Even with ID laws, it is not completely safe. Fake ID’s are easy to get and a lot of teens get them so they can buy beer and cigarettes. If a political party knows someone is registered but won’t vote, they can make fake ID’s using the names and addresses of registered voters for someone to pose as those people and vote in their place. By registering a lot of inner-city people who probably won’t vote, they have a goldmine of potential for fake ID’s. If you have to vote where you live, someone will recognize if you come back to the same voting place several times using different names and ID’s but if you can vote by mail, on multiple days, or wherever you want, you can go to several different polling places or go on several days, and vote under different names without anyone realizing it, making it easier for a dishonest party to “stuff the ballot box” with fraudulent ballots. Most States today issue ID’s for those that don’t drive. Poor Blacks often get welfare and have to have ID’s to get it. As a result, voter ID laws do not provide a barrier to them voting, like they used to. It does require that people prove they are eligible to vote and are not trying to vote illegally. The most common fraud is when someone claims to be someone else who is registered but not likely to vote, either because they have died or because they moved out of State and are no longer eligible to vote in the State. Many States have laws requiring them to clean out voter registration lists and remove anyone who hasn’t voted in three years to eliminate those who have died or moved out of State so people can’t use those names to vote illegally, however that still leaves a window where someone can try to vote claiming they are someone who is already listed on the rolls, but is not likely to vote because they either died or moved out of State.
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Voter Safety I-A-A
Democrats are fighting attempts to enact or maintain voter ID laws saying they prevent people, particularly minorities from voting. It is not strange that a large number of illegal immigrants are found on the voter registration rolls in States that allow online and mail registration since it doesn’t allow face to face verification of identity. It is also not surprising that many of them might vote in States that also do not require voter ID’s at the polls. Further problems arise when States allow registering at driver’s license offices and do not verify citizenship before issuing driver’s licenses. California recently enacted a law which will automatically register you to vote when you get a driver’s license or renew one unless you opt out. Since California also has enacted a law allowing people to get driver’s licenses without verifying citizenship, it means that up to a million illegal immigrants in California could become registered to vote. A review of Pennsylvania’s voter roles have shown over 100,000 non-citizens registered to vote. Pennsylvania also allows you to register to vote when you renew your driver’s license. There was no check to see how many have voted but it isn’t hard to think that a lot of them probably did since it is unlikely they would register to vote if they did not intend to vote, unless someone signed them up to vote, knowing they would not vote, so their names could be used to allow someone else to vote illegally. Hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens are being allowed to stay in the U.S. and States like California are now allowing them to get driver’s licenses, so the potential for fraud is unimaginable.
Voting Safety-1-D-A
The National Voter Registration Act was passed to require States to clean up their voter registrations. Before President Obama took office, many States complied with the National Voter Registration Act and regularly cleaned their rolls. However, President Obama filed lawsuits against many States to prevent them from complying with the National Voter Registration Act. A clear act to defy the law and force the States to violate the law as well. President Obama claimed it deprived people of their right to vote, in spite of the fact that the majority were people who had died or moved out of State and were no longer eligible to vote. Ohio went ahead and cleaned their rolls anyway but the federal government took them to court and the court ordered Ohio to reinstate them. As a result, records showed that there was probably between 3-5 million people on the rolls in Ohio that weren’t eligible to vote. That left a great deal of potential for fraud. Ohio appealed it to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled that Ohio did not violate federal laws in cleaning up its voter rolls by removing the names of those who had not voted for several years. While it did say not voting alone was not an acceptable reason for removing them, since Ohio seeks to contact the person and if after notification the person still doesn’t vote, then it is permissible to remove them. Six other States have similar laws which means 43 States do not have laws protecting the integrity of their voting by removing those who do not vote. Judge Alito in the majority opinion stated that about 1 in 8 voter registrations are invalid or inaccurate allowing people to use those names fraudulently. It is not strange that dead people and those people voting in multiple States usually vote for Democratic candidates since Democrats are the ones fighting to keep these names on the rolls. Without a voter ID law, anyone can go to the voter rolls, pick out someone who hasn’t voted in a couple years and go to the polls claiming to be that person. Since the name of the person they claim to be is on the rolls, and they are not asked for identification, they could vote. Research showed that the man compiling the information was registered in three States, though he did not realize it. He had moved and not canceled his registration in the old State. Most people don’t cancel their voter registration when they move out of State, and most States don’t cross check voter registrations with death records. While Donald Trump urged States to comply with the act, many States controlled by Democrats refused. By not cleaning the rolls, it leaves a lot of ineligible voters registered which leaves a large pool of names for those who seek to stuff the ballot box with illegal votes by creating fake ballots under the names of those who haven’t voted. Judicial Watch, a political watch dog group, has uncovered evidence that at least 11 States, with a total of over 100 counties have more registered voters than people of eligible age to vote and have warned the counties that if they don’t make a reasonable effort to clean up their rolls, Judicial Watch will file a lawsuit against them to compel them to comply with the law. Private citizens should not have to go to court to compel States to obey federal law.
Voting Safety-I-C-A
Democrats claim that fraud is not a problem and have been spouting the statistic that there have only been 31 confirmed cases of voter fraud. Yet they have not included accusations of fraud which they refused to investigate because their candidate won and they don’t want to risk losing that. They also ignore their own history of trying to control election results which goes back over 100 years. After the Civil War, federal troops were stationed in the South to provide protection for Blacks who were freed from slavery. Since the slave owners had owned large numbers of slaves, Blacks outnumbered Whites, especially in rural areas, and many Blacks were elected to office. When the federal government removed troops from the South, Democrats stood outside polling places and would not let Blacks in to vote. Later they used poll taxes and voter ID laws to prevent them from voting. Now Democrat leaders object when Republicans push for voter ID laws but things are far different now then they were then. Democrats required voter IDs and refused to allow Blacks to get them so Blacks could not vote. Now IDs are available in just about every State and are required both for getting welfare and getting a job so there is no reason that someone would not have one. The laws are needed to insure that the person coming to vote is who they claim to be. Democrat leaders are pushing a whole list of laws to open elections to widespread fraud, however the laws Republicans are pushing are designed to make sure that only legal voters vote. In addition, Democrat leaders have been openly trying to remove Donald Trump from the State ballots in States they control, citing a law preventing those involved in an insurrection from running for public office, Colorado passed a law to prevent Donald Trump from being on ballots in their State and other States are considering them, however Trump has never been convicted. By doing so, they are seeking to prevent voters from voting for Trump. He has been accused but accusations do not prove guilt. If people were punished for accusations and not convictions, the whole rule of law in the United States would crumble. People could simply make unfounded accusations and not have to provide any proof. A far more serious problem has surfaced in cities in Florida and other States. Democrat leaders are banning all Democrat candidates besides President Biden from the primary ballot so he is the only option. That is particularly serious since a majority of Democrat state they would not vote for him. By doing so, they are denying Democrat supporters from voting for anyone besides President Biden. Such blatant attempts to manipulate the election and insure that Biden wins cannot be tolerated if we are to have fair and honest elections. Voters should research candidates and vote for candidates that will uphold the law.
Voting-I-AW
Many people are frustrated with the party politics and the poor quality candidates offered in the general election. A lot of that is due to voter apathy where voters in the primaries do not take the elections seriously. A reform is being suggested is to do away with party primaries and hold a general primary election. Everyone would vote for their top pick candidate. For instance, if there are ten candidates in the primary, the top four or five would be forwarded to the general election regardless of party affiliation. That would force candidates to appeal to a wider range of voters and not just to the party faithful. That would also require them as elected officials in strong blue or red States to compromise to satisfy the largest number of voters and not just the party faithful. It would also allow independents and non-committed voters to vote since they are barred from primaries where they have to declare themselves as supporting one party or the other. That might open the door to minority candidates who might not be well-known in their party but are more widely known by the public. That offers a promise of improving the elections. However, it might also force out candidates in minority parties who don’t have the broad support outside of their party or force out Republicans in a strong Democrat State or force out Democrats in a strong Republican State. We haven’t had enough experience with it yet to fully know the effects. While there is bipartisan support for it, there is also bipartisan opposition.
Voting-I-AV
While several Republicans have been vocal in highlighting voter fraud in general elections, the media and Democrat party leaders have downplayed them as fake news. They have also managed to prevent Democrat party members from speaking out on instances of voter fraud in Democrat primaries, where the largest number of cases have taken place. In addition, Democrats have often stonewalled or ignored cases of fraud in Democrat primaries. Democrat leaders have deprived Democrats of their vote through election engineering schemes in Democrat primaries to elect radical liberal candidates to the general elections. As a result, Democrat voters are forced to choose the radical candidate unless they are willing to vote Republican or independent, and so party leaders have succeeded in getting radical Democrats elected to Congress and even the White House. However, it has resulted in fewer Democrats reporting their intention vote, yet Democrat primaries often still report more votes cast than eligible voters. While prominent Democrats proclaim that voters approve their agenda, many Democrat voters as well as a majority of Republicans oppose them. Democrats have continued to push passage of laws opening loopholes that could be used to influence elections. Democrats have recently been pushing for non-citizens to vote in New York and other States in local elections but one has to wonder what steps they take to prevent them from voting for federal officials. In light of the increasing number of counties reporting more votes cast then eligible voters, it indicating that some of the ballots are not legal. Democrats have been preventing States they control from purging their rolls of those who have died or moved out of State and allowing voters to vote without presenting identification to verify they are who they claim to be, making them ripe for people who aren’t eligible to vote using the name of someone who is deceased or no longer living in the State, but whose names are still on the rolls.
Voting=I-AU
Democrats have long pushed for ballot drop boxes and mail-in voting to make it easier for voters to vote. Recent arrests in the use of Ballot Drop Boxes to stuff the ballot box show how vulnerable they are to abuse. The boxes are not attended and no process is available to verify that the ballots were filled out by a registered voter. Video cameras caught two top Democratic party officials making repeated trips to the boxes and depositing ballots in a Democratic primary. Mail-in ballots also cannot be adequately verified. Some States require the voter’s signature on the outside as well as the inside so the signatures can be compared to ensure the ballot wasn’t removed and replaced but that is no guarantee since both signitures could be forged and replacing the envelope as well as the ballot or as in Georgia, removing the ballots from the envelope and throwing them away so the signatures could not be compared. While many people focus on the national elections, the primaries are the place where the party’s candidate for the national election is chosen. Since the primaries are presided over by party officials, they are the easiest to subvert. The party can ensure their preferred candidate is elected in the primary through manipulating ballots in the primary. By manipulating elections in cities and States where Democrats are strong, they can staff the city and State governments with people who will support the party leadership and prevent investigations into election . In swing States, they can use their times in power to manipulate elections to guarantee that the Republicans can no longer win. While the electoral college guarantees that a candidate for President must have support of voters in a vast number of States, Democrat efforts to abolish the electoral college would allow them to win with the support of the voters in only a few highly populous States. Democrats and Republicans both need to support common sense protections for voting to ensure that their vote is safe.
Voting-I-AT
The second pillar of the ACE Act will exercise Congress’s constitutional responsibility over Washington, D.C. Voting in elections should be reserved only for U.S. citizens. Currently, a number of cities including Washington, D.C., and New York City allow noncitizens to vote. Washington, D.C.’s law is so ridiculous it will let embassy staff from Russia and China vote after living in the capital for just 30 days. The bill prohibits federal funds from going to places that allow noncitizens to vote and stops noncitizens from voting in Washington, D.C. Reforms will not only prohibit noncitizens from voting, but also implement strong voter photo ID laws, require annual voter list maintenance, and stop the unsolicited mailing of ballots to unmaintained lists. After years of mismanaged elections, our nation’s capital will become a model for states. The final pillar of the bill is focused on protecting political speech. Many people have grown concerned that their First Amendment rights will be suppressed or that their beliefs will be weaponized against them. The ACE Act will permanently prohibit federal agencies, such as the IRS, from asking for nonprofit organizations’ donor lists, creating ad hoc standards, and applying them to ideologically opposed groups. This section of the bill will also bring greater transparency and accountability into the federal campaign finance system. The public deserves confidence in our elections. House Republicans made a “Commitment to America” to restore government by the people and for the people. Congress has the opportunity to pass the most transformative conservative election integrity legislation for the first time in a generation. Contact your representatives and demand they support election integrity laws at the State level as well.
Voting-I-AS
The ACE Act (American Confidence in Elections Act) being pushed to States nationally, has three main pillars: equipping states with election integrity tools, implementing election integrity reforms in Washington, D.C., and protecting political speech and donor privacy. The primary section of the bill is focused on providing states with tools to improve voter confidence. Voter names left on the register after they die or move out of State leave States open to fraud since someone can go through the rolls pulling out names of those who haven’t voted in several years and fill out ballots in their name. It will remove outdated policies that stand in their way and provide access to information held only by federal agencies. For example, state and county election officials should have access to the Social Security death list so they can keep their voter rolls maintained. The best time to remove someone from the active voter list is when they die. Another safeguard states can implement to improve voter confidence is requiring photo ID to ensure the person casting a ballot is who they claim to be. Thirty-five states already require some form of identification at the polls, and we should encourage more to follow.
Voting-I-AR
Democrats claim there is no election fraud, in spite of continual arrests and prosecution of those caught, however, they recently suffered a great embarrassment that will be hard to deny. In a Democratic primary for mayor, one candidate produced video of a remote ballot collection box where two top Democrat officials are seen repeatedly returning to the box and dropping ballots in it. Democrats claim the boxes are necessary because it is difficult for some people to get to the polls, but the boxes are not attended and there is no verification of those who drop in ballots to ensure they are who they claim to be. The judge recognized that the election had clearly been compromised and ordered the results thrown out and a new election held. However, there is no indication how many other elections have been compromised by stuffing the ballot box with bogus ballots. How many Democrat primaries have elected party favorites over voter preference due to compromised primaries and how many Democrat candidates have been elected in States controlled by Democrats due to compromised elections. Democrats continually push remote ballot boxes, mail-in balloting, and ballot harvesting where workers pick up ballots and deliver them to the election office but there is no way to verify the ballots were filled out by those whose names are on them or fake ballots were not substituted for legitimate ballots to change an election. These practices leave elections wide open to corruption.