Voter Fraud is a REALITY! :( - Page 2

KSUViolet06 · #1 11-02-2008, 05:53 PM

I don't think this is fraud per se, but it's an example of why it's important to know your state and be prepared (show up early, have all neccessary documents and even back-ups just in case).

I tell everybody to BE EARLY, because if you show up too close to poll closing time, you may have these sorts of problems.

barbino · #2 11-02-2008, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I'm glad I live in a state where you can register day of, which I've never had to do. Also for the big elections you can vote on campus, which is nice, and if it was at the fairgrounds they'd still run shuttles.

Though it is some old school voting, chads and all.

This is really cool - I wish that Illinois would do that, but politics here have never been "old school." However, the thought that chads are still around puts terror into my heart. Hanging chads can give nightmares to anyone who is politically minded.

pinksirfidel · #3 11-02-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by barbino

This is really cool - I wish that Illinois would do that, but politics here have never been "old school." However, the thought that chads are still around puts terror into my heart. Hanging chads can give nightmares to anyone who is politically minded.

Uhhh oooh... Chads are still around? I thought we changed to the "fill-in-the-circle" ballots nation-wide.

VandalSquirrel · #4 11-02-2008, 10:05 PM

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Uhhh oooh... Chads are still around? I thought we changed to the "fill-in-the-circle" ballots nation-wide.

I didn't grow up in Idaho, and when I voted here I couldn't believe it was retro. You have to go to the Fairgrounds, ID isn't required, and you can even register day of. We have these little push pin things that pop out for the candidate. All the poll workers are little old ladies, aka the blue haired mafia.

Where I grew up we voted in the neighborhood, a school cafeteria, church basement, someone's garage, etc., after spending time in Alaska I am thoroughly impressed with their system. My friend is from Southeast Alaska, goes to school in Fairbanks, and she told me every single polling place in the state has every single ballot for every town, village, city, borough and so on. They set up on the UAF campus but you can vote at any place in the state, it is a scantron sheet, and they read it and the results are electronically sent to Juneau.

barbino · #5 11-02-2008, 10:37 PM

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Uhhh oooh... Chads are still around? I thought we changed to the "fill-in-the-circle" ballots nation-wide.

In Illinois, you have to mark your paper ballot with a special pen that we give you & take back before you leave (sounds like rush). We give a piece of paper indicating how to mark the ballot: by drawing a straight line between the head of an arrow and the tail end. As a Pi Phi, I like that arrows are used in the election process. Sounds easy enough? You would be amazed how many "spoiled ballots" are produced by people who can't do it right and have to be coached on how to mark this type of ballot.

As a solution, voters in Chicago are encouraged to vote on the "touch-screen" machines. You put a special card in that is given by the election judge and leave it in until you are done voting. But alot of people are still afraid to do this and want to use a paper ballot. The upside of all this is that no hanging chads are produced!!!