Random citizens can contest your voting right in many states

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Calls by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his supporters to watch for fraud at the polls have raised concerns about a longstanding but little used Election Day tactic — citizen voter challenges.

At least four battleground states — Florida, Iowa, Nevada and Pennsylvania — not only allow private citizens to challenge the eligibility of other voters inside polling locations but place the burden of proof on the person who is challenged. In Florida and Pennsylvania, a challenged voter in certain circumstances must cast a provisional ballot that may or may not be counted.

Voting experts said they do not expect such challenges to be widespread. They also said anything is possible on Tuesday following Trump’s unprecedented and unsubstantiated warnings of a “rigged” election.

In states where the burden rests heavily on a voter who is challenged, untrained private citizens could create chaos.

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/random-citizens-can-contest-your-voting-right-in-many-states/

[Foggyhill]

1. Can't believe this kind of crap is even possible... Man, the US voting system is a mess.

[Tom Rivers]

5. i hope anyone that does this gets their ass kicked by the person they challenge

in "certain areas" and you know where they are i can imagine a trump supporter that challenges votes would be in for the worst beating of their life. a lot of people do not take kindly to these repulsive and hostile tactics.

[Cosmocat]

6. WRONG ON PA

A person challenging a voter in Pa has 1) be from that precinct 2) Has to pay, cash in hand at the poll $10 to make the challenge 3) The person who is being challenged still gets to vote and his or her ballot is counted. 4) The challenge goes to the county office to be reviewed. If that person was not eligiable they will be taken off the roles for future elections.

[TrekLuver]

7. And on what grounds can you challenge someone. So you can go up to anyone randomly and

"challenge" them? What do you say...hello my name is Trekluver and I'm challenging your right to vote? I mean LOL here LOL

[procon]

8. These types of laws are just begging to be abused.

And we know which Party is more likely to use and abuse these loose laws to suppress opposition votes.

Of the 39 states that allow private citizens to challenge voters at the polls, just 15 require challengers to provide proof of their claims, according to a 2012 report by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU’s School of Law.