Has anyone addressed what will happen to voters who show up in Virginia and other

[efhmc]

states thinking they are registered to vote and find out they are not? Will they be allowed provisional ballots, turned away, what?

[Ashy Larry]

1. For VA, I believe they would get a provisional ballot

but if it turns out they didn't get registered as they thought they had (if their registration form was tossed in a dumpster for example), the ballot might not ultimately get counted. People who registered recently can check their status here: http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/VoterInformation.html

[efhmc]

2. That is great information. Is it on the VA site here on DU?

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

3. As I understand it, provisional votes...

...aren't counted unless the race is very close. I would assume they would count them if down ballot races are close. In any event, I think that's really bad policy.

[efhmc]

4. Perhaps we should insist/ ask for copies of the registration forms

or some type of receipt once we turn the forms over to a third party or before mailing them.