tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post3733751853858226302..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Let's end voter registration drives ...janinsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-83882601222852922812015-06-08T15:53:52.051-07:002015-06-08T15:53:52.051-07:00I've been registered since age eighteen. I fil...I've been registered since age eighteen. I filled out a form that came in the phone book, mailed it in, and have voted in every election since. Jury summonses come my way occasionally, but I wouldn't opt out of registration because of that.Brandonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-48334449408154160372015-06-08T13:54:40.147-07:002015-06-08T13:54:40.147-07:00The automatic, universal plans like Oregon's a...The automatic, universal plans like Oregon's allow people to opt out of being registered. <br /><br />As for juries -- around here, a driver's license can get you jury service; they use the DMV rolls. Jurors are hard to come by. The jury call summons explains that the only sure way out of it is if you are not a citizen, here on some kind of visa.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-74077049049335892452015-06-08T11:29:41.589-07:002015-06-08T11:29:41.589-07:00I'm against mandatory voting, however. There a...I'm against mandatory voting, however. There are barriers to voting but if both parties have lousy candidates (e.g., Jeb vs. Hillary) why should people be forced to vote for one or the other?<br /><br />Would automatic voter registration mean people would also be called up for jury duty?Brandonnoreply@blogger.com