confirm-voter-registration
Change your voter registration: https://www.usa.gov/change-voter-registration
Contact your state or local election office: https://www.usa.gov/election-office
Again -- You Don't Need a Home to Vote - includes a table of State Voter Regulations starting on page 17.
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-Manual_for-web.pdf
Le Roi de Pot
(744 posts)Thanks for the info