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2008-10-07 Home Front: Politix

Washington State requires no ID for voter registration - utility bill will do.

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Posted by CrazyFool 2008-10-07 16:38|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 How the hell could you be a citizen and NOT have a social security number?

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-10-07 17:29|| 2008-10-07 17:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Early congratulations and a big USA "Welcome Aboard" to your wife, CF.

Posted by Seafarious 2008-10-07 17:33|| 2008-10-07 17:33|| Front Page Top

#3 CB, that is not the problem, you can get a SSN and NOT be a citizen; they are easy to get if you know who to ask.

CF- we only have ourselves to blame; perhpas the next legislature would be receptive to tightening up the requirements ( yeah, right).

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-10-07 17:34|| 2008-10-07 17:34|| Front Page Top

#4 Heartiest congratulations to Mrs. CrazyFool!

CrazyFool, I think those are federal id rules. Trailing daughter #1 registered on-line after her eighteenth birthday with no problem. She did not have to go to the office in person. I believe she used her Ohio driver's license as identification.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-10-07 17:36|| 2008-10-07 17:36|| Front Page Top

#5 USN, ret ~ Yep, I know, the Tsar has one and he's not a citizen yet. I just don't understand how you could be a citizen and not have one.

(BTW, congrats to Mrs CF!)

Posted by Cornsilk Blondie 2008-10-07 17:40|| 2008-10-07 17:40|| Front Page Top

#6 <3em>How the hell could you be a citizen and NOT have a social security number?

Be Amish or Hutterite.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-07 17:50|| 2008-10-07 17:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks for the congrats everyone. She's been watching the presidential campaign and has a real appreciation for voting.

Washington also has a register-on-web site. All you need is a drivers license (available to anyone - even one of those Mexican Id cards is accepted as id to get one) or Washington ID card.

What gets me is that what's to stop someone who isn't a citizen from registering and voting in our federal election?

You do not have to provide any sort of proof to get a ballot with the presidential election on it and they don't have the means to qualify or disqualify anyone's presidentual ballot - because they don't even ask for proof.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-10-07 18:02|| 2008-10-07 18:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Sounds easy. Why don't we all go register a second time and vote in Washington too. All you need is a friend with an address you can have a bank statement sent to.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-10-07 19:12|| 2008-10-07 19:12|| Front Page Top

#9 our Utility Companies require proof of citizenship and franchise (no criminals are allowed utilities). I'm OK with that. Our Utility Companies can be trusted. I had to show a birth certificate to open a Cox cable acount, so I'm cool with that

/ACORN doode

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-10-07 19:58|| 2008-10-07 19:58|| Front Page Top

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