Re: Republican Influence in BSA
Cheryl Singhal (csinghal@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Thu, 15 Jan 1998 10:16:39 -0500
On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Ronald W. Fox wrote:
> At 09:02 AM 1/14/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Someone wrote to me pointing out that the last time we had Get out the
> >Vote as a National Good Turn was in 1960. He said he knew someone
>
> Here in Illinois, we now solicit and accept voter registration at Driver
> Licence facilities. The Republicans in the Illinois legislature generally
> opposed the legislation. It was often rumored that this was because
> the Republicans felt that most people who aren't registered would vote
> Democratic if they were. There's no survey or other data to back this up,
> however.
Maryland also distributes Voter Registration form at the MVA; I believe
you can still pick them up at the local library in Montgomery county MD
as well.
On the other point, it is _probably_ true that survey or statistical data
would prove such a belief wrong. Since the 1960s, increasing numbers of
people have been registered, and increasingly, the Republicans win
elections. Evidently people must figure that registering equals casting
a one-time permanent ballot?
Cheryl -- in Maryland/DC/VA area
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