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I don’t want someone drifting through town in the local motel to be able to meaningfully vote to change the city I am rooted in.

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Why would someone actually "drifting through" even bother voting? The odd weirdo might but that's not going to tip any elections.

Even most long term residents legally entitled to vote don't make the effort.

I don’t know man but I also know that loopholes get exploited. I think local voting should be for actual locals.

To your point that so few people actually vote, it doesn’t take much to sway a local election.

These people are locals. They are living there for years sometimes decades

Most places I know of let you vote if you have that kind of persistent record of living somewhere. I don’t know your specific situation.

A billionaire buying up housing can do a lot more damage than a persons drifting through town

I'm talking about people who live in the city for years.

Then find a legal place to stay and register and you can vote.

A yes, why didn't I think of that! Let me just completely ignore the broken housing market, the 15+ year waiting list for social housing and scrape together... lets checks... €400k for a small appartement with a 45 minute commute to work.

Do you have any clue how privileged you sound here? This is peak "have you tried not being poor" attitude.

While I don't know about European countries, given this is an article about America it's worth pointing out that you can, in fact, vote in the US while homeless[0], using a friend/family's home, shelter, or religious center as your address.

[0] https://vote.gov/guide-to-voting/unhoused

It’s like that in many countries in Europe as well.

Small apartments are not 400k, that’s average house price for family houses.

Apartments are between 180-250k.

Not near Amsterdam

Yes you can.

Funda. 28 apartments in Amsterdam up to 250k.

You’re literally wrong about everything you state here.

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