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The fundamental purpose of a voter-registration system is to restrict access to the voting booth--to ensure that only those people entitled to vote in a given jurisdiction can do so, and that they each vote only once.

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To show that you are a citizen of the state and district you are voting in.

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Go to headcount.org or rockthevote.com to register, it will walk you through the process in about five minutes (literally!) for any state.

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So that someone who is not a US citizen, is prevented from voting in a US election.

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If citizens didn't register then anyone could vote, or even vote twice. This could open up widespread voting fraud as happens in many countries, particularly in Africa.

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