Now that the Statute of Limitations has expired (I hope), I can confess that I voted twice for President in 1972. This was possible because I was still registered at my parents' residence address in Penn Wynne and also registered at my West Philly address while in graduate school. I made the decision at the last minute to try to vote in both places and was surprised how easy it was. Unfortunately, not enough McGovern people did the same thing! I wouldn't be surprised if this was still a simple way to vote twice; I find it hard to imagine how to prevent it.
Yes. "Cross-district" registrations are virtually impossible to identify.
That is the issue between Florida and most of the rest of the country.
I believe it was The Cleveland Plain Dealer who came up with something like 6,000 folks who were registered to vote in both Florida and Ohio.
Elections have always been of, by and for "local entities." They are not even run by States. They have been run by County authorities who are responsible for everything from the boundaries of voting districts within their counties to the number and location of polling places within their districts.
The only way to prevent this is anathema to most every American -- a system of National Identity Cards, and a National database where everyone's registration is recorded.
T.T.F.N. William H. Magill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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