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If you're referring to provisional ballots, those precincts generally require the person to return to the board of elections within 10 days and provide some for
by mrsteveman1 8y ago
If you're referring to provisional ballots, those precincts generally require the person to return to the board of elections within 10 days and provide some form of ID.
If you're referring to a normal ballot, I've not seen anywhere that doesn't require some proof of residence and identity, like a very recent bank statement matching the registered address for that voter.
For that to be an issue, someone would have to:
1) Obtain a recent bank statement for a registered voter
2) Show up, in person, at the correct polling location
3) Commit a felony by lying to the poll workers and voting illegally
4) Hope nobody who knows the real person hears them claim to be that person
5) Hope the person doesn't show up and try to vote
- nkurz 8y agoIf you're referring to a normal ballot, I've not seen anywhere that doesn't require some proof of residence and identity Likely you are correct for the places where you have voted, but there is a lot of variation across the US. This page has a map of what states require (or do not require) ID: http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-i.... As shown there, California, DC, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wyoming do not require or request that the voter provide written proof of residence, identity, or eligibility to vote. The specific process for those states differs, but in general, it's all based on self-attestation. Some states require you to provide a signature that is compared against another source, but nothing like a bank statement is required.