are there really no controls at all? anyone can seriously just walk up and vote and if so, multiple times?
I find this hard to believe
There are voter roll books that are kept at the polling locations that show who is registered in that area
But they do not require any sort of verification when you vote
We used to have to provide our drivers license/ID card for them to match up with the voter roll books. Once you were verified by California state ID/DL they would then hand you your ballot
This is no longer the case
For the last presidential election they no longer required any sort of ID to vote
I walked in with my DL in hand ready to hand it to them and they said we don’t need your drivers license to vote
When I asked them how they verify that I am who I say I am, they said that they don’t verify my identity. They just take everyone’s word for it.
When I gave them my last name they asked if I was Scot or another first name with my same last name. The other name they asked me about was my father. Who has been dead since 1997.
Had I have said I was my father I could have received a ballot for him, then went back later and voted again under my own name. I could also walk up and give them my neighbors name and do the same thing.