On January 6, 2026, the Washington state Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of James Padrta, who had been convicted of voting in both Oregon and Washington in November 2022. Here is the decision in State of Washington v Padrta, 59737-3-II.
The defendant had moved from Oregon to Washington in July 2022. When he registered in Washington, he filled out the form to show he had been registered in Oregon at his old address. If election procedures had been followed, Washington election officials should have notified Oregon election officials that the Oregon registration should be cancelled. But, something went wrong and Oregon was not notified. Both states send every registered voter a postal ballot. The defendant voted on both of them.
His conviction was reversed because the wording of the Washington criminal statute refers to voting twice “in the same election.” But the Court said the law was ambiguous, because the Oregon election was for officials in Oregon, and the Washington election was for officials in Washington. Therefore, the Court felt the two elections were not “the same election.” They said that if it had been a presidential election, their conclusion would be different. The vote was 2-1. Washington state will probably appeal to the State Supreme Court.
The Court’s mention of presidential elections could be challenged. Each state elects its own presidential electors, and the electors, not the voters, then choose the president. It would be logical to argue that the “presidential election” in each state was not the same election, but rather two separate elections for different candidates for presidential elector.
The Court majority depended on a similar decision from Arizona. The state did not cite any precedents that supported its position.
It seems logically that it is Oregon that should have prosecuted the defendant, because he voted in a November election even though he had moved out of Oregon five months earlier.
So you advocate making it legal for voters to vote in more than one state in the same presidential election?
Fraud is OK in Washington Oregon and to Richard Winger
If you have homes in multiple states, should you be allowed to vote in each state? Does that mean you can vote for president 4, 5, 6 times? Is this what Winger believes?
Apparently so.
As I said in the post, I think he broke the Oregon law.
If you paid taxes while a resident of that state, why can’t you vote in that state’s election? No taxation without representation, oh, never mind that was for people in 18th century.
If I go on a trip to 8 states, buy something with sales tax, then I should be allowed to vote in those 8 states? Do you know how fucking retarded that sounds?
@Too many retards, Did you miss I said resident NOT a transient?
https://electionlawblog.org/?p=154068
TYRANT TRUMP EX ORD RE ELECTIONS RULED UNCONST IN PART
HOW SOON BEFORE SCOTUS RULES ON IT ???
What do you consider a resident? One day? A month? More than six months?
It’s obvious to anyone with brains who doesn’t support fraud that you can only have one primary residence, not 2 or more.
Residents and transient visitors both pay taxes. Some people are also long term non resident’s e.g. military, college students, oil field workers, etc. People in many countries around the world pay some US taxes given the global supply chain.
As for voting in two states it’s clearly fraud. No one is entitled to congressional representatives from two states just because they move. It’s completely nonsensical to suggest otherwise.
Damn, and I thought I was a retard. These ppl. I can’t even.
Everyone who grew up out in the sticks knows that smell. And I’m sure enough smelling it right here.
Why should nonresidents be discriminated against? What about people who live near state lines and work and shop in a different state than where they reside? Obviously they pay taxes in their nonresident state.
Keep finding phony excuses for fraud and see where that gets you. We see you and we see your trix.
You people who oppose vote fraud are in favor of tyranny and fascism! Shame on all of you! Black lives and only black lives matter! Follow the science!
It doesn’t matter how we get to communism, it only matters that we must get to it. So let’s get to it!
2020 May be in hindsight, but it feels like 2020 all over again here.
MERE 93 YEARS SINCE HITLER GOT POWER IN GERMANY DUE TO SENILE PREZ HINDENBURG ***APPOINTING** HITLER TO BE PRIME MINISTER.
TYRANT TRUMP AND HIS GOONS [INCLUDING BAN FASCISTS] HAVING A PARTY ABOUT HITLER – AND HIS MILLIONS OF MURDERS ???
No words.
The closest thing to a fascist on BAN is the AZ spambot. And the modern US President most reminiscent of Hitler, or even more so vidkun Quisling, is Joe Biden, better known as Cho Bai-Din.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-voodoo-dolls-swollen-cankles-150045569.html
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GET YOUR PINS NOW ???
@“D. Frank Robinson supports fraud”… I think anybody that has a functioning brain and basic understanding of words understands that “resident” means owns or leases (whether directly or indirectly through a sub-lease) property or receives mail at an address within the state from that state’s government for various purposes (jury duty, vehicle registration, driver’s license, etc.).
So if I own property in all 50 states I should be able to vote in every single election that property is in? That’s even more retarded than Robinson’s idea.
The fundamental problem is all-mail voting, where States send ballots out to anonymous mailboxes. The mailman does not know who lives at an address. If voters had to appear at a polling place on election day this practice of double voting would be more difficult.
Jim Riley is correct. In person on election day should be the only way to vote. If absentee voting is allowed at all, and it should not be, it should require in person appearance ahead of time and proof of cause. But the best thing is to avoid it completely.
Many people have an Alden definition residence in more than one state. That was already covered by various people above.
Even retards know fascism is left wing, not right wing, The AZ-666 spambot has not been programmed to even be as smart as a Retard.
If Trump was a tyrant, the AZ-666 would be deprogrammed and this site would be shut down. Trump is a Liberator, savior, and Peacemaker, the opposite of a tyrant.
Allowing the AZ-666 to constantly spam that Trump is a tyrant is directly encouraging more assassination attempts against him. Stop doing that.
D. Frank Robinson, should people who receive more tax funded assistance than they pay in taxes be allowed to vote?
Arden, should people who have more than one residence, like college students, people in the military, oil field workers, people working on film productions, people who own second homes, etc, etc, be able to vote in more than one state in the same election?
D. Frank Robinson, should people who pay more taxes be given more votes so that their representation is proportional to their taxation? Kind of like a shareholder voting model?
D. Frank Robinson, should people whose salary comes from taxpayer funds be allowed to vote, since they are not net taxpayers?
Arden, should foreigners who own property in the US and property owning or leasing immigrants who are not citizens be allowed to vote in US Elections?
D. Frank Robinson, should they be allowed to vote here because they pay US taxes?
A porn parody of this site’s comments would be retard fetish porn.
D. Frank Robinson, should children who pay taxes be able to vote? Would this include very young children such as child actors?
In cases where a child is the beneficiary of a trust, estate, etc, who would be the voter in the basis of taxation, the adult executor or the child beneficiary?
I feel like I have found my tribe here. These are my.people. With comment taters like Alden, D. Frank Robinson, and the AZ-666 Spambot, and the author’s case for voting for president in two states in the same election, I feel right at home here!
This is how we got Joe Biden as president. I understand some of you are calling him Cho Bai-Din now, but let’s call it for what it is.
As every Retard knows, only fascist tyrants and their fascist supporters oppose vote fraud, double voting, ineligible voting, vote counting fraud, and stolen elections.
If a 5 year old finds a $5 bill on the ground or gets a $5 gift from his grandma or grandpa and then buys something at a store with it, say some candy, or a toy car, and they pay a sales tax, does this mean the 5 year old gets to vote in governmental elections because they paid a tax? I say no.
It is a ridiculous argument that paying a tax alone entitles a person to vote.
American citizens can declare residency in a state after they live there for 30 days. A person who is legally qualified to vote should only be able to vote in one state, or just in DC or a federal territory if they are residents of one of those places.
People who have homes in multiple jurisdictions have to choose one for their official residency and that is the one from which they should vote.
I don’t think Andy is retarded enough for this site. But he still has time to redeem himself.
You are eligible to register to vote in Oregon if you:
at the age 16
Are a U.S. citizen
Are a resident of Oregon
If you are not yet 18 years of age, you will not receive a ballot until an election occurs on or after your 18th birthday.
You are NOT eligible to vote in Oregon if:
You are in prison or jail for a felony conviction.
You were disqualified from voting due to a court order
There is no fixed number of days one one must be a continuous inhabitant of Oregon to be a legal resident.
Contrasting Oregon law with Oklahoma law: To vote in Oklahoma, you must be a resident of the state and have the intent to make it your permanent home. There is no specific duration required for residency, but you must be registered to vote at least 25 days before an election.
Comment: So long as one has the intent to be a permanent resident when registering to vote, one is legal; but one may no longer intend to be a permanent resident the day after an election.
For further information on residency requirements to vote in state elections: https://voterhelpdesk.usvotefoundation.org/en/support/solutions/articles/151000052027-what-are-the-various-states-residency-requirements-
A family should reside within a county for at least a few generations to be considered for voting rights.