> allow everyone living in the city to vote Who is "everyone" in this case?

systemtest · 2026-01-16T15:38:38 1768577918

People who live in the city for the majority of their time. They should be able to vote. Regardless of their housing situation. In basically all of Europe, voting for local elections is tied to having stable housing.

ishouldstayaway · 2026-01-16T17:21:57 1768584117

I don't disagree with you per se, but how would that work in practice? How could you actually tell someone lives there if they don't have an address to back up that claim?

systemtest · 2026-01-16T19:36:20 1768592180

By allowing them to register as citizens of that city

ishouldstayaway · 2026-01-21T18:26:20 1769019980

This just pushes the problem back a step, and both has and produces all the same problems as the issue it purports to solve.

gedy · 2026-01-16T15:39:19 1768577959

My guess is non-citizens or 'undocumented immigrants'.

systemtest · 2026-01-16T15:41:11 1768578071

Those as well. But even citizens and immigrants with paperwork can often not vote for local elections if they do not have stable housing.

trinix912 · 2026-01-16T15:50:01 1768578601

Yes, because they don’t legally permanently live in that place. Sorry not sorry. Why do you think anyone can just sign up for some local elections and vote for a town they’re not even legally permanently situated in??

systemtest · 2026-01-16T15:53:42 1768578822

Then change the fucking system so that people who have been living in a city for years can legally do so. Or kick them out. But don't have this vague system of sub-humans that are not allowed to influence their surroundings by voting.