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"touch screen" voting will be used this coming election to scan and record the fingerprints of felons, illegal aliens, double voters, welfare cheats, assorted other deadbeats, etc.

I had no idea this was possible. I have been able to avoid submitting my fingerprints for anyone's database, and I don't really like this idea of recording my fingerprint AND my vote in one fell swoop. I'm gonna wear a glove when I vote next month!

Fingerprint reading off a touchscreen is NOT possible. However, if the kiosks have security cams, THAT would be a good reason for felons and people known to the INS and other LEAs to stay away. Face recognition in those environments works well enough to net loads of productive leads.

I'd chalk it up as an urban rumor. "Recording" voters would probably violate election laws against recording devices in polling centers.

It would be worthless to record voters' fingerprints because each voter would walk up to the box with a randomly generated ID number.

My polling center in Texas doesn't even use touch screen, it uses a dial for inputs.

A touch screen could read the fingerprint to compare it against known criminals but a better system would be to have police look over voter roles for inelligible voters or to have polling centers in police stations (many wanted criminals with outstanding warrants would not show and felons could be stopped on the spot for violation).

Knowing that a criminal was at the polling center yesterday is no good. People with warrants for outstanding tickets aren't even arrested in their homes, they are generally apprehended when an officer runs their plates in traffic or they get pulled over for a traffic infraction.

If felons' guilt keeps some voters from going to the poll, however, it is a good thing (as they are not legally permitted to vote anyway).