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minus-squareFireTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 hours agoUp until the 1880s pretty much all Americans ballots weren’t private. Some states still technically aren’t private.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoAmerica isn’t a true democracy anyway with its Gerrymandering, two party system, and registration to vote.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·38 minutes agoVoting registration isn’t anti-democratic if it’s very easy, like it is here in Australia. It’s done online (and other methods) and very painless. If you don’t move, you never need to update your registration.
Up until the 1880s pretty much all Americans ballots weren’t private. Some states still technically aren’t private.
America isn’t a true democracy anyway with its Gerrymandering, two party system, and registration to vote.
Voting registration isn’t anti-democratic if it’s very easy, like it is here in Australia. It’s done online (and other methods) and very painless. If you don’t move, you never need to update your registration.