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A study that says auto-accidents increase on Election Day is getting a lot of ink and electrons this morning.
The best headline I've run across so far comes from the NY Post, natch: EXIT PALL: CAR-CRASH DEATHS UP ON ELECTION DAY.
Take away: there will be plenty of time to vote when you get to the polls. Heck, vote early and avoid the rush. No need to crash the family auto on the way to back your candidate of choice.
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Mark,
You can, too, vote if you can't breathe; dead people vote all the time.
Posted on October 1, 2008 3:47 PM
Maria:
If you're referring to the fact that someone can cast an early or absentee ballot, croak, and then have that ballot counted - you are correct.
If you are suggesting Chicago-style voting from the grave, I've yet to see credible evidence of it in Guilford County (have run the database joins myself) or credible reports elsewhere in the state. The state auditor's report on this topic was debunked as non-factual.
Posted on October 1, 2008 3:51 PM
Mark,
I wasn't necessarily talking about dead people voting here in these parts.
Have you run the numbers on fatal automobile collisions in Guilford County on election days over the past 22 years?
Posted on October 1, 2008 8:57 PM