[EL] Fwd: MAINE GOP UNCOVERS 19 ELECTION DAY REGISTRATIONS FROM ONE MAINE HOTEL

[Doug Hess]

Thanks for Megan, et al. for following up on the ME case (or non-case).

My first thought was that this was another example of ID proponents only
going with their own experience: most of us only stay at hotels for short
stays, so these people must be the same. My first thought was that these
were likely employees of some firm or business who were in the state for an
extended off and on again stay...maybe they knew they were going to be in
the state for the days/weeks around election in thought this was the best
way to vote. Or even campaign workers who decided that after several months
in the state they might as well vote there (nothing illegal about that...is
there?). My final thought was that homeless can use as their address a
location where they get mail, even if they don't sleep there. If the hotel
was in an area with lots of poverty, this address might serve that purpose.

Lots of possibilities...did the GOP in Maine make a statement regarding the
explanation given my the Dems there?

[Note: I cut the text from the thread because it was doing something odd in
gmail with the length of lines.]

-Doug
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