Voters Who Registered With Bank Statements Could Be At Risk

[rodeodance]

Dumb things go on with so called intellegent officials!

http://www.channel3000.com/news/9843625/detail.html?rss=c3k&psp=news

Voters Who Registered With Bank Statements Could Be At Risk
Bank Statements Not Confidential Under Law

POSTED: 6:30 pm CDT September 13, 2006

MADISON, Wis. -- Some voters in Tuesday's primary election could now be vulnerable to identity theft.

When residents cast their votes Tuesday, they had the option to show a bank statement or utility bill to register at the polls, if their current address wasn't on their driver's license.

By law, clerks have to record an associated number with that statement. Under Wisconsin law, a driver's license number, date of birth and Social Security number are all confidential.

But a bank account number is not. That means that if someone made an open records request to see your voter registration form, they could have access to your bank account number.

[Megahurtz]

1. Who the Hell would ever,

ever, use a bank statement to register as a Voter?:dunce:

[happyslug]

2. If that is all you have, yes you would use a bank statement

I know many a person on SSI who pay cash for their rent which include all utilities, thus leaving only their bank statement with their name and address (I rent to at least ten people in that situation).

[roseBudd]

3. and some of the nondriving poor don't even have bank accounts...

or utility bills if they stay with an aunt, a sister, a grandmother, uncle, mother or girlfriend/boyfriend.

Voter identification is about low income likely democratic voter suppression. This is why the GOP is all for it. Get it?

[high density]

4. Every check you write has your account number on it

Puhleeze.