[DefCon]

"...That way, someone from St. Paul walking
into a polling place in Bemidji
could be quickly verified. .."
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I just don't understand how these 'provisional' ballots are supposed to work.
In this hypothetical case,
would the voter from St. Paul get to vote on the local issues on the Bimidji ballot?
Could a large number of folks from the city rush out to a
rural area and overwhelm the local voters on local issues?

[rhema]

Good questions. Short of a computerized ballot network in all state voting precincts, I can't figure it out either. Author Yost might be the best source of the answer.

Yost is a Pioneer Press editorial writer. Write him at myost@pioneerpress.com or at the Pioneer Press, 345 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55101.