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Comment by Chuck Riddling on February 14, 2012 at 7:03pm

How about just require a finger print on one of the new finger print scaners which would be directly connected to the F.B.I. data base with a police officer at every polling center??? I would have no problem placing my finger on one in order to vote..

Comment by John Bevis on February 14, 2012 at 4:43pm

Yes, showing a Driver's License would satisfy the requirement for a photo ID and for most of us that's what we do. But, it is not the only form of ID that would be accepted.

As for the initial registration process, I think all I had to do was put my license number on the application. I don't think they wanted to physically see it.

As for the integrity of Government Agencies, yes, mistakes sometimes happen. But, these agencies are made up of people who are also Americans. They are some of the best people I have had the pleasure of working with and most take their jobs very seriously.  The systems they use have a great many checks and balances built in which very quickly identify anyone that does anything that should not be done to the system. They will be caught and the price if quite high. And, in the ineterests of full disclosure I was one of them (Pgm Mger. DoD, DoS and FBI) until I retired in 2006.

TRUST BUT VERIFY...

Comment by Chuck Morrison on February 14, 2012 at 4:23pm

I voted in the last primary and was required to show my "photo ID" which in my case is my FL drivers license.  As long as I can remember I have been required to show my "photo ID" in my Precinct.  Of course my Precinct is made up of a certain class of folks who were brought up to abide by the rules, obey the law, pay their taxes and all that other boring stuff.

Comment by John Bevis on February 14, 2012 at 4:12pm

Recently I wanted to change my party affiliation so that I could vote in the Republican Primary. I obtained the form from the State webpage; filled it out and took it to the beaches office. The man took it and said he would forward it downtown. He did not ask for any identification at all. I asked him if he wanted to see any ID. He said that it was not necessary. Go figure...

As for internet, everyone has a SS number. If you went online and used it to vote, nobody else in the United States could vote using that number. It would be locked out. If you went online and tried to vote and found out that your SS number had been used, you could file a protest, online, and there would be a separate process for the proper holder of that number to cast his vote. But, bottom line, only one vote would be accepted for each number. The validity of each number could be checked through both SSA and Death Record databases. This would get the dead people off the roles.

It would be significantly more difficult to fool this system than it would for the myriad of systems now being used.

And, to answer a previous question about getting to all the possible voting locations on voting day, just consider the use of Absentee Ballots and many states have early voting periods during which you could move from one to the other.

Comment by John Bevis on February 14, 2012 at 3:45pm

OF COURSE I WOULD NEVER DO THIS!!! Most, if not all states require a photo ID, not a drivers license. Getting a photo ID in all 50 states is actually quite easy. Simply go to that state OR county; dig through the trash at someones house to get an electric bill or other bill with the target name and address on it; go to the state DMV office and ask for a free photo ID. You then have an ID with your picture and the false name & address on it. Then go to voter registration office and register to vote. Then go Vote. This process can be repeated multiple times in one or more states. Since they usually target people who have appeared in the obituary pages, i.e. DEAD People, they don't usually get caught. And, by that time they have long since moved on... Of course, there are many other sources of photo IDs.

Comment by Roy Anderson on February 14, 2012 at 3:39pm

The Hufington Post Feb. 14, 2012 (Today) has an article entitled Voter Registration-errors;  It is on AOL News right now, if you see it click on.   or:   http;//www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/voter-registration-errors_n_1275401,html?icid...

Comment by Lanhamhimer on February 14, 2012 at 3:10pm

Who votes for the dead?

Comment by amanda choate on February 14, 2012 at 2:35pm

National voter database, very simple. Once you are registered you are in.

Comment by Lanhamhimer on February 14, 2012 at 1:58pm

wow

Comment by Chuck Morrison on February 14, 2012 at 1:52pm

obama is counting on half of the republicans being unconcious or brain-dead on election day and more than likely they will be.  obama playing the ol' race card appealed to the blacks a week ago to work for his re-election but it's only on the Internet - did anyone hear a howl of protest from "the media" - No of course not.  "The media" is frantically searching for skeletons in Romney's and Santorum's closets and they will succeed at some point like they have done with the other candidates.  obama can be beaten if people get out and VOTE, even if the dead manage to vote in Chicago and Miami.  There may not be another chance to exercise that freedom - keep that in mind.

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