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discogeek t1_iqw0uyp wrote

Reply to comment by NewAlexandria in Pennsylvania counties can help voters fix problems with their mail ballots, state court rules by gdex86

>PA's mail ballot system is horrible broken. A piece of mail goes to an address, and you sign it and then send it back as your proof of identity.

This is incorrect. The voter's identity was already checked when they submitted their registration to vote. Pennsylvania does not require ID checks except the first time voting at a new location. The DoS and PennDOT and county boards of elections also have a system in place to check the ID already issued, as we aren't incompetent enough to suggest that only the physical card in your wallet is the only way the state can confirm your identity.

This argument is false and a red herring. There is nothing wrong with our mail ballot system except that it throws irrelevant barriers between people and their vote.

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NewAlexandria t1_iqw23ur wrote

None of that relates to the problem described. Stop and accept that reality is different.

It exemplifies how so many people have been confused on this issue.

I know someone that just moved into the state. They were sent a mail-in ballot registration. All they have to do is write their signature and send it back.

DL / SSN-last-4 are not trivial to get, but they're available to 'hackers.'

This is not security

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discogeek t1_iqx97uu wrote

Just because you can make up scenarios in your mind doesn't mean it's reality.

What in the fucking world makes you think Harrisburg doesn't have access to your ID without you showing the physical card? They issued it, they have all the information on your application, they have your photo on file.

You're just making up bullshit to make a problem where there isn't one. All the information on the mail in ballot is simply to make things easier, Pennsylvania isn't a third world banana republic (although you may want to make it one) where any fake person can vote.

Get a grip on reality, you're not living in it.

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NewAlexandria t1_ir0itic wrote

You clearly are not a security professional, nor have ever been near the space.

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