“There is nothing illegal about that,” said Fred Voigt, the deputy election commissioner for Philadelphia. “The illegality only occurs if one votes in two places, not if you’re registered in both.”
But it won’t be spun this way
BTW when I changed registrations, it asked me where I was presently registered.....do states talk with each other to eliminate duplication or is that my responsibility?
Seems like simple computer communications could take care of the problem quite easily and should be done rather than burden the voter with notification
One of my sons first voted in NC but moved to Massachusetts and voted there this year. His NC registration was still valid. No they don’t always talk to each other. We got a card from the NC election board and corrected his address which will take care of it. However, it is possible for people to use both ballots.
If you vote in 1 state the other one should be voided for that election. It is the 21st century, so there’s really no excuse.
>>Seems like simple computer communications could take care of the problem quite easily and should be done rather than burden the voter with notification<<
Every registration should include a valid social security number. All that would be needed then is for each precinct to compare the address tied to that social security number at the Social Security Administration with the address they have on their records.
If their permanent address is not in the precinct, they shouldn’t be registered there. College students should either change their permanent address or vote in their home precincts.
And illegals shouldn’t have social security numbers, an added bonus to this approach. If they can’t provide one, they can’t register to vote. If they provide a bogus one, the above-described check with SSA would uncover the fraud.