Sometimes, to Catch a Criminal, You have to Chase Him Down

  Sometimes, to catch a criminal, you have to chase him.
  So, what of those who might be voting illegally? If, for example, there are undocumented immigrants who are voting, what are we doing to catch them?
  Last night, I wrote about how assuring everyone required to get an ID to vote, should be encouraged to get that ID -- even to the point we go their homes to issue it to them. Why? Because if you don't make sure they vote, their spot opens to someone to come in and vote on their behalf -- it opens up that spot to fraudulent voting. So, you want as many as possible of your registered voters to obtain those IDs and to vote. Every unfilled spot is a spot open to voter fraud.
  As soon as I wrote the piece, it occurred to me that visiting their homes to help them get their IDs is a way to catch those who are voting fraudulently. If they don't come in to get the ID, it might be because they are illegal voters, and know it -- and know if they are required to show the records that make them eligible, they won't be able to, and they will be caught.
  So, chase them down. Go to their homes. Offer to help them get the picture ID. Make it so convenient that if they are anxious to have it, they might let you in before they realize they are only getting themselves in trouble.
  Some of them, though, are going to have the necessary records -- only they will be forged records. So, whether they come in or whether you go to their homes, you should be trained in detecting and unveiling those with forged documents if you are to be an election official.
   And, the whole system depends on when you require the picture ID. Is it when they register? Or is it when they vote? Or both? And, if it is when they vote, what of vote-by-mail? Is it to be discontinued, or do you allow them to mail a photo copy of their ID?
   If you require the ID to register, then once you pass the ID mandate, everyone has to come in and re-register. And, those who don't? They are the ones you chase down to their homes.
   If you don't require them to show their ID until they vote, then you don't have as ready of a list of those who don't have ID and need them. It would make the task harder.