I have voted in every election, local, state and national for the past 50 some odd years. I register immediately when I move to a new state or community. So imagine my surprise when I showed up at my polling place for the recent primary election and was told that I wasn’t registered. They advised me to fill out a “Provisional Ballot” and they’d straighten out the problem down the road, whenever that may be.
I filled out and deposited my provisional ballot and on my way out found a few other people who ran into the same problem. I’m sure the fact that we were all Republicans had nothing to do with the confusion.
When I read my Provisional Voter Receipt it listed 3 reasons why my name might not be on the rolls:
If I had moved and did not re-register to vote. Records indicated that I requested an absentee ballot. If I was a first time voter and was unable to provide proof of identification.
Since none of these applied to me I called the phone number on the receipt, explained the problem and was advised that a new law had been passed requiring registered voters to provide their drivers license numbers. They claimed to have sent me a letter requiring this information and I had not replied, thus I was removed from the rolls. I never received their letter.
It’s funny that my wife hadn’t received this notification yet was still on the “official roster of voters at this precinct” and was allowed to vote.
Since then I have talked to over 100 California Registered Voters and not 1 knew of this supposed law, had received a request for their drivers license number and all were still listed on the “official roster” and cast their vote without any problem.
Now, I realize that I have been continuously critical of the Radical Liberal Wing of the Democrat Party that rules the State of California but I think this is going a little too far.
I’ve asked for a copy of this new law and thus far haven’t received a response.
I’ve been told that this was just a “glitch” in the system and should have no problem in the future.
I’ll keep you posted.
Fred J. Huebner, Jr.
About Me
I’ve been publishing and editing regional magazines and weekly newspapers for over 30 years and have been writing Real Estate, Sports, Political and General Interest columns in “View From The Street” for more than 40 years.
During the past several years I’ve read a number of books by Conservative, Libertarian, Republican, Independent, and even Progressive writers that I felt obligated to pass on to friends, relatives, and acquaintances. I made it a point to follow up these gifts only to learn that most of the recipients never got past the first chapter for a variety of reasons. Most often I was told that the writer failed to catch the interest of or convince the reader of the soundness of their argument and thus lost the opportunity to gain a supporter.
While many have questioned my style, I’ve consistently been able to gain the attention of any audience and most of the time get my point(s) across. I may split an infinitive, dangle a participle and frequently use a comma to allow my readers to catch a breath, but readers of my columns never had any doubt about where I stood on any subject.
I’m a fiscal and social conservative all the time, a Republican most of the time and oppose the ACLU and other “progressives” even in my sleep. I support the Melting Pot approach rather than the Diversity fad and have never learned how to stand mute in the face of idiocy.
I’ve been motivated by the number of LIES the general public has come to accept as fact, simply because they have been repeated ad nauseam by the media and others. Readers may love me or hate me, but I’ve yet to meet anyone who was indifferent to my columns.
Fred J. Huebner Jr.
Contact Me
Feel free to send any comments/questions to my e-mail: fredhuebner@comcast.net
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