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  1. When I first heard about having to "register to vote" in the US it didn't make sense to me. Now I understand how it works. But it still doesn't make any sense. Thankful for this 2016 writeup featuring whitneyq, which uses Sweden as an example. businessinsider.com/voter-registration-needs-to-be-automatic-2016-10
    1. …in reply to @axbom
      Another enlightening article, from 2008. slate.com/news-and-politics/2008/10/why-are-other-countries-better-at-conducting-elections-than-we-are.html "the United States ranks 139 out of 172 countries when it comes to turnout"