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I don't trust any "study" on this topic because of how highly politicised it is. Is there anything stopping a person from going to a polling station, writing a

I don't trust any "study" on this topic because of how highly politicised it is. Is there anything stopping a person from going to a polling station, writing a fake name, and walking out with zero risk? No? Then you must assume there is some amount of fraud.

tastyface 1y ago
Have you never actually voted? You can't just come in and "write a fake name." People easily get caught for trying to do shit like this. If you can't trust "any study," then you're going 100% by feels (and whatever Fox news is frothing about).
fzeroracer 1y ago
Do you think when you write a fake name they just thumbs up it and don't bother validating anything? Like I'm curious: Can you explain the process as it happens when you go to vote all the way through tallying your vote?
triceratops 1y ago
Where are the arrests and charges? If it's that bad we should see some people in jail by now.
- samdoesnothing 1y ago
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  - triceratops 1y ago
    Is it? Walk us through your "write a fake name" technique. How does it work? Does <non citizen> walk into a polling location and say they're <registered voter>? What happens if <actual registered voter> has already voted? Or <actual registered voter> shows up later? The poll workers will say "But you already voted". That should immediately result in a criminal investigation. If it doesn't, why the hell not? If it does, there should be numbers so what are they? This is a serious crime. Or is the claim that a non-citizen fraudulently gets on the voter roll as a citizen? If so, how? Forged birth certificate? Passport? All of them had perfect forgeries? No one got caught? It's a bit far-fetched. Again, where are the numbers? And finally, what's the point? What's the incentive for a non-citizen to commit such a serious crime? Our elected representatives rarely do anything we think is useful. Spreading the idea that voter fraud is easy or widespread, without evidence, is corrosive to democracy. By all means require id to vote. It's a great idea. But also ensure that everyone who is eligible to vote can easily get id.

tastyface 1y ago

Have you never actually voted? You can't just come in and "write a fake name." People easily get caught for trying to do shit like this. If you can't trust "any study," then you're going 100% by feels (and whatever Fox news is frothing about).

fzeroracer 1y ago

Do you think when you write a fake name they just thumbs up it and don't bother validating anything? Like I'm curious: Can you explain the process as it happens when you go to vote all the way through tallying your vote?

triceratops 1y ago

Where are the arrests and charges? If it's that bad we should see some people in jail by now.

samdoesnothing 1y ago
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- triceratops 1y ago
  Is it? Walk us through your "write a fake name" technique. How does it work? Does <non citizen> walk into a polling location and say they're <registered voter>? What happens if <actual registered voter> has already voted? Or <actual registered voter> shows up later? The poll workers will say "But you already voted". That should immediately result in a criminal investigation. If it doesn't, why the hell not? If it does, there should be numbers so what are they? This is a serious crime. Or is the claim that a non-citizen fraudulently gets on the voter roll as a citizen? If so, how? Forged birth certificate? Passport? All of them had perfect forgeries? No one got caught? It's a bit far-fetched. Again, where are the numbers? And finally, what's the point? What's the incentive for a non-citizen to commit such a serious crime? Our elected representatives rarely do anything we think is useful. Spreading the idea that voter fraud is easy or widespread, without evidence, is corrosive to democracy. By all means require id to vote. It's a great idea. But also ensure that everyone who is eligible to vote can easily get id.