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Citizen LinusCitizen LinusPosted Sep 14, 2010 13:26 UTC (Tue) by felixfix (subscriber, #242)In reply to: Citizen Linus by Janne Parent article: Citizen Linus
It's only the first time after a move, etc. I have been registered for 25 years from the same address, no re-registration.
Personally, I think anyone who wants to vote should be able to, no ID, just dip a finger in indelible ink so you can't vote again. Even multiple voting wouldn't bother me much, since if everybody can multiply vote, that also would even out. I figure if an election is so close that either would make a difference, then it's pretty much a tossup anyway.
How does it work in Finland the first time -- does the government simply track people and know when they turn 18 (or whatever the voting age is)?
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Citizen Linus Posted Sep 14, 2010 14:15 UTC (Tue) by mpr22 (subscriber, #60784) [Link] I don't know about Finland, but in the UK, local authorities (at the borough / city / district level) are responsible for distributing electoral registration forms to every household in the area on an annual basis. It is a legal requirement for someone in the household to fill the form in accurately, listing all persons-entitled-to-vote (including those who will become entitled to vote some time in the next twelve months) in the household and return it to the local authority. If you change address during the year, you're supposed to notify the relevant electoral registration officers in the place you move from and the place you move to; your registration is updated accordingly. The electoral register is also used as the list of persons from which jury pools will be selected. Some persons eligible to vote are not eligible for jury service; there are tickyboxes on the form for purposes of indicating such persons. In recent years, there's been a convenient innovation: the form is issued with last years details pre-printed. If there are no changes required, you can confirm your household's registration by phoning a certain telephone number and keying in the unique identifying number printed on the form. (You can also do this via a web site; a letter-based check code is additionally required in this case.)
Citizen Linus Posted Sep 15, 2010 19:30 UTC (Wed) by nix (subscriber, #2304) [Link]
And both the web site and the text service always return 'code invalid' (at least for me). Typical halfassed govt IT idocy.
Citizen Linus Posted Sep 14, 2010 17:53 UTC (Tue) by Janne (guest, #40891) [Link]
"How does it work in Finland the first time -- does the government simply track people and know when they turn 18 (or whatever the voting age is)?"
We have Local Register Offices that maintains databases of citizens. When you are born, you are registered in the database. If you move, you need to notify the Register Office of your new address. All in all, the process is quite seamless.
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