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by triceratops 96 days ago
> But no verification is done on that

The official website says they collect either a driver's license number, state ID number, or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. With that it should be trivial to flag potentially fraudulent applications for further investigation.

Do you have a source that says they don't use that information for verification?

https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/r...
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WalterBright 96 days ago
"An official list of citizens to check citizenship status against does not exist. If the required information for voter registration is included – name; address; date of birth; a signature attesting to the truth of the information provided on the application; and an indication in the box confirming the individual is a U.S. citizen – the person must be added to the voter registration file. Modifying state law would require an act of the state legislature, and federal law, an act of Congress. Neither the Secretary of State nor the county auditor has lawmaking authority."

https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/auditor/electio...

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triceratops 96 days ago
That does say anyone can challenge a registration. But I agree it's dumb not to perform basic checks with provided information.
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WalterBright 96 days ago
> That does say anyone can challenge a registration.

Yes, it does. But who and how is someone going to challenge 100,000 registrations? This issue was brought up in the paper, and people objected to it saying such was an invasion of privacy.

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