That’s a pretty inflammatory post title, Rob. Even if you think voting in the wrong precinct within a town rises to the level of “voter fraud,” why do you blame the system when it is your neighbor’s responsibility to notify the Town Clerk in writing of the change of address?

Because the town should be able to cross check these things with town census forms and tax records. He sold his house, and no longer pays tax on the property. Why is it that the elections department doesn’t know that?

Playing at home (care to make a friendly side wager?):

United States Senate (1 point for each correct prediction)

* Which Party will have the majority? Democratic
* West Virginia Senate race: Manchin or Raese? Manchin
* California Senate race: Boxer or Fiorina? Boxer
* Washington Senate race: Murray or Rossi? Murray
* Pennsylvania Senate race: Toomey or Seestak? Toomey
* Nevada Senate race: Reid or Angle? Reid

US House (1 point each)

* Which party will have the majority? Republican
* Massachusetts 10th congressional race: Keating or Perry? Keating

Governor’s Races (1 point each)

* # of governorships to be held by the Republicans? 33
* Massachusetts: Patrick or Baker? Patrick
* Florida: Sink or Scott? Sink
* Ohio: Kasich or Strickland? Kasich

Bonus Questions (2 points each)

* Minnesota Governor’s race: enter final percentages: Datyon 46%, Emmet 40%, Horner 13% (do not add to 100% due to rounding)
* Massachusetts Question 3: No 50%, Yes 44%
* # of US Senate seats held by the GOP after the election: 48
* # of US House seats held by the Democrats after the election: 201

Tiebreaker

* Massachusetts 4th congressional district: enter final percentages: Frank 56%, Bielat 41%

There’s no law authorizing, let alone requiring, Town Clerks to do that. Personally, I favor universal voter registration (with an opt-out to make it pass constitutional muster), voting by mail, preferential voting, and early voting. You?

edit to my play-at-home slate: 31 Republican Gov not 33

Wager: Propose an amount and we’ll do it. We can pay via Venmo.

Voting: I prefer people vote on election day in order to give candidates the full opportunity to make their case. I’m against universal voter registration (if it’s what I understand it to be here http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/what_the_dems_know_universal_v.html ). I find preferential voting to be an intriguing notion. Would like a none of the above option on ballots.

6 Lou Malnati pies cost $100, how about we each pick 3 pizzas and whoever loses the wager pays?

I’d be happier with a single election date if it was a national holiday, but still think vote by mail and 30 days of early voting are sound. First Tuesday is arbitrary, so there’s no reason the candidates can’t make their case by Oct 1 instead – and keep making it during a month long voting period.

Haven’t read the Frank proposal, but I support registering all citizens and mailing them opt-out cards and providing Secs of State with better tools to update changed addresses in- and out of-state, remove convicted felons while they are incarcerated, etc.

Right now we rely on tens of thousands of town clerks to update deceased every month, data enter names and addresses and birth dates correctly, and who don’t have the tools to verify voter eligibility. Much of that data exists in cleaner formats in other databases from Social Security and the IRS, so why not use it?