Someone help me get straight with all this.

[no_hypocrisy]

Kris Kobach Secretary of State of Kansas used a centralized list of voters in several states, claiming that they were registered and voting in more than one state. http://www.gregpalast.com/rolling-stone-expose-gops-secret-plan-steal-vote/

The names in question were similar but not that similar but were scrubbed nonetheless.

So, today it's revealed that Trump Advisor Steve Bannon, Trump's Treasury secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin, and Trump's own daughter, Tiffany (who ironically wants to be a lawyer) are all registered to vote in two different states. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/25/donald-trumps-defintion-of-voter-fraud-will-apparently-ensnare-his-own-top-adviser/?utm_term=.0d22add6c7e2

It is not illegal to be registered to vote in more than one state. It is, however, illegal to cast a ballot for the same election in more than one state. There’s no indication that Trump, Bannon or Mnuchin did so. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/stephen-bannon-registered-vote-states-article-1.2955270

Here's my question: if it's not illegal to be registered to vote in two states, why was Kris Kobach's scrubbing legal? He never claimed to have proof that there were dual voting for any of the suspect voters, just that they lived in two different places, let alone they were two different people.

[marylandblue]

1. You are only allowed to be registered where you live

And you are supposed to unregister when you move. Since most people don't do this, the state will delete your registration if they find out you have moved. So there is nothing wrong with the state making sure the registrations are correct.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. But the point is that it ISN'T ILLEGAL to be registered in more than one state.

Why would Kris Kobach be allowed to scrub the names of voters (not only in Kansas but other states) because of similarities in their names on the assumption they were the same people in two states if it isn't illegal to be registered in more than one state?

[Hoyt]

3. I would bet most people who move to another state remain registered until rolls are purged.

In any event, it's good to check your registration status where you live well before deadline.

[underpants]

4. Part of voter suppression is intimidation

Getting the word out on the street that you may get confronted or embarrassed. It's reaches further than specific accusations against an individual. This is why they so desperately wanted a suit filed against ACORN in Arizona in 2002. The media reports on it with a whisper in their ear that some people registered with that organization aren't really registered. Anyone who registered on the street has some doubt and some just won't show up.

[dhill926]

5. that's a damn good question...

and it hasn't been answered yet...