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Illinois House Unable to Override Republican Veto of Automatic Voter Registration Bill


ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–November 29, 2016

By Walter Einenkel

CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 19:  Illinois governor Bruce Rauner waits for the arrival of  President Barack Obama at the Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy on February 19, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama used the event to designate Chicago's historic Pullman district a national monument. Dating back to the 1880s, the Pullman district, on the city's Far South Side, is one of the country's first company towns. The "town" was founded by George Pullman to house workers at his now-defunct Pullman Palace Car Co.,  which made luxurious rail cars.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Illinois Republican governor Bruce Rauner does not like some people voting

A couple of weeks ago the Illinois Senate voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a bill that would have allowed an automatic voter registration to take place via state agencies.

The House was just four votes shy of an override, voting 67-47. The Senate voted to override the veto on Nov. 16.

Under the bill, people seeking a new or updated drivers license would have been automatically registered to vote or have their registration updated unless they chose not to. Currently, drivers are asked if they want to register to vote or update their information.

The turn around here, besides the Democrats losing four House seats this election, was that several Republicans who had once voted for the bill have all lost the nerve to serve democracy.

Rauner vetoed the bill in August because of concerns the legislation would promote voter fraud and would be at odds with federal legislation. At the time, Rauner said he may support a future version of the bill.

“The consequences could be injurious to our election system,” Rauner said in the August statement.

The voter fraud Rauner is talking about is the mythic voter fraud that Donald Trump talks about. People of color, getting their drivers licenses will be able to vote. Just like it says in our Constitution! When you look at automatic voter registration in places like Oregon you realize that Republican push back by people like Gov. Rauner has very little to do with what is best for democracy.

Source: http://dailykos.com


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