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But without requiring an ID, how do they validate the name? How do they validate the address? How do they stop someone from giving a completely made up name a
by taborj 7y ago
But without requiring an ID, how do they validate the name? How do they validate the address? How do they stop someone from giving a completely made up name and a somewhat plausible sounding address?
Serious questions, because I'm in a vote-by-mail state, so I don't actually have to go anywhere to vote. I don't know how that all works. I had assumed they required ID and checked it, but now I'm realizing I've given too much credit to the voting system.
- akhilcacharya 7y agoThey have voter registration information for everyone registered in the precinct.
- pdonis 7y agoBut how do they know the person showing up to vote is the person they have registration information for?
- akhilcacharya 7y agoBecause you’d have to have the right name and address while also knowing the person you’ve impersonated hasn’t voted yet. Then you’d have to wonder why you’re going to the effort for one extra vote because this is a made up problem.
- masonic 7y agoThey only ask the name. The prospective voter can read the address from the log before ever being asked it as long as they can read it upside down. Even reciting "your own" address incorrectly isn't cause to deny you a ballot.