(TCPALM) — As the presidential race tightens and the fierce rivals try to win every vote they can, experts say flawed safeguards could allow people who live in two states to vote twice for their favorite candidate.
Those same double-voters could cast ballots in congressional races in two different states, possibly affecting this year’s pivotal election when both political parties are vying for control of the U.S. Senate and House.
Double voting is especially a concern in Florida, where a myriad part-time residents, known as snowbirds, have a second home in a different state, giving them the chance to register to vote in two states, according to elections supervisors. Absentee ballots, which are growing more popular, make it easier to pull off this fraud because the person doesn’t need to travel to both places.
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