If there was a primary in your state, and you were eligible to vote, and you didn’t, why not?
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Replying to @Pinboard
Like every resident of my state, as soon as I register to vote, my home address will be in the public record, and I haven’t yet figured out how to keep myself safe under those circumstances.
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It’s the same situation in most states, bizarrely.
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Replying to @AstroKatie @sondy
I don't find this bizarre, and I'm surprised that people are surprised. There's a tension between anonymity, election integrity, and the democratic process (like being able to canvass). On top of that, the election laws all predate the digital era of mass online databases
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I don’t think the tension should fall on the side of compromising people’s safety. And having the information available to certain people for particular reasons is different from absolute public record.
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I agree with you! My narrow point is that this is not a capricious requirement but a balancing act. That said, our country has a proud history of using onerous voter requirements to disenfranchise people.
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