I try hard to interpret others comments in the most positive light, so I immediately discounted the small possibility that you were actually proposing a voter integrity system that relies on TOTAL_VOTES <= REGISTERED_VOTERS. Your voting system is already on fire if that assertion is tripped.

but here we are... apparently suppose to pretend that your suggestion would even remotely prevent people from voting multiple times, or prevent ineligible people from voting.

"physically present yourself"

You say that like there is some other way to verify identity from first principals.