[hef19898]

One thing I really don't get is the voter registration thing in the US. All European countries I know of simply require residents to register their primary and secondary residencies. You get voting papers to your primary residency. That's it. No registration as a voter, no party affiliation. You can be a party memebyer, but that information isn't public.

That system works just fine.

[amanaplanacanal]

In the US only citizens can vote, but not resident aliens. And there is no general registration of residences outside of what is needed for voting.

[hef19898]

Same in Europe. With the notable exception of local elections, like mayors and so on. Thing is, you cannot purge a voter role, as the voter role is the residents role. But then we have ID requirements.