Submitted by rogerjohnson11111 t3_ypknsm in Pennsylvania
Like the title says, I was asked to confirm my address before being given a ballot. Obviously, I knew my address and was able to vote. Was told "it's a new thing we're doing this year." Is this normal? I was never asked during the primaries.
Especially fucked up when they can see your party affiliation when you're checking in.
I live in Bethlehem and didn’t change my voting registration from scranton. Soo had to drive up there to vote. I’m a republican. I understand I forgot to change my registration it matter cause your also voting in for local districts.
No matter how you voted today good for you for making that effort. Some people don't even get themselves registered in time or simply don't vote cuz I think it doesn't matter
I had someone ask to see my ID, I refused. It was bizarre and I didn't realize I could have reported it.
Yes this is illegal
my voting process:
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My Name.........sign here, yup they match.
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Here's your folio have a seat.
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Scan your ballot here. Thank you for voting. Have a nice day.
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Probably 2 minutes.
Same for me except that I got my sticker! lol
I was so happy they had the stickers this year!! my polling place didn't have any in 2020 :(
Never had that asked before, and wasn’t asked this time.
What do you mean by confirm your address? Like look at the polling book and see that your name and address are the same before signing, or provide some sort of document to prove where you lived?
I thought it meant to look at the polling book and confirm it was correct. When I leaned in, she was covering it and said I needed to state it. Then was given a ballot. No document needed.
Edit. After I said address, I was then allowed to sign and then was given my ballot.
I’ve seen this happen when voting locations change or merge and they get people showing up to the incorrect location
But she had already located my name in the book which I thought was weird. If I'm in the book, obviously I'm in the right place.
Maybe she wanted to confirm that it was you? Just a possible theory.
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Nah. There is no reason for her to have covered your address and made you confirm it, that’s not how this works. I’d report that.
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Sheesh. Election rules require you look at the polling book and confirm your address. They don’t require the confirmation scenario OP described. No need for the dumb fucks stuff friend.
Have you worked polls before? I have and am tired of dumb ass snowflakes who can’t read rules because muh beliefs say I don’t read. Jfc you have the internet on your phone use it for once for something other the horse pill cures for COVID.
What in the hell are you even talking about?
Address verification at polls is to ensure that the voter is at the correct polling place the book was covered to prevent someone from using another name and address that isn’t theirs to vote illegally.
that's... not how it works. I've worked polls, that's not protocol. Only time you have to check is if it's their first time voting, and that's by seeing their ID.
What ward/district?
No one is contesting that? OP specifically said that the poll worker asked for their name, poll worker found name, poll worker covered address from OP’s view and required they say the address to them before receiving the ballot. That is what is being discussed.
Read the OP’s posts. If you feel it’s fine, then so be it. But it’s abnormal for a worker to do this.
No it’s perfectly legal. Op post states he was being challenged, address check is a challenge, which is legal and correct.
Can my right to vote be challenged?
Yes, but only for certain reasons and by certain people. An election official, poll watcher, or other voter may only challenge a voter on the grounds that the voter does not live in the precinct or the voter is not the person the voter says he or she is.
The voter may still vote normally by signing a challenge affidavit and producing a witness to vouch for him or her. Call the Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) if you need assistance.
hey look I used the internet to find what I was looking for
How hard was that everybody?
Did you even read the source you gave?
“Yes, but only for certain reasons and by certain people. An election official, poll watcher, or other voter may only challenge a voter on the grounds that the voter does not live in the precinct or the voter is not the person the voter says he or she is.”
OP stated this was not the case for them. And you are blatantly overlooking the fact that the poll worker said to them “Its a new thing we are trying this year” Re-read the posts, re-read your own sources. Re-assess.
What do you mean? Ops address was challenged, the book was covered to prevent fraud, op answered the challenge and nothing further was needed from the election official. I’m not sure what part of that you’re not understanding.
Are you not understanding why the election official would ask for name and address?
Are you not understanding why that official covered the book?
Do you not understand what a challenge is in this context?
Help me understand what you think is wrong and I’ll explain how it was perfectly legal and correct.
I reread ops post and his address was challenged he didn’t use those words but that’s exactly what happened and as for why the person said it’s a new thing, it’s not. It’s easier to explain it away to idiots though.
The context is he was challenged for no reason other than “We are trying something new this year.” That’s the context we were given. And I don’t know where you get the goose stepping angle from in your other replies. From what I can read, you and I are on the same side of this debate and you seem to be operating under the assumption that we are all “MAGA snowflakes”. The situation, as they described it, is odd. It’s noteworthy based on the election rules that even you posted here and that many of us are already aware of.
No he was challenged, it doesn’t matter why. I can see you at a polling place and challenge you for no reason other than I haven’t seen you before. It isn’t new, I just said that.
And this part(the challenge) isn’t political but I am tired of dumb asses who won’t read, won’t research, and push the same bullshit lies.
Look it up your self so you stop pushing bullshit. That’s why I’m mad.
But that’s not what the rules say. You can’t be challenged for any reason, why you’re being challenged DOES matter. It says it very clearly in the election rules you keep posting and that I’m already familiar with. I’m not claiming stolen election or fraud. But OP’s scenario is not in line with the rules. That’s all.
I understand your frustration, I have it too from the last few years of insanity. But if someone is willing to do anything even a little out of line, then they may be willing to do something else. It’s noteworthy is my only point.
HIS ADDRESS WAS BEING CHALLENGED WHAT DONT YOU UNDERSTAND
Get out of here with that attitude, dick.
Lol mags snowflakes already 😢
Are you calling me MAGA?
Also, I’m not offended or bothered by you. I’m telling you that you’re being an asshole.
Trolling is meant to offend or get an emotional reaction. You’re not getting that, so now you’re just being a dick, so I’m telling you to stop
Can’t stop won’t stop. And I’m just matching energy. Motherfuckers goose stepping these days. Got to match it somehow.
OP, this was an illegal form of voter ID. Even though the election is over, you should report it to 866-OUR-VOTE so it can be reported to the Department of State and investigated.
Pa does have a law for ID required the first time voting in a location, not that I agree.
Why wouldn’t you agree with it?
Not that anyone enforces it
I get asked for my street (but not house address) because several voting districts vote in the same polling place.
They asked me “xxxx street, right?” Didn’t ask for the number. I don’t recall being asked that before but it didn’t seem nefarious. They were using a new electronic system for signatures so I am thinking they were more trying to make sure their info in the system was correct. I didn’t really think much of it.
Probably someone has same name as you. Making sure they had correct person
This is what happens to me and my wife. Common names. More than one of same name at our poll spot.
I had that asked today too. I’ve never been asked that before.
This has happened everytime I vote. The first time they were able to find a discrepancy with where my voter registration said to vote and the (incorrect) location I showed up at, and pointed me in the right direction.
I don’t think it’s meant to be nefarious.
I had to do it today bc I was at a new location. We moved last year so I'm now registered in my new county. Other than that, I've never been asked before.
They have to verify some how to see if your at the right polling place. It’s the very least they can do
They had already found me in the book.
I was asked. Went like: Fill this out First: Last: MI:
She then checked her records and asked "______Street?" my current address, I said yes, then signed and voted.
If you provide Voter registration card, ID or driver's license this eliminates that issue
They need that to know that so you are voting in the right district
They usually ask me because there are a whole bunch of people in town with the same last name.
I was not asked this at my place.
They ask your address to locate the correct voting book you are in. No big deal
They had already found me in the book before asking. That's what threw me off in the first place
Hmmm.
This happened to my partner today (we live together) but not me. I thought it was weird as well.
The only time I was asked for my address was the first time voting at my current polling station.
I was, and have been asked in the past.
I've been asked to confirm my address the first year I vote in a new polling place after moving.
I haven’t voted since the primaries .. so no local or other elections. Also I had a change of address before so I was asked to show my ID as well yesterday.
It’s to prevent Russian interference like in 2016 and 2020 elections
I know who could have answered this question…the lady at the polls who asked for your address!
All she said was its a new thing we're doing. I didn't want to hold up the line. Figure I'd ask the question during my normal reddit scrolling.
That’s the point I keep trying to bring up as the poll workers response to your question. Seems very relevant.
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Curiosity
Inner-Figure5047 t1_ivjrfw4 wrote
I have had a similar instance, where I was told I couldn't vote at my polling place because my address for voter registration was different from the address on my driver's license.
I made the poll worker call the board of elections in front of me. They told her in no uncertain terms that I am allowed to vote.
This was not a pleasant exchange, this was a confrontation. She knew exactly what she was doing but just expected me to leave.
I had a very distinct feeling that I wasn't the only person she did this with. I also think that in a college town, this woman could have used that ruse successfully on many many students.