Re: The right to vote: registration smokescreen

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Posted by JL on March 04, 1999 at 10:51:26:

In Reply to: Re: The right to vote: registration smokescreen posted by Donovan on February 08, 1999 at 13:34:39:

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The idea of a common voters roll, which is supposedly there to make sure you can't cheat and vote more than once, is a good idea. But in practice it does not work that way. I know a person (ANC supporter) who have 3 ID documents, and she openly said she is going to register and vote 3 times. When I registered the official asked me where I stay and that determines whether you can register in that area. Great. But I did not have to proof it to him with maybe a municipal account. He took my word and I could register. I can then understand that if you have more than one ID (not difficult to get), then you can easily register in 3 different places and vote 3 times. So in theory I think the common voters role is a great idea, but in practice there are a few loopholes that can be used to make fair elections a joke.
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