#135 | Posted by visitor

That is mostly accurate. If you register online with no identification the SOS will put your other identifying information (Name, SSN, Birthdate, etc) through their verification process and if you are in fact a US Citizen as well as a California resident you will be given a number. Only after you have successfully completed their "verification process" will you be able to provide an ID from the list you posted earlier. By all means, if it is so simple to fraudulently register and vote go ahead and prove it.

#129 | Posted by visitor

No, you are still wrong. In #112 | Posted by oneironaut there is a link you can follow to the CA Sec of State site. From there click on "Register to Vote" in the left side panel and you can view the requirements and actually register if you want. You cannot register with any of the IDs you listed above, however if you are asked for an ID (after registering and the SOS approves your registration) at the poll by a worker, any of those forms of ID would be acceptable. If you attempt to register at the polls and vote you would be given a conditional ballot which are only "counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process."

#121 | Posted by visitor

They do not accept gym memberships to register to vote. You are going to pull your groin if you keep reaching like that.

IT would be possible to print to PDF and make all the ballots you wanted I suspect.

#112 | Posted by oneironaut

I just followed the link you provided and guess what... you in fact cannot print all the ballots you want. Since you provided the link I am sure you already knew that you can only request and print a ballot after verifying your identity with your driver license or ID number. No matter how many you complete and return only one would be counted per valid registered voter. The signature on your envelope, whether your own or the one they mail you, must match your signature on file or it also would not be counted. Keep reaching........

"The people deserve to know the outcome of an election on Election Day"

Then call it something different. It is really just a "Voting deadline day". Then there is a different deadline to get each ballot certified as received from 'eligible voters', opened and moved on to another area where the counted ballot no longer has voter information attached. Do you want it dont right, or done fast?

I noticed in the last maybe 2 weeks that there are fewer ads in the middle of a thread. It is distracting and hard to read when you can only see two comments and then advertise, 2 more, another ad, etc. I have been happier with the site lately.

#22 | Posted by lfthndthrds

Not to give Hillary a pass but the "followers" were voting based on the intelligence they were given at the time. We found out later how much was fabricated by the "leaders".

"Because Puerto Rico is not a state. And DC? Giving statehood to a fricking city?" - #50 | Posted by BellRinger

Puerto Rico has voted amongst themselves to become a state and it is left up to congress. I knew you would have nothing meaningful to add and frankly I am shocked you returned to say anything about it at all. I see no valid reason to deny PR statehood, it looks like party politics to me rather than consideration for our fellow citizens. As for DC that is another beast. The constitution created the capital to be neutral and not provide outsized influence to any one state. There are other ways to give more representation to the citizens that live there.

The rest of your comment is beyond outlandish and I wont address your non sequitur.

"My self-image is closely tied to my belief that I am a child of God" - BILLJOHNSON

I dont understand the whole religion thing. I recall being so young that my parents were still married, so 6 or younger, and playing in my backyard. Someone must have told me that god had planned my life because I distinctly remember thinking I wanted to swing but god must have planned that so I was going down the slide instead. Then I thought he probably planned that too and I might as well swing. Why anyone needs a sky daddy to keep them from behaving badly is beyond me.

Dont expect Jeff to come be back. There is no valid reason to deny statehood to ANY US citizens.

"I hope you are right." #32 | Posted by BellRinger

Why exactly should we deny statehood to Puerto Rico? Just because they lean democrat? Give me something meaningful.

"Missi a day ( or 2 weeks) of weed does nothing." #11 | Posted by LegallyYourDead

I dont think that is completely accurate because 2 of the people I live with are regular users that exhibit mood swings and are easily aggravated when they go without. Certainly nothing like going through alcohol or other drug withdrawals but they are certainly uncomfortable.

"They don't have enough wealth to tax." #45 | Posted by visitor

Sure dont and if the rich could legally hold us as slaves they would. Dont fool yourself into thinking you are anything more than a useful tool to them.

How will this happen? I thought it was illegal to have a living person on money?

"...but hopefully not too often.
And I hope there is more to this"... #7 | Posted by eberly

I enjoy when you do have something meaningful to add because you seem to be more moderate like me, but it is posts like this that had me so frustrated with Jeff and his fence sitting with Trump in the first administration. I feel like you are giving them too much lenience in your opinion and therefore you wont hold them accountable for the decisions they made, because instead you hope it was for some greater good you cant see right now. I dont need an emotional outburst like we get with some other posters, and I dont always need people to pick a side, but I hope that you do hold people more accountable when you are spending your money or voting, etc.

#40 | Posted by moder8

I dont think she can win, but by all means send her some money. I think ANY woman that wins the Dem primary will guarantee a Rep POTUS in 28. So many folks are not ready to admit that is what happened with Trump but you will never convince me otherwise.

Like it or not, America has been the stabilizing force behind much of the modern world for decades.

#67 | Posted by BillJohnson

I think you meant 'destabilizing' in that sentence. We get involved where we arent wanted (needed or not) and bring a lot of hate our way. We assume people want to be saved and cant mind our own f**king business.

#28 | Posted by visitor

Now do the GOP because in my lifetime they have left the government in a worse position each time they leave office. Hand them a golden goose and they will slaughter it.

#46 | Posted by eberly

Donner can answer for himself but I have been in such situations at the bay area in Cali. They have shower things right on the beach or in small huts we tend to see only for restrooms in Idaho. They are in most places you would want to get the sand off before hitting the car and I have seen teenagers in various states of undress. In densely populated liberal places nudity is not usually made out to be sexual.

BTW would you say Pete Aguilar is a good candidate for POTUS?

#23 | Posted by jpw

He is certainly a "good candidate" for the primary. I wont discount anyone before they begin. I don't know a bunch of his accomplishments because he is not in my family's area of Cali, and hasnt been dragged through the media, but have heard decent things. You must like him to bring him up?

#21 | Posted by fishpaw

If the deal is not better than the one Obama had in place and Trump destroyed how can you call it a win? Trump supporters would literally cut off their nose to spite their face the first time trump asked them to.

#18 | Posted by jpw

I absolutely do not lower my expectations because she is a woman, and AOC is too liberal for my taste. However, there have been MANY men in the primary with less experience than she currently has and so I will not discredit her simply for that.

I don't care if she runs, her experience in government is sufficient whether you whine about her accomplishments or not. I would rather see her in the Senate as I don't think ANY woman has a chance of becoming POTUS yet, we just aren't there with the boomers. Both Hilary and Kamala had more of a record to run on and they still couldn't beat Trump, who shouldn't have even stood a chance after the mess of his first term.

He raced on May 17 and now he's dead? - #9 | Posted by snoofy

Something I saw yesterday, and I dont recall where, said he had raced with a sinus infection and the high speed with the sinus infection caused a secondary issue. He was found unresponsive in a driving simulator and rushed to the hospital on the 20th if I recall. Terribly sad situation.

#13 | Posted by LampLighter

This a thousand times, and not count on absentee ballots! They are looking for ways to eliminate your voice.