Which is worse? (illegal, polls, 18 year old, examples)

[tom1944]

Someone votes who should not have voted or someone eligible to vote is denied

[urbanlife78]

One who is eligible to vote, but denied.

[Old Gringo]

Why choose?

[AV8n]

Depends on who you are.

If you are an eligible voter, being denied harms you.

If you are not an eligible voter, being denied does not harm you, but voting illegally allows you to inflict harm on the system.

Either way, the integrity of the electoral process is harmed.

[Spaten_Drinker]

Originally Posted by AV8n

Depends on who you are.

If you are an eligible voter, being denied harms you.

If you are not an eligible voter, being denied does not harm you, but voting illegally allows you to inflict harm on the system.

Either way, the integrity of the electoral process is harmed.

Ineligible voters harm ME by cancelling out my vote if they are not aligned politically wih my views.

[Bulldogdad]

Equally worse.

Hence the reason for voter ID laws.

[readyjack]

neither. Voters don't know what they are voting for anyway, money gets the last word.

[Chimuelojones]

Originally Posted by tom1944

Someone votes who should not have voted or someone eligible to vote is denied

What do you mean by.."should have not voted"?

Even your contention that someone "eligible" is under descriptive.

An 18 year old citizen is eligible to vote, but may be denied for not registering.

Be more descriptive in your examples if you wish an salient answer.

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by Chimuelojones

What do you mean by.."should have not voted"?

Even your contention that someone "eligible" is under descriptive.

An 18 year old citizen is eligible to vote, but may be denied for not registering.

Be more descriptive in your examples if you wish an salient answer.

Really you couldn't figure out what the OP was asking?

[An Einnseanair]

Originally Posted by Bulldogdad

Equally worse.

Hence the reason for voter ID laws.

This. And make the ID cards free for people who can't afford them.

Sure, there will be 0.001% of the voters who fall through the cracks, and if those few voters are minorities the press will trot her out and yell, "DISCRIMINATION!!" But ultimately, no one will be denied the right to vote. Worst case is they vote with absentee ballot. If getting to the DMV is too much trouble, then getting to the polls should be equally troubling. Just stay home and mail in your vote.