'Objects In Space'
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Yes, and in Brooklyn they ask for ID as well (mainly just to avoid asking "How do you spell that?" a million times a day).
They ask for ID at my local place and it irritates me because they're not supposed to.
But despite all this, there is virtually no evidence of any significant fraud at the point of voting, anywhere.
While theoretically possible to steal an election this way, the practical aspects of doing it is actually the best protection it has.
Absolutely.
But despite all this, there is virtually no evidence of any significant fraud at the point of voting, anywhere.
I do know that.
In both NC and GA, I personally knew one or more of the precinct workers at my voting location, so I couldn't have impersonated anyone very easily! In NC my landlady/next door neighbor was the precinct captain, and in GA we voted in my kids' school gym.
I miss living in a community where I know people. I know that freaks some people out, but I love knowing my neighbors and shit like that.
In Washington, all voting is absentee by mail, now. So anyone could jack my ballot from the mailbox and fill it out as me! But they'd have to get into the mail on the right day, fill it out, buy a stamp...
Also why I feel secure voting in MA, we have a Scantron ballot system, so you fill out a paper ballot by shading in circles, then it gets fed into a networked counting device and then the paper ballot goes into a lockbox, so if there's election count issues, they can recount accurately.
In Washington, all voting is absentee by mail, now. So anyone could jack my ballot from the mailbox and fill it out as me! But they'd have to get into the mail on the right day, fill it out, buy a stamp...
Really, what anyone could do (per the guy on Fresh Air recently) is go to, say, a nursing home, and "help" all of the residents fill out their ballots.
I need to hire someone to make decisions for me. I feel incapable of deciding anything lately.
Really, what anyone could do (per the guy on Fresh Air recently) is go to, say, a nursing home, and "help" all of the residents fill out their ballots.
Even in 2000, you would have had to do that in EVERY nursing home in the disputed counties to actually change the election results. And you'd have to hope that none of the staff was watching over your shoulder either.
Sue, we are here to help. Burrito for lunch. Red shoes. Move to Texas. What else?