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In Minnesota, "voter fraud" is impossible.


On the front, Josh reports that Norm Coleman is asserting "voter fraud" in Minnesota. That's not strictly true since Coleman isn't alleging that individuals voted more than once or misrepresented themselves at the polls.  Coleman is saying that there is something strange about finding 100 votes that all go for Franken. But setting that aside for a second, everyone should know that "voter fraud" is basically meaningless in Minnesota because they have election day registration.  While there is a registration deadline, anyone who does not submit a registration application by the deadline can show up at their precinct on election day and vote after providing some ID that proves their residence in the precinct, or after another voter vouches for their residence in the precinct.  It's kind of a neat, if slightly nutty, system for running elections.  You can learn more at the Secretary of State's website.

So, if you hear anything about ACORN or actual claims of voter fraud coming out of this race, tell those people to stick it.

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