Posted on 08/22/2004 10:08:07 AM PDT by Andy from Beaverton
Exposed: Scandal of double voters
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With debate over the 2000 election still raging, thousands of people illegally register in both New York City and Florida, which could swing an election.
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Registering in two places is illegal in both states, but the massive snowbird scandal goes undetected because election officials don't check rolls across state lines. The finding is even more stunning given the pivotal role Florida played in the 2000 presidential election, when a margin there of 537 votes tipped a victory to George W. Bush. Computer records analyzed by The News don't allow for an exact count of how many people vote in both places, because millions of names are regularly purged between elections. But The News found that between 400 and 1,000 registered voters have voted twice in at least one election, a federal offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. One was Norman Siegel, 84, who is registered as a Republican in both Pinellas Park, Fla., and Briarwood, Queens. Siegel has voted twice in seven elections, including the last four presidential races, records show.
Officials in both states acknowledge that voting in multiple states is something of a perfect crime, one officials don't have the means to catch.
"I can't imagine how the supervisors would have access to that information," said Jenny Nash, spokeswoman for the Florida secretary of state. "As far as I know, cross-state registry has not been discussed." The News' investigation also found:
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Excellent example of media bias while maintaining a fig leaf of 'we criticize both sides', and a resource for the post-Nov. election fights.
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Any voter who willfully votes more than once in an election is certainly to blame for their own crime.
Theresa and the bogus war hero could conceivably get dozens or even hundreds of votes under such a scenario where property ownership entitles one to a vote.
OTOH, I think that only tax paying citizens should have a vote. Why should Government free loaders get to vote on issues which effect the purses of working persons?
You mean to tell me that a person with two addresses can cast their vote on election day and send in an absentee ballot and both votes would count? TELL ME IT AIN'T SOOOOOOO,..... OH GAWD...SOMEBODY GET ME A DRINK...QUICKO!
Should illegal immigrants get to vote?
And what of the electoral college?
Unfortunately, this article only says that they "could" vote twice, not that they do. But I still think it has strong spin potential.
In truth, mostly it is probably stupid seniors and students (lib constitutencies) who don't bother to close out their registration in their original home state.
Note the example used is a Republican, signalling Democrats that it's ok to do.
It IS the NY Daily News, after all.
You got drivers licences for each location?
How about filing your income taxes.? Paying state taxes to all the states you own property in? Car registrations?
Where you live is where you get your voice. One man, one vote
Anything less will bring back the aristocracy in this country.
I think "students" have been doing this for years. They vote on absentee out of their parents address, and they vote in the college town where they attend school.
I have bitched about this for over 30 years. I cannot get anyone to listen to me, and I personally knew the Registrar of Voters in my county. Sad. Same old story- "Gee--they wouldn't do that, would they? We don't have the money to chase this." I don't think you should be able to "vote" in the town where you attend school. You are only there for a short time, and are usually NOT a property owner. Voting on local issues that don't impact your pocketbook shouldn't be a priviledge for "students".
Jeez, 46,000 New Yorkers got the option to vote twice, but many of our military folks never even got the opportunity to do it once.
Or, "How the democrats almost stole the election"
Thanks for posting this.
I just e-mailed the original article to the Florida Department of Elections.
bttt
I thought that 2000 saw the largest African-American turnout in Florida history.
-PJ
They will be triple votinng this fall and the dead always vote Democrat and vote often.
bookmark
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