Fact: Savvy candidates use a voter database software to analyze how people vote and think to 'Get Out the Vote' at the polls.
The Democratic Committee uses VoteBuilder to analyze voter history.
The Republican Committee uses GOP Data Center.
Personal data frequently included in a voter database:
Name
Physical address
Mailing address
Phone number
Party membership or affiliation
Voting history (including federal, sub-national, primary, municipal, or special election voting history)
Absentee or military voter designations
Source of voter registration: DMV/MVA, Public Assistance Office, etc.
Ethnicity or emerges race hypothesis
Gender
Birth date or age range
Data that may be included:
"Extreme voters" status (voters who vote very frequently)
Homeownership
Hunting or fishing license holders
Boat owners
Concealed Weapon Permit Holders
Occupation such as physical therapist, teacher, etc.
Charitable or political contributions
Magazine subscription status
Uses?
Candidates use this voter information to pull voters to the polls by targeting those who have a consistent history of voting and how they might vote.
But...
what is preventing Savvy candidates from using the voter database to analyze the history of WHO TRADITIONALLY DOESN'T VOTE, by using those abandoned ballots to fill the polls with their own people to cast a vote in someone else's name. Some kind of organized union could manipulate large numbers over several district polling places. Why not?
Not to give out any ideas, but lets face how easy the ballot system is to manipulate with this much knowledge. Asking for an ID at the polls may not be so undemocratic after all. It could protect democracy.
If you think being apathetic by not voting is not hurting anyone, think again.
