America’s Voter Registration System Needs an Upgrade
by Eric Sirjord on Jul 31, 2013 | Views: 415 | Score: 4
| Number of votes or voters (millions) | |
|---|---|
| Deceased individuals that are listed as voters | 1.8 |
| People that have registrations in more than one state | 2.75 |
| Difference between Romney and Obama | 4.9 |
| Invalid or inaccurate voter registrations | 24 |
| Number of votes for Romney in 2012 | 60.932 |
| Number of votes for Obama in 2012 | 65.8 |
Sources:
pewstates.org, en.wikipedia.org
of
Approximately 24 million—one of
every eight—voter registrations in the
United States are no longer valid or
are significantly inaccurate. It's also estimated that 51 million eligible U.S. citizens are unregistered, or more than 24 percent of
the eligible population. Is it time to consider an upgrade to our voting system?
Wow, even with so many Americans unregistered to vote, our state lawmakers are fervently working to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands that are, rather than enfranchising the millions that aren't. All the while, voter fraud remains entirely inconsequential in deciding even the closest of elections. Great chart!