Re: Move to North Dakota if you really want a secret ballot, or ....

That's what HAVA says, I understand. But unless there is same day
registration, you must have been registered by the deadline in order
for the provisional ballot to be counted.

Best regards,
Arthur

At 8:27 AM -0700 8/15/04, Joseph Lorenzo Hall wrote:
>Forgive me for being naive... but, if there is any question whatsoever
>whether or not a person is elligible to vote, shouldn't they be
>allowed to cast a provisional ballot and somehow prove their
>elligibility?
>
>Isn't that a simple solution to all this? If someone is not on the
>voter rolls (or shares personal information with someone who should
>not be allowed to vote for whatever reason) allow them to cast a
>provisional ballot (which destroys anonymity for at least one
>election... until things are cleared up) and then they can contest the
>provisionality of their ballot.
>
>Joe

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