Originally Posted by Wiley Coyote
IMHO, Voting is an important enough civic duty that people SHOULD have to jump through hoops to have that opportunity. I don't know where the line should be drawn but something more restrictive than just being a bonafide citizen is needed these days. Property owner, IQ test, military service, understanding of the Bill of Rights........ a combination of some of those and/or other equally applicable standards. Rampant voting for Santa Clause and dead people voting has already gone too far.

I’m with you on this, make the bar low, but a citizen should have to put forth some effort to maintain voter registration. Perhaps a re-registration every 4 years with verification of your residence and proof that you pay bills for said residence. Nothing too crazy but something that would carry a penalty for falsifying that record. Having a national data base that would automatically flag a person if they registered in multiple states. They already track folks on gun purchases (they definitely track this even if they say they do not), drivers licenses, and all of our online activity. It’s not a big ask for the feds to ensure that one person is registered in only one state. Pretty sure the blue states would fight this tooth and nail, but if it can’t be enacted now, it’s only because the folks in office don’t want secure elections.