Voting Machine Used in Half of U.S. Is Vulnerable to Attack, Report Finds

Re:Voting Machine Used in Half of U.S. Is Vulnerable to Atta... by avar on Saturday September 29, 2018 @04:07AM (#18099240)

> In most states, you must be registered to vote before election day.

Okey, so there's a list of people eligible to vote at a given polling station, but how do you you get on that list?

If there's no mandate to show ID do you just show up for registration and say your name is John Smith living at such-and-such St? The federal census is every 10 years so that claim can't be checked against that. Do local governments maintain their own name/address databases?

Are they ever going to say "we don't believe that you live here". What do you do then? Show up with a utility bill with your name on it?

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Re:Voting Machine Used in Half of U.S. Is Vulnerable to Atta... by wtallis on Saturday September 29, 2018 @05:48AM (#18099539)

In my state, registering to vote requires providing either drivers license number, showing ID, or something like utility bills as proof of address. The form asks if you're a US citizen but does not require you to submit documentation proving citizenship.

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Re:Voting Machine Used in Half of U.S. Is Vulnerable to Atta... by avar on Saturday September 29, 2018 @06:48AM (#18099705)

Upthread there's mention of "homeless living in camps near San Jose". How does someone without a driver's license or home (so no utility bills) register?

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