really weird that you have to register to vote? Doesn't sound like a democracy?

Why someone downvoted this question? In my country there is no need to register. You vote with passport or ID or Drivers license, to prove your citizenship.

Most people in the US don't have a passport and non-citizens can get a driver's license. Can non-citizens vote in your country?

Well in this country the Democrats are against an ID being required to vote.

Gongalo, based on your comment above I have inferred three things: 1. you live in the USA. 2. you 're ignoring the fact that Republicans have pushed ridiculous standards requiring more and more documentation far beyond the voter ID card for years now because they want to suppress the vote of minorities and women, this is why some people are against requiring the photo ID, because they see it for what it is: yet another Republican voter suppression tactic. 3. you're one of those Trump supporters. I can tell.

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MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM TO CHEAT AND THEY CAN'T WIN UNLESS THEY CHEAT!

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Ok, OAN/NewsMax/faux "news" boogy man.

None of what you just said is even remotely true. What a weirdo you are.

Sorry, I am non American, I love to read BP, but I never read here any good word about republicans. Is BP writen by US democrats for US democrats only? In that case I am unwillingly wrong and a lot of pple from other countries too.

No, most Americans are just sick of the Republicans trying to turn the country into a fascist nightmare.

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Clearly BP is a leftist site and shows the lengths they will go to in order to perpetuate the lies of the NWO leftist garbage. 👎👎👎

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@WindySwede I can't agree more. I think people should automatically be registered and given a government ID upon their 18th birthday. But politicians don't care what I think because I'm not part of a giant, money-fueled lobby.

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In Germany you will be noticed that there's a vote

In Czech only citizen can vote and all cities has a vote register by your adress. Homeless people are registered at city bureau.

I did some quick checking, since I'm not American. Apparently, registration varies from one state to another. Generally simple, but the US does have a history of voter suppression.

Republicans purge voter rolls all the time, in a deliberate effort to suppress voting. The more people vote the poorer their chances. They haven't won a popular vote in many many elections.

Therefore WindySwede is correct. US is NOT a democracy. You can downvote as you like, but this is truth.

Yep, technically it is a Democratic Republic and not a direct democracy. For the presidency, we vote in our own state. The state then decides how that vote affects the votes in the electoral college. It is the Electoral College that gives votes for the president and the states get to decide how that works. Most states do a "winner take all" vote so if most people vote for a particular person, that person gets all the Electoral votes of the state. The number of votes a state gets depends on the percentage of the population of the state.

We gotta be careful this time. A few red states have said they will choose who to send regardless of the number a candidate gets or they want to hold up certification again to force it to congress which is major (barely but enough) red. When all else fails, the SCOTUS will go 6 to 3 for Trump. Of course. Harris will win the majority by a landslide but I fear Trump will be "installed."

My biggest fear after climate change.

You sunny child.

Climate change is a hoax ffs

You need to fear Harris the ho being installed not Trump. Wake the f up.

Are you ok? Did you forget to take your meds today? Do you need a hug?

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Installed like bimbo Harris?

No, technically we are a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC

We do indeed. Especially in poor and non-white communities. By Republicans of course.

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Excuse me? Let's be real.. most non white and poor communities vote mostly for democrats and your situation never changes. Then you blame republicans. Make that make sense.

@R Ray: And I distinctly remember, from my devoutly christian conservative years, something about, "the poor will always be with us..." and "those who do this for the least among you..." But you're right, you just summed up the republican platform to a T: poverty is incurable, so fucķ the poor. Why bother. You don't propose a better way to feed hungry children; you just vote to cut SNAP. You don't have a better program than Headstart, you just vote to defund it. You don't have a better way of housing the poor; you just eliminate as much section 8 housing as possible. You "Loooooove you're country" but resent it's most vulnerable citizens and want it's government to suffocate. Make that make sense.

Not everyone is allowed to vote - no offense meant to anyone in particular, but I am not a fan of letting certain criminals decide what is a crime and what isn't, or the penalties for those crimes.

And I’ll say it again. If felons aren’t allowed to vote, they shouldn’t be allowed to hold any public office. If they become convicted felons after holding public office of any rank, they should lose all benefits that come with the position, whether retired or working. In the case of ex-presidents, they should lose the privilege of being called ‘President’. Security for them, and their families, should cease.

You really think enough felons can vote to change what is or isn't a crime? Driving over the speed limit is a crime. Some felonies are rather simple but it only applies to federal law. Worse crimes can be committed on a state level but those are not federal crimes. Why should the difference between a similar state crime vs federal crime put a person's right to vote on the line?

it's for record keeping, so there is a record of your chosen political party. Just keeping tabs on the unsuspecting American public as a way to keep us in line.

How do they do it where you live?

Obviously, every citizen is registered at birth? 🙄 The US is an exception among the developed countries in not having an overall civilian registry. Nearly every other country does. The citizens get a letter upon their 18th birthday, informing them of their legal rights after attaining majority. Every person with the right to vote automatically gets a letter reminding them of the upcoming elections, pointing out the pre-election day voting opportunities (usually 7 consecutive days in the penultimate and ultimate week before the elections day, from Wed to Tue, when the actual elections are always on Sundays) and they can vote in any of the localities offering the service, as long as they have a valid ID (or can otherwise prove their identity, and a free temporary ID for voting purposes only can be retrieved from the local Police department as long as you got two recent, identical passport photos with you). In the actual voting day, you can only vote at your assigned voting location.

(cont'd) Those locations are close to your registered address of residence, and usually they are either schools, public libraries, or city council buildings etc. The elections workers are recruited from among the registered parties' volunteers so that every voting location has one representative from each. The premises are open from 09 to 20 [9 AM to 8 PM] both in the pre-election voting and on the actual election day. The el.day votes are always counted on location immediately after the doors are closed at 20:00, and the first results are out at that minute for the pre-el. votes that are counted in the el. day, and usually about 21:00 in the same day, 99,9% of the votes have been counted (with double or triple checks) and the initial results published. The votes are re-counted twice more in the next day or two to be absolutely certain of the results, this time by paid elections workers. Each count is validated by observers from all of the parties or lists that had candidates.

Do you will people of other countries vote about your destiny? That will happen, when you not register people to wote.

It's not a DEMOCRACY ITS A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC! AND YES WE NEED VOTER ID BC ALL YOU LEFTIES CHEAT!!! WE KNOW IT FOR A FACT!!!

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but one nation under God and to the REPUBLIC.. but yeah whatever they say. LOL

🐂💩 All lies

Where you get free healthcare “part of the year”?

The vast majority of these countries have progressive tax rates, often starting at 0%, with people in the lowest tax brackets typically paying less than those in the US. The rare exceptions with flat-rate taxes, like Hungary, have lower rates indeed, and perform much worse. Moreover, it has been repeatedly proven that the overall cost of universal healthcare is significantly cheaper, while the quality is better in most cases within the OECD. So stop spreading ʇᴉɥsllnq and stick to the facts.

What you are saying just isn't true.

Not this BS again. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_model#:~:text=The%20Nordic%20model%20has%20been,Public%20pension%20plans.

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They only allow sexually explicit books now to the very young nothing to teach about literature, history or any positive education. That would be the liberal left. 👎👎👎

Not just asbestos. But there was anything and everything in that dust, from the building itself, the planes, and everything and everyone in them when they collapsed. No parts of that can be healthy to breathe.

just imagine burning everything in your office- the drywall, the computers, coatings for wires, carpet,- ...it was a very acrid smell i'll never forget. the fire lasted for 100 days, everyday wiping the humanity off my car.

I’m so sorry, Darius.

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