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Old 08-26-2013, 07:55 PM  
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Originally Posted by kane View Post
The simple solution is to vote by mail. When you register you have to put your SSN on the registration card. They send all registered voters a ballot. You fill it out and mail it back. They scan the ballot and it shows that you have voted.

Then, as you say, the only way to commit fraud would be to register several times, however, you would need several different social security numbers for this.

This solves the problem. No ID needed. No standing in lines. No questionable voting machines. It is simple and easy.

Your SSN was never meant to be used as a id, so it's a bad idea to tie it to a voters id.
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