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To: prairiebreeze
I pointed out that there was no comparison in the two activities and that voter registration required verification of citizenship and age and needed to be done by state or county officials. (sheesh!)

I had to get a new driver's license at the Massachusetts RMV. At the end of my business, the clerk asked me if I wanted to register to vote.

Obviously I'm already registered. But I took a look at the registration form. It did not ask anywhere AT ALL whether I was a citizen.

I asked the clerk whether I had to prove I was a citizen to register. She looked at me blankly and then searched the form.

In tiny print above the signature line was a boiler plate statement, and buried within that paragraph was a statement like: "I hereby certify that I am a citizen of the US." It was very easy to miss. If I hadn't asked, I never would have noticed it.

But she said it was not policy to ask for proof of citizenship, and I could easily have registered if I was an lllegal alien.

So much for government officials being better at making sure only citizens vote in US elections.

38 posted on 12/16/2003 9:52:38 AM PST by Maceman (Too nuanced for a bumper sticker)
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To: Maceman
But at least she was a state official (employee). The too-small-to-read type part is disgusting.

Prairie
42 posted on 12/16/2003 9:54:30 AM PST by prairiebreeze (Rejoice in the love God has shown by sending His Son to live among us and in our hearts.)
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