Vote fraud and voter intimidation (apropos Justice Stevens' refusal to stay the Sixth Circuit decision)

[Charles Fried]

I wonder to what extent "voter intimidation" is a code word for effective 
enforcement of  eligibility requirements. Is there some sense that it is 
better that ten fraudulent ballots be counted than that one valid vote go 
uncounted?  If so, notice that every ineligible vote counted dilutes the 
vote of  lawful voters.  Or is the idea of a "lawful voter" unacceptable 
and undemocratic--even if that voter does not exist, is a phantom out of 
Gogol's Dead Souls?
Charles Fried
At 10:46 AM 11/2/2004 -0800, Volokh, Eugene wrote:
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>I worry both about vote fraud and voter intimidation, but I'm afraid I 
>know little about what in practice poll-watchers and other observers can 
>do and actually do (either good or bad).  Can anyone who is more 
>knowledgeable on the subject enlighten us?  I ask this on this list 
>because this factual backdrop would surely be relevant to the 
>constitutional questions related to whether such practices ought to be 
>allowed or forbidden.  Many thanks,
>
>Eugene_______________________________________________
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