Articles Explains Two Separate Methods on How Registering to Vote On-Line Can Work

This article discusses SB 397, the California bill that would let individuals register to vote on-line. But it also explains that there are two plausible methods for capturing a signature from the person registering to vote. The bill would use the signature that already exists in government Motor Vehicle Departments. The second half of the article also discusses a device that could be used to electronically record a new voter’s signature.

As the article says, SB 397 has neither been signed nor vetoed yet, and Governor Jerry Brown has until October 9 to act. Another bill concerning voter registration, SB 205, would outlaw paying registration workers on a per-registration card basis. UPDATE: Governor Brown has until October 9 to act on SB 205, not October 1. His deadline is 30 days from the date the legislature adjourned, not 30 days from the date on which the bill was presented to him.


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  1. Another bill concerning voter registration, SB 205, would outlaw paying registration workers on a per-registration card basis. Governor Brown has either signed or vetoed this bill by now, because his action was required no later than Saturday, October 1. However, it is not yet known what action the Governor took.

    When will that be known?

  2. Monday morning, I guess, after the Governor’s staff posts to the Governor’s web page. gov.ca.gov. All the governor’s signing and vetoing news is always contained in a link called “legislative update” followed by a date.

  3. I lived in New York State when I first became eligible to vote. I can’t remember now how I first identified myself, but I know that once that had been done I signed a piece of paper. Each time I would vote thereafter I would sign the paper again, on the next line. Over the years my signature changed slightly, but there could be little doubt that the same person had voted each time.

    I moved to Massachusetts in 1981. Again, I don’t remember how I initially identified myself, but each year thereafter I would identify myself by stepping up to a sweet octogenarian who would ask “Street address?” I would respond. She would then pick the name which corresponded to my gender and announce it. I would say “Yes,” and I’d be given a ballot.

    The first system worked. The second system was subject to fraud, but of limited scope. Any system which relies on software to identify voters and validate their actions is subject to massive, unseen fraud and I oppose it…vehemently.

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