Voter Fraud

Voter Fraud was Originally Posted on April 4, 2014 by lavarock

So I posted a news item on Facebook and it created a controversy. The news item concerns the state on North Carolina finding that people who voted in their state may have also voted in another state. Additionally, during an audit of death records from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Board discovered 81 deceased voters that had voter activity after they died.

While photo ID would not have solved the first issue, requiring a photo ID to vote would have addressed the second item. I can imagine a case where someone is listed in records as being dead but is not, still, this issue needs to be addressed. I also feel that only legal voters should be allowed to vote and a photo ID is a valid and easy way to ensure that voters are who they say they are.

What amazes me is the issues the opposition brings up as to why people should not be closely looked at before voting. My opinion is that they wish to allow people to not be closely scrutinized. I say that because it is easy to get a photo ID in most cases. I cannot imagine large groups of legal voters not being able to get a photo ID. You need a photo ID to drive a car, many credit cards now have your photo on them (and more will in the future), schools often require them, a bank wants to look at your drivers license or photo ID, etc.

Having worked as a polling place worker we did everything we could to ensure that people who showed up were at the correct place, were the correct person and had every opportunity to vote for the person of their choice. A little known fact is that if someone has questions while inside the booth and a polling person is needed to go in, there has to be 2 workers and each has to be from different parties.

So I think verify voters identities (and a government issued photo ID makes the most sense to me).