PolitiFact - Rick Scott wrongly said election officials can’t verify voters who use Election Day registration

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Nearly two dozen states allow people to register to vote on Election Day. Election officials take multiple steps to verify voters’ identities and residences. Sen. Rick Scott’s statement that officials can’t verify their information is wrong.

that the practice invites voter fraud. Same-day registration is allowed in nearly half the states; some states have allowed it for decades.

Scott’s campaign team did not respond to our requests for his evidence about same-day registration, often called Election Day registration. "If anything, registering at the polls might be viewed more secure than other methods because it is done in person, under the watchful eyes of poll workers who are often representing both major political parties, and in a public venue where poll observers, journalists, and other voters are present," said Barry Burden, director of the Elections Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison."Commiting fraud in such a setting would be difficult and risky.

 

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ummm so do they show their photo ID when they register?

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