[EL] “Some used P.O. box as address: Is that vote fraud?”

[Doug Hess]

An interesting news article from Rick's law blog (link below) with examples
of people using what could be problematic addresses for voter registration.
I think the idea for the homeless is that you use an address at which you
can get mail. But is that the same address for determining what
jurisdiction you live in? Note that the article lists other situations
where this problem arises (e.g., people who want to hide from dangerous
ex-spouses, etc.).

I point this out because it makes the list cleaning and list checking work
by people searching for fraud all the more difficult (and their results
more likely to be off base). I.e., it's additional evidence that the public
would be better off if officials and advocates were helping people keep
their registrations up to date or informing them regarding what to do in
situations where their real address is problematic, instead of spending so
much time on fears of fraud.

“Some used P.O. box as address: Is that vote fraud?”
The Cincinnati Enquirer:
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201306030522/NEWS/306030024&nclick_check=1
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