Posted on 06/13/2012 3:38:32 PM PDT by NevadaPolicyResearchInstitute
James O'Keefe and the team at Project Veritas have done amazing work exposing just how easy it is to commit voter fraud in states where photo identification isn't required to vote. A member of his team was even offered Attorney General Eric Holder's ballot!
In the Project Veritas investigations, an undercover reporter goes into a polling place and claims to be someone he isn't, usually a public figure or dead person. Since no photo identification is required, a poll worker looks up that name, verbally verifies the address and then offers the undercover investigator a chance to sign the poll book, which would lead to the reporter, wrongly, being given a ballot. Right before he signs, the undercover investigator mentions he forget his identification. The poll worker insists it isn't necessary, but the reporter — not wanting to commit voter fraud — insists he wants to go get it and leaves.
As I voted yesterday in Nevada's primary, I realized I could have been starring in an O'Keefe video. I walked into my polling place and told the elections worker my name and address. The worker found my name and gave me the poll book for me to sign.
I signed the poll book — which contained my file signature right next to where I was signing! That makes signature verification a joke, because you can see what the voter's signature is supposed to look like.
I had my wallet out to show my I.D., but none was requested. I even asked if I needed to show photo I.D. and was told, "Nope."
I don't know of any instances of in-person voter fraud in Nevada, but that doesn't matter. I don't know someone who's had his car stolen after he left it unlocked and running while he went inside a grocery store, but I'm not going to leave my keys in unlocked car, because I know what could easily happen. That's the problem here. It would be easy to commit voter fraud. I could have easily done it yesterday and you could have easily done it, too.
When it's that easy to cheat, when having fair and honest elections is foundational in our system of government and when people have millions of dollars at stake in the results of an election, it is imperative that election results be beyond reproach. And they aren't right now. Not even close.
This is exactly the same as a teacher’s reliance on the school’s “honor code” to eliminate cheating on a test when he leaves students unproctored. Sometimes even honor needs a witness.
They use the same procedure to vote in New Jersey.
Did you have your green sample ballot in hand?
Sample ballots are mailed to the residency.
I have not voted without my sample ballot in many years, but as I recall, without it I would have to show I.D. here in No. Nevada.
Clark County may very well be different.
The most common vote fraud is abuse of mail-in ballots.
I have met SEVERAL people who nonchalantly mention that they still vote in their FORMER California county.
The California registrars do NOT expunge them from the rolls, even though the former resident now lives in another state, with a new drivers license from that state.
They even change their address to a relatives, since they have sold the old home and will not get mail there.
When I ask them WHY, the answer is always, “Well, I’m not sure it’s going to work out for me here, and I want to still have some control over what happens back home”.
Or, “I might get really sick and have to move back since California has really good free medical, I have to make sure that doesn’t change.”
My response is that if they are not really committed to our state, they should not wait, move back NOW!
I think you’re right, and that’s a good and important point.
Wouldn't surprise me. I understand Dingey Harry can lose every other county in the state but hold on to his senate seat just by getting a big majority in Clark County. The Dems can't afford to allow the legitimate voters too much say in the outcome there.
Some States are they way they are BECAUSE OF... Voter Fraud..
especially the ones with no photo ID..
BUT there many other ways to comit Voter Fraud..
even WITH a Photo voter ID..
Voter fraud should carry a 20 year imprisonment penalty..
And the FBI should be on top of this... THEY COULD CARE LESS currently..
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