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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am FOR enabling everyone to vote; but not requiring a photo id is insane.  What would prevent a random person from voting over and over again through the day?  Also just about everything else requires a photo id and you are good with those things.  Here are examples of things that require a photo id: 
cities such as NYC and DC require a photo id along with a vaccine card to enter a restaurant.  
board an airplane
adopt a pet
apply for a fishing license

But how dare we ask for a ID to vote??? Really??? Would you let someone without a verified identity into your child's school?  But it is OK for someone without a verified identity to help elect the leader of the free world????  huh???[/quote]

Duh... do you not know how voting works?

A -- you are checked in. You have to SIGN your name, which is matched to what they have on file.

Then you are given a ballot. You vote. Your vote is recorded, and the fact that YOU voted is recorded. Other ballots under your name are not counted.

https://www.ncsl.org/blog/2020/09/04/double-trouble-how-states-keep-people-from-voting-twice.aspx
More details.

We can provide generalities, though. In general, the reason it is hard to vote twice in the same state for the same election is that states keep a record of who has voted. The first ballot that is recorded from a given voter gets counted and that precludes them from voting again.

Let’s say someone drops off or otherwise returns an absentee ballot. Once the voter’s information on the outside of the absentee ballot envelope is verified, it is standard practice to mark the voter’s registration file with the fact that that person has voted.

If that person then shows up at the polls, the poll book will show that she or he already voted absentee. If the voter insists on voting in person, a provisional ballot will likely be used, which is put in an envelope with the voter’s information on the outside. After the fact, the data will be reviewed, and only the first-recorded ballot would be counted.

On the flip side, if a person votes in person and then a voted absentee ballot from them later arrives at the election office, the in-person vote would already be recorded and the absentee ballot would be rejected. That voter shouldn’t be surprised to receive a letter from election officials asking why two ballots were cast—even though only one was counted.

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What's to prevent me from showing up, saying I'm you, signing your name, and then voting?  [/quote]

Your signature wouldn't match the real signature on file. Duh.

Governor Youngkin's son tried this twice last fall and was busted twice. The system works.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/glenn-youngkins-underage-son-tried-to-vote-in-virginia-governors-election-officials-say/2870695/[/quote]

DP.  He didn't "try" anything.  He asked if he could vote and was told no.  He didn't sign anything at all and he showed his own license.  Why are you such a liar?[/quote]

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