Originally Posted By retlawfan Since this is a primary election day in California... Can someone give me a good reason why we don't PROVE who we are to be able to vote? Why dont we have a policy for every election, in every town in America that requires a positive ID to be able to vote? I have rarely been asked to identify myself to vote. Occasionally I am asked for my voter information packet, but how do they know it's mine? I have never been asked for ID. And, why don't we have some way to identify when we have already voted? Heck even in Iraq they had the purple finger ink. One person, one vote.
Originally Posted By berol I don't know, but I would guess to increase ability to vote. A little bit of voting fraud rarely makes a difference, anyway,
Originally Posted By imadisneygal I've never been asked for ID either. In fact I just got home from voting. I did have to sign my name on the roster and that proves that I did vote once, so I suppose no one else could come in with my name and vote for me once I had been there. I guess the verification isn't worth the time and effort at the polls. Maybe the majority of the fraud comes in registration and not in showing up to vote?
Originally Posted By Beaumandy Only one group of people are against ID when you vote. Democrats. They can't get illegals to vote as easy if they have to show ID.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Presenting a photo ID for voting purposes is an excellent idea. Here in Georgia we are attempting to pass a comprehensive law requiring a photo ID. Too bad the former Governor is fighting it.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Lets just say he got the JFK award from Caroline Kennedy for his bravery involved in changing the Georgia State Flag without allowing a popular vote on the subject. Democracy at work. When you want things passed, don't let them go to a popular vote. Caroline doesn't hand out award to Republicans.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy <<Lets just say he got the JFK award from Caroline Kennedy for his bravery involved in changing the Georgia State Flag without allowing a popular vote on the subject. Democracy at work. When you want things passed, don't let them go to a popular vote.>> Wow, that's my complaint with people who won't let the people have a vote on what marriage is. Didn't over 73% of the people in GA vote to ban same sex marriage until a judge told them to go pound sand?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Caroline doesn't hand out award to Republicans.> One of the two recipients this year, Alberto Mora, is a Republican.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh He might have criticized Republicans. Sometimes liberals give awards to Republicans for doing that.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy Douglas, I'm going to the Sisters Rodeo this weekend. You going to be there by any chance?
Originally Posted By retlawfan <<A little bit of voting fraud rarely makes a difference, anyway>> That doesn't make it right. So far, I haven't seen any good reason why we don't ID to vote.
Originally Posted By berol May I say with all the intellegence of a 2 year old, DUH! hehe The other line of mine was a good reason, makes voting accessible for people who don't have an ID card. I got a little cheapo easy-to-forge voter card when i registered years ago that they said to keep in my wallet which they've never asked to see. I suppose poll watchers use it as a challenge device in troubled precincts.
Originally Posted By berol okok, i'll grow up. What I meant by that was if it's not a big problem, it's pretty low on the priority list to bother fixing.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Only time I've had to show ID to vote was in Georgia, but never elsewhere.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh <Douglas, I'm going to the Sisters Rodeo this weekend. You going to be there by any chance?> Nah, not much of a Rodeo guy. Plus we've got Job's Daughters installations this weekend.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal "The other line of mine was a good reason, makes voting accessible for people who don't have an ID card." At our polling place, and I have no frame of reference from anywhere else, they have an official registered voter roster for the voters expected at that polling place. My name is on the list because I've registered and showed ID when I did that. I did not just walk in and write my own name down and say, "hey, I'm here to vote!" They did cross check my name on the list and have me sign the roster next to my name. Are there really places where there isn't even a list of legally registered voters and anyone can just walk in and say, "I'm here to vote! Gimme a ballot!!" !!??! I don't have a big problem with them not checking ID's when they have the registered voter roster. That said, I brought my ID with me and would have gladly provided it if asked. And I'm a Democrat! <GASP!> A Democrat who is alright with asking for ID?!?!? Unheard of!!!
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder My wife was a poll worker here in Long Beach today. She got there at 6:30 a.m. and she's still there. She worked the city election by herself. She has the roster post 19 mentions. According to the training she received, the lest of their worries is someone walking in and pretending to be someone on the voter rolls.
