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Sancho

(9,070 posts) Fri Aug 24, 2018, 08:00 AM Aug 2018

Wow...lots of students from Puerto Rico this fall in my classes...

I'm in Pinellas, and more from PR than I've seen in 25 years.

I don't know if that will actually affect the elections. I sure hope people are registering.

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Wow...lots of students from Puerto Rico this fall in my classes... (Original Post) Sancho Aug 2018 OP

make sure their parents register to vote in florida, they allowed to do that beachbum bob Aug 2018 #1

You know it's a pain in the ass to register here... Sancho Aug 2018 #3

thats normal documentation you must always safeguard. No matter who you are or where you are from. beachbum bob Aug 2018 #4

Their vote certainly has more oomph in FL than it would in PR. I hope they all register and vote!. marble falls Aug 2018 #2

That's a good sign. It's encouraging. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #5

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. make sure their parents register to vote in florida, they allowed to do that

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Fri Aug 24, 2018, 08:15 AM

Aug 2018

Sancho

(9,070 posts)

3. You know it's a pain in the ass to register here...

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 08:45 AM

Aug 2018

even my repub neighbors complain...birth certificates, proof of residence (power bill, etc.), and photo ID.

I'd bet it's expensive and time consuming to get a birth certificate from PR.

Scott and friends have done away with the student registration programs that used to be popular with graduating seniors and college students.

If this new group from PR is as large as it seems though, it will make a big difference in a close election. I'm sure that no one really knows how many came to Florida after the hurricane last year.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. thats normal documentation you must always safeguard. No matter who you are or where you are from.

Reply to Sancho (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 08:48 AM

Aug 2018

The voter suppression tactic is to wear you down. If you don't wear down, then the tactic is useless.

marble falls

(57,084 posts)

2. Their vote certainly has more oomph in FL than it would in PR. I hope they all register and vote!.

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 08:25 AM

Aug 2018

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

5. That's a good sign. It's encouraging.

Reply to Sancho (Original post)

Fri Aug 24, 2018, 09:11 AM

Aug 2018

I know your job won't allow you to talk politics but I do hope their
parents know what party refused to help them when it was needed.

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