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Next time someone crosses the street outside the crosswalk and gets 5 years, please quote this again. That's more intentional than what this lady did by mistake
by jadedhacker 9y ago
Next time someone crosses the street outside the crosswalk and gets 5 years, please quote this again. That's more intentional than what this lady did by mistake casting a provisional ballot. Proportionality is a core principle, you don't whip out the harshest possible punishment just because you can.
In this case, they should have simply discarded her ballot and informed her of her status. Of course, disenfranchising any citizen, even convicted felons, is completely unjust, so I would argue they shouldn't have even done that.
- ocfx 9y agoShe didn't get 5 years because she did this act by itself, she got it for doing it while on probation. Also J walking is an infraction and this isn't. Pretty big difference in the severity of the crime, potentially altering the outcome of an election is far worse than j walking. Granted her vote alone wouldn't do that, but its a matter of principle, if you let one person get away with it then it adds up.