Posted on 03/29/2020 5:14:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON - Presidential elections are typically prime time for bringing new people into the political process, but the coronavirus pandemic is making voter registration more difficult than ever, prompting concerns that many young Americans and other nonvoters might miss their chance to get onto the rolls before November.
"This is the moment when we historically see people take action to register to vote," said Kristen Clarke, the president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. "The public health crisis has brought all of that activity virtually to a grinding halt."
But now, all the traditional ways of signing up voters are out the window, prompting concerns that a large swath of Americans will miss their chance to participate in this year's elections.
"Registration is going to be an issue for everyone," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., who along with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, is pushing for emergency voting reforms to respond to the coronavirus crisis.
"Both parties typically register people at events," Klobuchar added on a call with reporters. "And if there's no events, and no way to go door to door, that's going to be a problem."
Voter registration activists typically seek out crowds, but there are none now.
Students are not on campuses. Churches are not holding regular services. Fairs, parades and community events have been canceled. And even setting up a table outside a grocery store or a shopping area on a warm weekend afternoon is questionable.
Groups that would typically be sending hundreds of canvassers into the field to sign up voters right now have shut down in-person operations and switched entirely to digital organizing.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...
NBC worried voter fraud efforts are being hampered.
Push 1 for Biden
Push 2 for Romney
Push 3 for Trump
I’m a touch surprised about this, since the cemeteries should not be affected by this in regards to the Dems.
Well ya know, they’re just flubros...
we are heading to the Dims creating a constitutional crisis with no election in November.
Here’s an idea: register yourself!
I expect high democrat turnout among coronavirus victims.
setup coming
Call voter registration an “essential business”. Problem solved.
How dare you!
Nah, I think this is the start of conditioning the populace to accept vote-by-mail and/or election day registration.
In an event, the bastards are uo to no good.
“Millions could be denied”
False.
Just register.
Nobody is denying anything.
Unless you mean the phony “Door to door” that never happened, pulled out of the trunk ballot “Harvesting”.
Yeah that might be slowed a bit.
“Never let a crisis go to waste”
What could be more fair or just?
Anyone who wants to register that is legal can easily do so. It’s the fraudulent that has a difficult job.
Are MILLIONS of people really NOT registered?!
Total, unmitigated, feted media bull-Obama.
NBC getting dems ready to get everyone who wants to vote or needs to vote or is brought to the voting booth ‘voluntarily’, to cast a vote for Biden or Cuomo or whoever.
The need to cheat is being excused via coronovirus.
If voting was important to them, people would find a way to register.
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