While here in New Zealand it is my impression that the right to vote is sabotaged by individual's own laziness to register it appears this is not so the United States where oprganisers of the voting system actively supress voting of people that might vote against their views.

Today's NYT editorial on the subject ....

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/opinion/09sat1.html?th&emc=th