Do Foreclosures Affect Voter Registration?
State Officials Say Not If Former Homeowner Lives In County
POSTED: 9:53 pm PDT October 1,
2008
UPDATED: 10:49 pm PDT October 1,
2008
LAS VEGAS -- The record number of foreclosures in Nevada could mean trouble at the polls.Will former homeowners be eligible to vote in the upcoming election?As families lose the address of their foreclosed home, are they out of luck to vote for our next president?State officials said they are not.Anyone who is registered to vote and still lives in Clark County after the foreclosure is still allowed to vote.To vote, go to the precinct where you registered at your previous address. There, you'll need to affirm you moved to a new address and prove you're a registered voter. Then you can cast your ballot.State Secretary Ross Miller said he's spoken to both Sen. Barack Obama’s and Sen. John McCain’s camps about the issue."They've given their assurances they do not intend on using the foreclosure lists to challenge voters at the poles," Miller said.But this process has many people concerned about fraud and voter challenges.A voter challenge is when someone comes forward and files a complaint that another voter isn't who they say they are or is using a phony address to get on the foreclosed list. Some said this tactic could be used to block honest people from voting.Miller said they are going to aggressively prosecute anyone who is abusing the system. A task force has been started to go after these people.Fraudulent voting, or even voter challenges, is a misdemeanor and, in some cases, a felony.The deadline to register to vote by mail is Oct. 4.
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