Her staff investigated, discovered the canine truth and revoked the card. But without the anonymous tip, Packie might be electing mayors and council members to this very day. The board doesn't ask for identification at the time of registration because that might disenfranchise a homeless person, Alice said. She said she couldn't guess how many people are registered to vote in the District illegally or fraudulently. But she did say it was better to do it this way than to demand IDs from people who might not have them or who might have forgotten them.
Voting is a cherished right.
It's why we fought the British. It should belong to everyone, even if they forget to grab their driver's license on the day they register. But the Packie story sticks in my craw. If someone wanted to inflict 400,000 Packies on Alice tomorrow, she'd have no defense. I took Alice's worry about homeless people being disenfranchised and ran it past several people who work in the field.