Mostly all the voting fraud crap that's been in the news lately. It just amazes me that people are able to come up, sign their name with NO ID and walk off with an absentee ballot. Gee I wonder why we end up with cats and dead people who are registered and homeless bums registered 20 times -- it's this kind of crap.
It's harder to check out a book from a library than it is to vote.
Back in the day it was fairly easy for people to know just about everyone in the voting precinct. But now you have "combined" precincts, especially in the cities, where thousands of people vote. It's impossible to keep track of everyone much less make sure that no one is voting more than once.
Unless you have to establish your identity prior to voting!
Hmmm...I've been voting by absentee ballot for many years now, but I could have sworn when I voted at the polling place, they checked me for ID before I could vote. My drivers license I think. I live in Calif. so it may only pertain to this state.
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Date: 2008-10-15 03:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-15 03:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-15 03:57 am (UTC)Then you got my answer.
ETA: Oh for the love again. I voted wrong. *HEADDESK and sheepish grin* This girl needs to sleep. :P
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Date: 2008-10-15 04:05 am (UTC)Back in the day it was fairly easy for people to know just about everyone in the voting precinct. But now you have "combined" precincts, especially in the cities, where thousands of people vote. It's impossible to keep track of everyone much less make sure that no one is voting more than once.
Unless you have to establish your identity prior to voting!
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Date: 2008-10-15 06:57 am (UTC)It pains me that my dead relatives are most likely still voting :/
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Date: 2008-10-15 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-15 04:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-15 05:38 pm (UTC)Then again, I also don't think it's OK to register a guy to vote 73 TIMES like ACORN did, so what do I know.
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Date: 2008-10-15 11:58 pm (UTC)