Jimbo1337 said:
You are misunderstanding how scanners operate. That’s like thinking a valid boarding pass lets you board any plane you want, and then being confused when the gate scanner flashes red and blocks you. The scanner reads the backend data, not just the card itself. It works the exact same way with voter eligibility. The proposal isn't merely about checking that a piece of plastic is real; it is about the automated validation of the data attached to it. When an ID is scanned, the technology instantly checks the individual's eligibility against live state records. If the underlying database has been updated or audited to flag specific administrative errors, the automated scanner catches that status immediately. This eliminates the reliance on manual checks by poll workers, who have no way of knowing if a name on a printed roster or standard e-poll book contains a systemic error. I'm glad you came around and agree that we need to validate voter rolls. |
Let's try this again: You are misunderstanding where the error lies. No manual poll worker mistakenly let these people vote, they correctly let people who were mistakenly registered to vote do so.
The 400 names were in the registered voter rolls which is what your system would use to validate that they were eligible. The manual checks were not the issue here, it's the system that put people on the eligible voter rolls in the first place. The solution could be to make it more cumbersome to register to vote in New Jersey, but this is not something I'm likely to agree to.
Lastly, I do not agree with having ID requirements as it would not have even solved the problem, and makes voting more annoying compared to mail-in ballots with a drop box which is my preference for the sake of convenience.
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