Should Voters Be Made To Prove They Are Eligible To Vote?

by minimus 33 Replies latest jw friends

  • RubaDub
    RubaDub

    Here in Florida you need some sort of ID to vote.

    If you can't produce any, then you can opt for the mirror test ... they put a small mirror under your nose and see if you can fog it.

    Rub a Dub

  • RubaDub
    RubaDub

    Voters are already required to register, in all precincts in all jurisdictions in all 50 states.

    sir82 ...

    I think you missed the point. There is no requirement in any State to register to vote if you do not wish to vote.

    Registration is only required when you wish to vote, which is not compulsory here.

    Rub a Dub

  • sir82
    sir82

    I think you missed the point. There is no requirement in any State to register to vote if you do not wish to vote.

    I understand that.

    The OP seems to imply that any random guy can saunter up to any random polling place, ask for a ballot, and be given one, no questions asked:

    I believe that just because someone shows up at the voting booth, it doesn’t automatically qualify them to be

    legitimate voters.

  • em1913
    em1913

    Where I live you have to provide a photo ID and a Social Security number to register. Voting is done at neighborhood polling stations where the wardens know most, if not all, of the voters by sight, and no ID is required other than confirming your name and address on the registration roll.

    Since 1970 there have been three cases of voter fraud confirmed in my state. Two of them were described as "good old boys" who owned property straddling a town line, and who claimed they thought that entitled them to vote in both towns. The other was a man with "cognitive difficulties" who was simply confused. None of them were cases of "non citizens" or other persons not legally qualified to vote.

Share this

Google+
Pinterest
Reddit