Easy to prove voter ID fraud is rare

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5. When I sign in, i have to state my name and address, e.g. 5342 Orchard Rd. and then sign on that

spot in the book -- which has my name and that address.

If somebody has already signed there, then we know there's a problem.

Or if the spot is empty, and I sign there, and later on someone else shows up and claims to be "Progree Smith, 5342 Orchard Rd.", then they know there's a problem.

They must keep records of when that happens ... I've seen in that list of 31 voter fraud cases nationwide over the past decade or so, a half dozen maybe, IIRC, were of that type -- two people consecutively claiming to be the same person ... address when they sign in.

Anyway, if voter fraud (impersonating another voter) was all that common, that would show up.

True, somebody could read the obituaries and hope that the voter rolls haven't been updated, or know that "Progree Smith" is out of town, or.... (and hope the Progree Smith didn't vote absentee) and claim to be "Progree Smith", but that sounds like a lot of luck and work involved in doing that just to cast one lousy extra vote -- a felony.

And yes, one or two poll workers know me, so it would be difficult for me to sign in as somebody else.

I'm in Minnesota, BTW, but I think the same or similar is true of most states. (And in 2016 for the first time, we went to an "electronic poll book" but its still the same -- sign in to this spot next to your name and address).