Comments on: DC Absentee Voting Begins Today & New Poll

By: early voter in pq

early voter in pq — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:30:43 +0000

I went today and can confirm that they are not checking IDs. It also seems to be pretty popular; I had to wait an hour to vote. I hear the only time there is not an hour wait is at 8:30 am before it officially opens.

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:57:03 +0000

Thanks RES. I agree this office is hard to find, even with the address.

Most states and localities don’t check IDs at polling places. That’s not to say DC couldn’t enact it’s own laws, but generally its been practice in the U.S. to expand voting opportunities by removing restrictions, even standard ones like showing ID. Early voting and expansion of voting hours on election day are other tactics states have tried.

Also, ACORN was accused of voter registration fraud, not election fraud.

By: Si Kailian

Si Kailian — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:37:40 +0000

more discussion about this over at ANC 2C02 Commissioner Kevin Chapple’s blog:
http://chappleanc.com/public/index.php/2008/10/20/hope_all_you_want_dcboee_voting_problems

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:58:02 +0000

Many (most?) states do not require photo ID to vote. It has nothing to do with ACORN, anonymouse.

By: RES

RES — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:52:09 +0000

441 4th Street is also One Judiciary Square. It is not easy to find the official address on the building. I voted on Monday around 10:30. About 25 people ahead of me. When I got to the head of the line there were about 35 behind me. The line didn’t move very quickly because they only had two machines available for electronic voting. ID is needed to enter the building but not to vote. You do have to complete a request form that is then matched against voter registration records.

By: gpliving

gpliving — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:36:17 +0000

I don’t think DC ever checks IDs..

By: Anonymouse

Anonymouse — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:41:57 +0000

I hear they are not checking ID for those voting early. Is DCBOEE a branch of ACORN? How do you hold a legitimate election without checking voters’ IDs?