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In reply to the discussion: You know how Trump has suggested that his supporters vote twice? [View all]Maeve
(41,979 posts)20. Actually, it's pretty easy
Every county BOE has a data base of all registered voters. If someone requests and is sent an absentee ballot, they are flagged in the appropriate poll book and must vote provisionally. The check to see if they already voted is done during the counting.
Ohio now uses electronic poll books, but it was fairly simple even in the paper book days. The poll books are printed just before election day and there is a supplemental sheet sent out before the polls open, so each precinct knows who has already voted.
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Trump will lose again, the only question being will he cheat enough to win this time too? /nt
bucolic_frolic
Sep 2020
#5
The republicans have thought this coup through. They will flood some states with fake ballots.
johnthewoodworker
Sep 2020
#8
My first thought too. Doubtful in my mind, where I live in TX, the system is so
Laura PourMeADrink
Sep 2020
#13
Ohio poll worker, here--The board of elections flags those who have requested an absentee ballot
Maeve
Sep 2020
#17
Need to require signed statement that they have not/will not cast a mail-in ballot
Sucha NastyWoman
Sep 2020
#16
Do you know if it is prohibited to mail-in plus try to vote in person at the polls?
Danascot
Sep 2020
#21
I worry that the reaction "this is illegal," will inhibit new mail-in voters from...
LAS14
Sep 2020
#22
I'm sure Trump will pay the legal fees for any arrested for this crime.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Sep 2020
#28