Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Once again yesterday, my wife and I walked into our (California) polling place and never had to produce an ID of any kind. In talking with other friends in different precincts, same story. To me, this is just asking for fraud. I think not only should every voter be required to show some identification, they ought to do the purple finger dye like in Iraq. Also, a paper printout of some sort with the voting machines would be nice. Is this the same all over California, and how about in other states?
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder Here in Long Beach, I could have really been Paul McCartney and told them I was me and still got to vote. No ID requested, no anything.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 In NY, you don't need ID, but you do have to be in their books and sign your name right underneath the signature they have of you, and they match your signature up.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper In Florida they require I.D. and take a urine sample. Well, that might be an exaggeration. But, we do have to produce I.D.
Originally Posted By FaMulan At my polling place in Anaheim, I was asked to present ID and it only got a cursory glance.
Originally Posted By cstephens Nope, no ID request, and I look nothing like you might expect me to, given my name. I don't recall ever being asked for ID any of the times I've voted. I did bring in my sample ballot as that usually makes it easier on them. Of course, they kept asking for my address, and I just kept pointing at the document in front of them... /cs
Originally Posted By Ursula I live in Marina del Rey, CA and I had a lovely set of senior gentlemen helping me yesterday morning. They were so happy to see someone that I had four men helping me at once. I did have my sample ballot with me and they used that as my ID. The lady who came in behind me was asked for her ID since she did not have a sample ballot. Still, I don't think a sample ballot is enough for an ID. I did have to sign my name and they had two books to cross-check, but, I could have been anyone. Am I the only one who likes getting the "I voted" sticker? I wore it proudly all day.
Originally Posted By gadzuux No ID check in SF - just step right up, self-identify, sign here please, and here's your ballot. Also, the "I voted" stickers would get you a cup of coffee at a couple of local businesses nearby.
Originally Posted By seanyoda The only verification I've ever needed was when I've changed addresses. In each case, I had to show some form of address verification the first time I voted in a different precinct than before. After that, all that was required was for me to sign my name and print my address. And yes, we wore our "I voted" stickers proudly too.
Originally Posted By cmpaley Your name has to match your address. I wasn't asked for ID but presented my sample ballot to make the process go faster.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The problem is, I could walk out, turn around and now claim to be my next door neighbor. If I know his address, I get to vote again (assuming he is registered and doesn't bother to vote). To make it worse, at our polling place, they ask my name, ask what street i live on. Then they asked me "You're at XXXXX Main Street?" So, if I only knew the street and the last name of the folks up and down my block, I could have voted several times.
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "The problem is, I could walk out, turn around and now claim to be my next door neighbor. If I know his address, I get to vote again (assuming he is registered and doesn't bother to vote)." Yeah, well, unless you look like your neighbor or you own a lot of really cool costumes, after 2-3 times they might catch on to you. So there, your theory has holes in it.
Originally Posted By cmpaley Um...not in the same polling place. Granted, they don't get the sharpest knives in the drawer to work polling places (which I think is a mistake), but I don't think you could pull something like that off.
Originally Posted By Ursula I bet I could have at my polling place. The gentlemen were very sweet and kind and I adored them, but they couldn't find my name after staring straight at it for a minute.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Maybe at the beginning and end of the day you could. I've worked polling places, and no way I remember every face.
Originally Posted By TomSawyer >>The problem is, I could walk out, turn around and now claim to be my next door neighbor. If I know his address, I get to vote again << Chicago-style voting.
