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    Texas Has a Voter Registration Problem

    Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, writing in the September 11 issue of American Thinker, detailed some alarming voter registration statistics, most involving Texas. Blackwell’s article, entitled “Houston, We Have a Problem,” noted: According to Votistics, data provided by the Texas secretary of state indicate that 104,800 people appear to be registered more than once. That is, the list contains thousands of name/date birth pairs. Of course, some cases could reflect unusual coincidences. But most are the same person.
    Additionally, according to Blackwell, Votistics found that 2,159 of these "voting pairs" appeared to have cast ballots in the same election.
    While Texas may not be as bad as Chicago, the old admonition to “Vote early — and often” frequently attributed to former Chicago Mayor William Hale Thompson may be alive and well in Texas. Blackwell continued, “Moreover, 45,854 registrants appeared to have voted more than once in at least one general election according to the records provided by the Texas State Board of Elections.... Texas also has a problem of the dead, or presumed dead, voting. For instance, Votistics discovered that more than 3,000 of those who cast ballots apparently were older than the world's oldest known person.”
    If dead people can vote in Chicago, why not in Texas? Blackwell also noted, “The American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) has been reviewing the role of inaccurate registration lists across the country. In Texas, 39 counties have more people registered than the number eligible to vote.”

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    How hard was it to get the data?

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    Illegal voting is treason and should be punishable by death.
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    All people should be registered once. People should be not affiliated with any particular party. People should be able to vote in any primary or any election. Vote for or against the person not a party.

    I could be wrong but if I am a registered Republican I don't think I can vote in a democrat primary. Why not? If I am going to get stuck with someone from a different party, can I not have some say in who that person is?

    The two party system is totally broken. This is so obvious in this day by the partisan politics displayed. Everyone should run as independent and get elected based on their convictions. The biggest problem we have in Washington today is partisan politics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    Illegal voting ... should be punishable by death.
    ^^^THIS^^^
    In all seriousness.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheTexan View Post
    Voting is our most sacred institution. The foundation upon this country was built.

    Illegal voting is treason and should be punishable by death.
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    Phew! I thought you were gonna say:

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    Most states have out of date voter registration rolls. People move and register to vote in their new precinct (which could be in the same or a different state) and their name is not removed at their old one. Voila! They are now registered more than once. Is that voter fraud? Are they going to vote in both places? People also die and their names are not removed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    Most states have out of date voter registration rolls. People move and register to vote in their new precinct (which could be in the same or a different state) and their name is not removed at their old one. Voila! They are now registered more than once. Is that voter fraud? Are they going to vote in both places? People also die and their names are not removed.
    Even if the individual doesn't vote multiple times someone can pretend to be them to vote illegally:

    Votistics found that 2,159 of these "voting pairs" appeared to have cast ballots in the same election.
    “Moreover, 45,854 registrants appeared to have voted more than once in at least one general election according to the records provided by the Texas State Board of Elections.... Texas also has a problem of the dead, or presumed dead, voting. For instance, Votistics discovered that more than 3,000 of those who cast ballots apparently were older than the world's oldest known person.”
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    I can't find any information about "Votistics" on the net. Kind of puzzling that the primary source for the OP's article is an internet ghost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Swordsmyth View Post
    Even if the individual doesn't vote multiple times someone can pretend to be them to vote illegally:
    They would need to know their address and precinct location as well as know if that person was even registered and not going to turn up at that location (or vote absentee). You can't just walk up and ask who hasn't voted and say "Oh, yeah! That's me!"

    In Texas you are required to present one of the following when you vote:

    Here is a list of the acceptable forms of photo ID:

    Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
    Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
    Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
    Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
    United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
    United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
    United States Passport (book or card)
    https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    Most states have out of date voter registration rolls. People move and register to vote in their new precinct (which could be in the same or a different state) and their name is not removed at their old one. Voila! They are now registered more than once. Is that voter fraud? Are they going to vote in both places? People also die and their names are not removed.
    In the County I grew up in the County Clerk removed the deceased .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    They would need to know their address and precinct location as well as know if that person was even registered and not going to turn up at that location (or vote absentee). You can't just walk up and ask who hasn't voted and say "Oh, yeah! That's me!"
    There are ways of getting the necessary information ahead of time.

    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    In Texas you are required to present one of the following when you vote:



    https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html
    Now that the law has been upheld, and it also allows people to swear that they "have a reasonable impediment" to getting any of those and vote anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    They would need to know their address and precinct location as well as know if that person was even registered and not going to turn up at that location (or vote absentee). You can't just walk up and ask who hasn't voted and say "Oh, yeah! That's me!"

    In Texas you are required to present one of the following when you vote:



    https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schifference View Post
    All people should be registered once. People should be not affiliated with any particular party. People should be able to vote in any primary or any election. Vote for or against the person not a party.

    I could be wrong but if I am a registered Republican I don't think I can vote in a democrat primary. Why not? If I am going to get stuck with someone from a different party, can I not have some say in who that person is?

    The two party system is totally broken. This is so obvious in this day by the partisan politics displayed. Everyone should run as independent and get elected based on their convictions. The biggest problem we have in Washington today is partisan politics.
    The primaries are private companies, I thought that's how they only allow a designated member to vote on them. Although often real issues are also put on the primaries so that seems odd.
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