Seven years ago I studied in US and I obtained driving license there. Of course, I am not a US citizen. Last week I received a voter registration form. If I fill it out and return it, does that mean that I can vote?
----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:54 PM Subject: [EM] Re: Observations of a Poll Worker > Josh Narins wrote: > > >Is it just me, or does it sounds like everyone in Santa Barbara can vote > >twice? > >First time normally, second time claiming that the first time was fraud. > > Good point. However, there would be a signature in the roster and a > signature on the provisional ballot. Those would match. I guess you could > disguise your handwriting, but you'd have to gamble that we won't > think "That person looks familiar" and put up a red flag when we contact > the elections office. > > Also, an allegation of voter fraud would almost certainly trigger a police > investigation, since it's an allegation of a felony. Similar signatures or > suspicious poll workers would make the police rather curious. > > Anyway, point is, the system does have some (imperfect) mechanisms to > prevent double-voting. I do think ID should be required, but I didn't > write the laws. We do the best we can with the laws in place. If you want > a defense of not requiring ID ask somebody else. > > Alex Small >
