North Carolina finds 35,000 cases of double voting

[NightHawkeye]

Gosh, that's a surprise.

Looks like somebody finally did an extensive check: N.C. State Board Finds More than 35K Incidents of 'Double Voting' in 2012 | National Review Online

North Carolina’s Board of Elections ... found that 35,570 North Carolina voters from 2012 shared the same first names, last names, and dates of birth with individuals who voted in other states.
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Let the denials begin ...

 

[Vylo]

This is probably an issue with students or people who moved, which can sometimes create duplicate voter rolls. Since states tend to handle most of their own voting this could create problems. These are mainly logistical problems.

 

[Grizzly]

Double voting? Looks like evidence for double registration.

 

[EdwinWillers]

Double voting? Looks like evidence for double registration.

...yeah, in North Carolina and in "other states" -

North Carolina’s Board of Elections ... found that 35,570 North Carolina voters from 2012 shared the same first names, last names, and dates of birth with individuals who voted in other states.​

Vote once here, vote once there - where's the problem?

 

[Vylo]

Unfortunately the ID laws going into effect do nothing to stop this either. You would need federal regulation.

 

[iluvatar5150]

We already have a thread about this:
http://www.christianforums.com/t7813964/

 

[trunks2k]

Vote once here, vote once there - where's the problem?

There's actually a fairly interesting argument there. If my time is split between living at location A and at location B, should I not be able to have a voice in the governance of both locations?

I don't think it should necessarily be a full vote - maybe something like every person gets one full vote that can be broken up. For example, if my time between A and B are evenly split, I can opt to be able to vote in both places, but my vote only counts for 50%. Maybe with some exceptions that you'd get a full vote for local elections.

It'd be a complicated system though.

 

[wing2000]

Is this a call for a National ID card?

 

[Bedford]

Let the denials begin ...

What are people supposed to be denying?

 

[NightHawkeye]

Double voting? Looks like evidence for double registration.

No. The original report made clear that these were double votes: State elections officials seek tighter security :: WRAL.com

The crosscheck also found 35,570 voters in North Carolina who voted in 2012 whose first names, last names and dates of birth match those of voters who voted in other states in 2012, but whose Social Security numbers were not matched.

"A lot of states don't provide last four SSN, or they don't have that information," Strach explained.
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The story indicates that those 35,000 actually voted twice. A much larger number of voters were found to be registered in multiple states, but for whom evidence of double voting wasn't found.

Additionally, the analysis found 155,692 registered North Carolina voters whose first and last names, dates of birth and final four Social Security number digits match voters registered in other states but who most recently registered or voted elsewhere.
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[Bedford]

They haven't even investigated the double registrations. Isn't all this a bit premature?

 

[NightHawkeye]

They haven't even investigated the double registrations. Isn't all this a bit premature?

LOL, premature?

The North Carolina elections board finds 35,000 cases of double voting ... and you think that finding is premature.

 

[AirPo]

They haven't even investigated the double registrations. Isn't all this a bit premature?

I think flaccid is a better description.

 

[NightHawkeye]

I think flaccid is a better description.

ROTFL ... you mock the North Carolina elections board findings with no argument whatsoever?

 

[Bedford]

LOL, premature?

The North Carolina elections board finds 35,000 cases of double voting ... and you think that finding was premature.

Yes, even the report stated that they are investigating.

Did you even read the report?

These results are being investigated by our office.

Or do you always count your chickens before they hatch?

 

[NightHawkeye]

Yes, even the report stated that they are investigating.

One would hope they will follow through with prosecutions ... just as Iowa did recently.

Or do you always count your chickens before they hatch?

The North Carolina elections board found a large number of documented instances of double voting ... not chickens.

 

[Bedford]

I think flaccid is a better description.

putting it into perspective

765 divided by 101,000,000 = .00000757425

35,750 divided by 101,000,000 = .00035396039

not a very high percentage.

 

[Bedford]

One would hope they will follow through with prosecutions ... just as Iowa did recently.

The North Carolina elections board found a large number of documented instances of double voting ... not chickens.

What is the point of your thread?

Again, what are we supposed to be denying?

 

[AirPo]

ROTFL ... you mock the North Carolina elections board findings with no argument whatsoever?

No, I mock your OP as having no argument.

 

[Bedford]

No, I mock your OP as having no argument.

That is probably because you are in denial.