People sign *themselves* off a register?!?

I haven't done it recently, so I'm not sure where I did, but I have done so.

Voting rules are set by the individual states.

E.g. Wisconsin in a recent election - http://www.greenbayp...lists-get-ballots

Though a widely publicized law that requires voters to provide photo identification at the ballot box doesn't begin until next year, recall voters will have to sign their names on poll lists before they are given ballots in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, which include elections in Northeastern Wisconsin's 2nd and 14th Senate districts.

"If the voter refuses to sign the poll list, the voter will not be able to vote," said Nathaniel Robinson, elections division administrator with the state Government Accountability Board.

Voters with physical disabilities that prevent them from signing the poll lists are exempt from the rule.

Before the 2011 Voter ID Law took effect June 10, election workers were largely responsible for marking voters' names on poll lists to indicate who voted.

"They occasionally (mark) the wrong name or forget, which can cause problems," Kevin Kennedy, director of the Government Accountability Board, wrote in a statement Friday. "When someone shows up at the polls and finds out he has already been marked as having voted, it raises concerns about election fraud."

Kennedy said requiring voters to sign their names would cut down on clerical errors and also root out genuine cases of fraud.

Except, of course, when a person signs the wrong line as in the Brennan report... :-/

HTH!

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #377,233 by CRConrad 6/29/13 2:25:30 PM Reply	People sign themselves off a register?!? Is your system designed to invite fraud -- or just to be as weird and cumbersome as possible? Or are the states just too poor to issue pens to election functionaries, so they could put a check-mark next to each voter's entry in the list...? As Alice said, curioser and curioser. -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.)
Post #377,235 by Another Scott 6/29/13 3:09:59 PM Reply	Sometimes. I haven't done it recently, so I'm not sure where I did, but I have done so. Voting rules are set by the individual states. E.g. Wisconsin in a recent election - http://www.greenbayp...lists-get-ballots Though a widely publicized law that requires voters to provide photo identification at the ballot box doesn't begin until next year, recall voters will have to sign their names on poll lists before they are given ballots in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, which include elections in Northeastern Wisconsin's 2nd and 14th Senate districts. "If the voter refuses to sign the poll list, the voter will not be able to vote," said Nathaniel Robinson, elections division administrator with the state Government Accountability Board. Voters with physical disabilities that prevent them from signing the poll lists are exempt from the rule. Before the 2011 Voter ID Law took effect June 10, election workers were largely responsible for marking voters' names on poll lists to indicate who voted. "They occasionally (mark) the wrong name or forget, which can cause problems," Kevin Kennedy, director of the Government Accountability Board, wrote in a statement Friday. "When someone shows up at the polls and finds out he has already been marked as having voted, it raises concerns about election fraud." Kennedy said requiring voters to sign their names would cut down on clerical errors and also root out genuine cases of fraud. Except, of course, when a person signs the wrong line as in the Brennan report... :-/ HTH! Cheers, Scott.
Post #377,236 by boxley 6/29/13 3:11:53 PM Reply	in my precinct we show up photo id in hand and present to a poll worker, he examines the id then produces a list where my name resides. I sign that I have recieved a ballot and he hands me an electronic card to slide into the diebold machine Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 58 years. meep
Post #377,250 by a6l6e6x 6/29/13 10:23:33 PM Reply	and Diebold decides if your vote selection should be counted Alex
Post #377,259 by boxley 6/30/13 10:36:55 AM Reply	no, the local republican party does Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 58 years. meep

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