I have a question...in all these places reporting multiple hour waits to vote is this from increased voter turnout or changes to voting procedure?
Thoughts? On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:24 PM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've never really understood the bill thing.....what's to keep me from > dumpster diving to find a couple of bills addressed to "me"? > > Kansas requires a photo ID. Missouri allows the bill thing...just show them > a bill with "your name" on it, and you can vote. > > I guess if you steal your neighbors mail that day....you are good to go...? > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 3:19 PM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > The Canadian system is interesting. Yes they require voter id, but > > give a list of 20 or so acceptable ids. IF you cannot produce an > > acceptable ID, 2 utility bills addressed to you is acceptable. Then > > Elections Canada gives a list of over 400 types of bills that are > > acceptable. Then if you cannot produce that, you need to get a > > registered voter who lives in your district to vouch for you under > > oath. And there has been very little or no voter fraud in Canada. > > > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > OK, so here is my two cents on the ID issue. My wife is not from > America > > and cannot yet vote here. So, if Georgia does not check for ID's (I don't > > know if they do or don't, just using the state I currently live in as an > > example, I voted absentee for Colorado), then my wife and I can go to the > > local polling place, and I make sure she is behind me. Then, as they > check > > off my name from the list, I quickly look up a woman's name who has not > yet > > voted, and tell my wife that name in her ear. She steps up and uses that > > name, and voila, Abigail Smith has voted. Now, here is how this would > play > > out: > > > > > > 1. Abigail does not show up to vote, but her vote is counted anyway > > because she "did" show up. > > > > > > 2. Abigail shows up, is told she already voted. Protest ensues and one > > of these things happens: > > > > > > a. Abigail's vote is tossed out as is Abigail for voter fraud. > > > b. Abigail's vote is tossed out, and she gets to vote. > > > 3. Abigail is told she already voted so it's too bad and is asked to > > leave. > > > > > > > > > But, if my wife was required to show ID, and her ID is checked against > > their list (as California did/does, have not voted in Ca. in a while so I > > don't know), and she can't vote. > > > > > > So I really don't understand why people fuss about having to show an ID > > to vote. We have to show ID for so many less important things but people > > don't think twice about it. I mean, I have to show my government ID when > I > > shop at the commissary. Is buying groceries a matter of national > security? > > No. Are the groceries at the commissary less expensive than off post? > > Usually not, but the money I save not driving a few miles away to a good > > neighborhood to shop offsets the price difference. Point being, if you > are > > eligible to vote in the US, then have ID to vote. No ID, no vote. Simple. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 1:59 PM > > >> To: cf-community > > >> Subject: Re: Election Day General News: > > >> > > >> > > >> See, shit like that (Dean's accusations), to me, border on election > > >> tampering. He is practically scaring people to go vote for Pres. > Obama. > > >> > > >> Along the same lines, if people are being asked for ID in PA...that > > shit has > > >> to stop. > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:357753 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
