I've not voted since 71 but I had to vote against Kilgore :)

[wakeme2008]

Overheard in my office in Roanoke Va today. This guy really did not like Kilgore's ad.

Another Kaine voter. :) :) :)

[xchrom]

1. whatever works!

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

2. Cool!

[zbdent]

3. Not likely

I would suspect that, if he hasn't voted since 71, he's not likely to be able to vote this time. Too long ago.

[VADem11]

4. Why?

You don't need to vote in order to remain registered. Besides, I don't think the guy would lie anyway.

[zbdent]

5. IIRC, there's often the problem of them taking you off if you

haven't voted in several consecutive (read: Presidential/4-year span) elections.

I'm sure the guy wouldn't lie - but I would be afraid that he would be turned away for this reason. Check the local laws . . .

BTW, I'm not being argumentive - more cautious.

[meganmonkey]

6. A few states (Florida, Ohio) have done that

and have been criticized - I don't think it is common practice, but I may be wrong. I know in Michigan as long as I keep renewing my driver's license my voter registration is up-to-date

[zbdent]

7. They'll probably pull that stunt, if it's an iffy area

I also remember an old "All in the Family" episode where Archie was trying to tell Edith to vote for Nixon (I know, it's fiction).

He finally decides that he's going to have to settle for cancelling out her vote with his vote for Nixon.

He gets to the polls and they don't have him on the rolls - because he hadn't voted for quite some time.

It seems likely that, if your friend decides to make it known that he's "switching", they would nullify his voting capabilities on a technicality. I mean, Blackwell in Ohio was able to throw out absentee ballots because of the weight of the paper, for pete's sake . . .