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There is a compelling interest in this country that we have orderly elections, and this garbage about "provisional" ballots is disgusting, and can lead to chaotic elections. From my perspective, registering to vote, and then either obtaining an absentee ballot or voting at a precinct have been made as simple as humanly possible. The need for someone to obtain a provisional ballot should be minuscule at best, and the qualifications for such a ballot should be stringent. At some point, as others have pointed out, it should be the responsibility of the voters to know in which precinct they reside, and to take the appropriate steps to make sure they can vote in any given election. And with the Presidential elections being held only once every four years, it is outrageous that so many people should claim to need a "provisional" ballot. After all, they've had FOUR YEARS to get it right!

At some point, as others have pointed out, it should be the responsibility of the voters to know in which precinct they reside, and to take the appropriate steps to make sure they can vote in any given election.

Consider that the Help Stupid Americans Vote Act was passed by a Republican controlled Congress and Republican Whitehouse. This feel good legislation was the result of them being spineless pussies who didn't want Democrats to make them look bad. Same deal with McLame/Fiendgold. It's time we got the message through to these supposed conservatives to grow a pair and NOT let the DNC write legislation.