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The registered voter rolls might shrink a bit, but it isn't likely to have much effect on vote outcomes. Sometimes, an organization will pay people to go out a
by elihu 10y ago
The registered voter rolls might shrink a bit, but it isn't likely to have much effect on vote outcomes. Sometimes, an organization will pay people to go out and register voters, and those people then make up a bunch of fake names because it's easier than going door-to-door.
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- paulmd 10y agoNot only that but they get paid for every signature that is turned in, regardless of whether the identity is valid or not, and regardless of whether the person votes or not. Each form is serial numbered and they have to turn everything in, period. The intention was to keep people (read: southerners and Republicans) from using a sharpie to mark out every LaQuan and Shanice who registered to vote, but the flip side of that is that they have to let people register as Mickey Mouse too. And they get paid for every signature they turn in regardless. Shocker right here: a lot of those registrations are bad and Mickey Mouse doesn't actually turn up to vote.