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I haven't gone to a polling place in nearly 20 years. Mail in ballot or absentee ballot voting has always been easiest, as I don't have to interrupt my day to stand in line, and fight with a stupid machine.
Same here. I live in Oregon where we have mail in voting. The only fraud I have ever heard of was a local election last year in a county where a ballot counter, not a voter, got caught throwing away some ballots.
As far as comparing the need for the requirement of a photo ID for a driver's license, liquor purchase, opening up a bank account, renting an apartment etc. these are not rights guaranteed by the constitution, the right to vote is. That's why people haven't been required to show a photo ID. I believe making a requirement to vote other than being an American citizen is unconstitutional.
banks are more and more doing this, especially in states where they do not have a physical branch.
Again it seems to me like that would be easy pickings for fraud. If it's that easy for you to do it it's just as easy for someone who is not you to do it.
I would say the bigger issue is whether your vote counted. Internet voting is also connected with absentee and now they have mail-in districts. As to tracking, seems they have been. I think the voter ID thing is simply used to deflect from the bigger issues such as election fraud. Better to point the finger at the divisive masses than the system. Goldman Sachs US election investment
Funny thing, I live and Texas and have voted ever since I first could (more years than I will admit here)and EVERY time I have voted I have been asked for ID. Is it that my experience is unique or has it always been the norm and only became an issue when people wanted to make the practice official?
Same here.
Voter registration card and an ID to verify I was the person on the voter registration card.
Even early voting.
I'm telling you!!!!! Both sides of the isle, abuse the easily corrupted.... absentee ballots.
That is where a lot of scrutiny needs to be in place, if not total elimination of absentee and mail in ballots.
No thank you, I prefer mail in ballots because I like to sit down with a cup of coffee and read through each vote on the ballot and do my research for each one rather than have to run to a voting booth before work, and have to make quick judgement votes on anything I might of missed.
Do you not see the room for corruption, by me filling out your mail in ballot the years after your 6 feet under, pushing daisies. How long would it go on before it was halted?
Voter registration card and an ID to verify I was the person on the voter registration card.
Even early voting.
I'm telling you!!!!! Both sides of the isle, abuse the easily corrupted.... absentee ballots.
That is where a lot of scrutiny needs to be in place, if not total elimination of absentee and mail in ballots.
Is that your way of saying "suck it military and people who can't get to a polling office?"
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