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Limp-Adhesiveness453 t1_iwphrkn wrote

Reply to comment by dmriggs in Democrat takes lead in 151st Pa. House seat; a win there gives Dems a nominal claim to House majority by Mijbr090490

Yep, it's 20x times harder to register to vote in PA now than it was when I left the state 14 years ago. I moved back 3 weeks before the cutoff to register, and couldn't believe how much stuff I had to have, including bills at my address, which I still haven't gotten yet, since they lag usage by a month. I had the turn all my bank/credit accounts off of paperless in the hopes they got here.in time, but they didn't, so I couldn't register. They require two Bills, dod not accept my change off address from usps or bank statement. My guess is, this is will also make it much harder for young people to register especially if they move from out of state

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cgamgee t1_iwpkj7s wrote

Huh that's really annoying. I'm 20 so my first election was 2020 and luckily registering for the first time wasn't nearly as complicated if my memory is correct.

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Tyrone-Rugen t1_iwpycr8 wrote

Were you doing it while getting a drivers license? That sounds like the list of requirements for the new "Real ID"

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Limp-Adhesiveness453 t1_iwqsvi7 wrote

Possibly, but when you're moving from out of state, it forced me down that path on the website

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a-german-muffin t1_iwq0zi0 wrote

Those are requirements to get a driver's license, not to register to vote. It's easier to fill out the voter registration form if you have a DL/ID, but you don't need one.

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Limp-Adhesiveness453 t1_iwqsqj8 wrote

Right, but that one you needed to print out and fax a form or something

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a-german-muffin t1_iwqt5ls wrote

Nope, you can do it online, through the mail, in person at a county registration office, or in person at one of various state offices (including PennDOT when you're getting a license).

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Limp-Adhesiveness453 t1_iwr5dpf wrote

Not for moving from out state, unless the website is so poorly designed. I tried multiple ways and tomes, and without a PA driver license, there's only one way. I didn't have enough time to get a DL with work and moving before the deadline.

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a-german-muffin t1_iwr6avf wrote

Only complicating factor I can see is that you were previously registered, moved out of state, then came back. You can literally be homeless without any ID and register to vote.

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Limp-Adhesiveness453 t1_iwridwe wrote

I hit like 10 complications trying to register. I've been registered in 3 states, none were nearly as complicated/impossible/poorly explained

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Canopenerdude t1_iwpxfl3 wrote

That's really strange. When my wife registered it was literally just 'go online, fill out form about who you are, print it, sign it, drop it off'. And that was I think 4 years ago?

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dmriggs t1_iwr3xh0 wrote

Exactly. There is so many underhanded things going on, and for the most part voters are turning out in droves. some states make it nearly impossible to register for some people.

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