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In Brooklyn the machine is notorious for doing as little voter reg as possible. I have seen the reform clubs do voter reg, but rarely if ever seen the machine folks. They only come out on primary election day. Also heard rumors from multiple that in many areas they encourage people to register independent instead of Dem so they aren't cluttering up the primaries...but I have not witnessed this myself nor heard a first hand account of it. But I do wonder if they get any funds from the national party for voter reg and if so what they do with it. Given the abyssmal voter registration and turnout in Brooklyn, the national party should seriously question the effectiveness of the local machines.