Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient. Evidence That America’s Voter Registration System Needs an Upgrade

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www.PewceNteroNthestates.org/eLectIoNs
FEBRUARY 2012

Inaccurate, Costly, and Inefficient

Evidence That America’s Voter Registration System
Needs an Upgrade

Our democratic process requires an
effective system for maintaining accurate
voter registration information. Voter
registration lists are used to assign
precincts, send sample ballots, provide
polling place information, identify
and verify voters at polling places, and
determine how resources, such as paper
ballots and voting machines, are deployed
on Election Day. However, these systems
are plagued with errors and inefficiencies
that waste taxpayer dollars, undermine
voter confidence, and fuel partisan
disputes over the integrity of our elections.
Voter registration in the United States
largely reflects its 19th-century origins
and has not kept pace with advancing
technology and a mobile society. States’
systems must be brought into the 21st
century to be more accurate, cost-effective,
and efficient.

Research commissioned by the Pew Center
on the States highlights the extent of the
challenge:


 Approximately 24 million—one of
every eight—active voter registrations
in the United States are no longer
valid or are significantly inaccurate.


 More than 1.8 million deceased
individuals are listed as active voters.


 Approximately 2.75 million people
have active registrations in more than
one state.

Meanwhile, researchers estimate at least
51 million eligible U.S. citizens are
unregistered, or more than 24 percent of
the eligible population.

http://web.archive.org/web/20120217200317/http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/Pew_Upgrading_Voter_Registration.pdf

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Illegal Voters Uncovered in Philly Are ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
Law firm uncovers illegal immigrants, convicted felons on rolls — and some have voted in crucial swing state

by Brendan Kirby | Updated 05 Oct 2016 at 11:21 AM   

At least 86 non-citizens have been registered voters in Philadelphia since 2013, and almost half — 40 — even voted in at least one recent election, according to a legal group that sued to get voter registration records.

Joseph Vanderhulst, an attorney with the Public Interest Legal Foundation, noted Philadelphia knows about those 86 illegal voters only because officials received specific requests — in almost every case from the voters themselves — to remove the names from the rolls. He said there is no way to know how many non-citizens might be registered to vote in Philadelphia, let alone in the rest of politically crucial Pennsylvania.

http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/illegal-voters-uncovered-philly-just-tip-iceberg/

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Dead People Voting In Colorado
Local officials in Colorado acknowledged "very serious" voter fraud after learning of votes cast in multiple elections under the named of recently-deceased residents
Washington Examiner - September 25, 2016 243 Comments
Dead People Voting In Colorado

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Local officials in Colorado acknowledged “very serious” voter fraud after learning of votes cast in multiple elections under the named of recently-deceased residents.

A local media outlet uncovered the fraud by comparing voting history databases in the state with federal government death records. “Somebody was able to cast a vote that was not theirs to cast,” El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman told CBS4 while discussing what he called a “very serious” pattern of people mailing in ballots on behalf of the dead.

It’s not clear how many fraudulent ballots have been submitted in recent years. CBS4 reported that it “found multiple cases” of dead people voting around the state, revelations that have provoked state criminal investigations.

http://www.infowars.com/dead-people-voting-in-colorado/

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I just got a chill seeing it described as "the system". 

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I just got a chill seeing it described as "the system".

It is the system; the system to destroy America.