[866-RON-0-FEZ]

Because if they find out your registration was fraudulent a day later, how are they supposed to dig your anonymous ballot out from the barrel?

It's for the same reason most insurance policies have a waiting period. To prevent the most low-hanging fruit of fraud.

I've actually seen this happen in big cities where they have same-day popup registration tents in the middle of skid row, signing up random homeless people who don't even have stable addresses. No verification, nothing, we'll worry about that later here take a ballot. I'm sure everything was on the up-and-up there.

[something98]

Don’t spread lies. Several states also allow same day registration. And all of them set the ballot aside until the registration is verified. This means it isn’t even counted until verified.

And, no, I’m not going to “trust me, I’ve seen it before. [I just have no evidence.”

[toast0]

I'm not sure I believe your example occured, but where exactly are homeless people supposed to be voting?

How are they supposed to get whatever form of ID you think they should present in order to vote?

California does count ballots slowly, but it has for decades, why is it such a big issue, all of a sudden? California does lots of things slowly, is this the one we should focus on?

[singleshot_]

That’s why it’s important to have a deadline, but it’s a pretty poor answer to my question. ducking this question is an indication your point - bolstered by an ad hominem attack and an appeal to authority - is meaningless.

[UncleMeat]

I’m curious why you are hanging out in the hood on Election Day.