If I was a journalist, I'd ask the police and the electoral office how they stop personation before publicly accusing them of incompetence.https://twitter.com/FraserNelson/status/872740348887433217 …
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One assumes that, even knowing little about the methods, officials would notice the same man coming in to vote multiple times.
Indeed. The core reason is that the risk is high, the penalties are serious and you need to do it a lot to make a difference.
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Postal vote manipulation has a much lower risk, which is why I'd like to see a significant clampdown there. Far more important.
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There are more checks though I assume, and you'd have to intercept someone's post? I am confident in the voting system as it stands.
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AIUI, what happens is that people visit postal voters and then ensure they vote the "right" way.
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Illegal, natch, but it makes voter intimidation much easier.
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Ah so intimidation rather than impersonation? Hadn't thought of that.
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Yeah. I know of intermittent problems with abusive relationships, and sometimes with very closely-knit communities.
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