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Bofferbrauer2 said:
Jimbo1337 said:

"Extend full voting rights to all permanent U.S. residents and restore the right to vote for incarcerated people and people with criminal convictions."

Source: DSA Program - Workers Deserve More!

I would go even further: Have all American citizens of voting age already registers by default, as is the norm outside of the US, then add the ability of permanent US residents and incarcerated people to go vote too on top of that, the latter also being the norm while the former being widespread, though not always for national elections.

You suggested that allowing permanent residents to vote is a policy that 'should go even further,' but then you hesitated at the end by adding 'though not always for national elections.' Why the distinction? In what instances or under what conditions do you think permanent residents should be excluded from voting in national elections?