{"id":8951,"date":"2026-09-28T08:28:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/?p=8951"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T12:28:47","slug":"shut-the-poll-doors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/shut-the-poll-doors\/","title":{"rendered":"Shut the Poll Doors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 Millionths of a Percent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No matter what you hear on social media, or on grainy black and white commercials on TV, or on your favorite podcast; Democrats want US citizens to vote, and non-citizens not to vote.&nbsp;&nbsp;That, quite literally, is still the American way.&nbsp;&nbsp;And if you think that\u2019s \u201cdoubtful\u201d, go to that conservative bastion of thought, the authors of Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp;They studied illegal voting for years.&nbsp;&nbsp;The bottom line:&nbsp;&nbsp;it does happen, but it\u2019s so rare, that it doesn\u2019t impact the outcomes.&nbsp;&nbsp;How rare?&nbsp;&nbsp;Here\u2019s what I wrote in an earlier essay (<a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/06\/28\/your-vote\/\">Your Vote<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>In data for every state going back forty-four years, there is a total of 1,382 criminal convictions for voter fraud.&nbsp;&nbsp;That\u2019s an average of 31.4 a year (<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/electionfraud.heritage.org\/search\">Heritage<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;Just counting Presidential elections over that time, over 1.4 Billion votes were cast. The number of illegal votes is vanishingly small (about one 10 millionth of a percent).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And keep in mind that twenty-seven of the fifty states have Republican State Attorney Generals.&nbsp;&nbsp;They have every opportunity to \u201cfix\u201d the problem, the one that doesn\u2019t really exist.&nbsp;&nbsp;So the argument that our elections are being determined by illegal, non-citizen aliens that were allowed over the border by Democratic machinations is, quite simply, not true.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sooth Their Fears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next point that some Republicans make, is that there\u2019s a \u201cpublic perception\u201d of cheating, so we need to fix the process to assuage their fears.\u00a0\u00a0But that perception is only among the Republican supporters who have spent now more than a decade, listening to Donald Trump.\u00a0\u00a0The President has been crying \u201csore loser\u201d since 2015 when he came down the Golden Elevator in Trump Tower.\u00a0\u00a0For the thirty-some percent of his followers who will wear the Red Hat to the end; they are unassuageable.\u00a0\u00a0For others, they believe the lies presented by some Republicans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short, Republicans created a perception that there is a problem, crying from the rooftops about an issue that doesn\u2019t really exist, then presented all sorts of ways to fix it.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s like the person who sets up a \u201cGo Fund Me\u201d for cancer treatments, but doesn\u2019t have cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At What Price?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, some say, what\u2019s the \u201charm\u201d in making elections more secure?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all, doesn&#8217;t everyone need a state ID.&nbsp;&nbsp;You can\u2019t cash a check, or buy cigarettes or beer, or get into a night club without one. And, doesn\u2019t everyone have a driver\u2019s license anyway? Here\u2019s a surprising statistic:&nbsp;&nbsp;10% of Ohioans of driving age do not have a driver\u2019s license (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fhwa.dot.gov\/policyinformation\/statistics\/2024\/dl1c.cfm\">FHWA<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;Who doesn\u2019t have a license, or doesn\u2019t cash checks, or go to bars, or the other things?&nbsp;&nbsp;A lot more folks than you think.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You have to access a load of documents demonstrating your identity, your citizenship (usually by birth), your address, your job, and your social security status (<a href=\"https:\/\/dam.assets.ohio.gov\/image\/upload\/publicsafety.ohio.gov\/bmv2430.pdf\">Ohio<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;For folks who don\u2019t have all the paperwork, or don\u2019t have a job, or a permanent residence; they can\u2019t access a State ID.&nbsp;&nbsp;In Ohio that means you can\u2019t exercise your right to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What the \u201cpaperwork\u201d laws really do is narrow who has the right to vote.\u00a0\u00a0When the Founding Fathers were writing the Constitution, most states restricted voting to US\u00a0\u00a0and state citizens who were white men, at least the age of twenty-one and owned property.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s taken two-hundred and forty years to reach our current requirements:\u00a0\u00a0a person eighteen or older who is a US citizen and a resident of the state.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Burden of Proof<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Republicans are demanding&nbsp;&nbsp;a \u201creinstatement\u201d of restrictions, based on employment, income, and access to paperwork.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here in Ohio, we have the most restrictive voting laws in the Nation.&nbsp;&nbsp;Back \u201cin the day\u201d, when I proudly registered to vote in Cincinnati, I filled out a form and sent it in.&nbsp;&nbsp;My signature was my \u201cbond\u201d, and the single way that the polling placed checked my identity.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Today, laws \u201cprotecting the vote\u201d are really squeezing the doors shut on legal Americans who want to vote, should vote, and have the right to vote.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So where should the \u201cburden of proof\u201d be?&nbsp;&nbsp;For most areas of our legal system,&nbsp;&nbsp;there is a presumption of innocence, of truth; one that is only overturned by clear evidence of falsification.&nbsp;&nbsp;When I signed my voter application, I acknowledged the truth of my application.&nbsp;&nbsp;If there was suspicion that I lied, it was up to the Board of Elections to do the (easy) investigation to prove my crime \u2013 a felony in Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans are shifting the \u201cburden of proof\u201d onto the voters.\u00a0\u00a0The assumption is that our citizens will lie, cheat, and try to vote illegally.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s not how our system is supposed to work.\u00a0\u00a0But it is does work, at least for one side of our political equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It used to be that you could walk to your polling place.&nbsp;&nbsp;Where I grew up, voting was at the elementary school, just down the street.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here in Pataskala, the \u201cvillage\u201d voted in the old Fire Hall at the center of town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But \u201cmodernization\u201d has placed multiple precincts in a single place, not necessarily close or convenient to the voter.\u00a0\u00a0Sure it\u2019s about \u201ceconomy of scale\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0There\u2019s computers and scanners.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s not just dropping a paper ballot into a box anymore.\u00a0\u00a0But access is now  limited  to those who can get transportation. It requires time; to get there, and time to wait in line.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so many folks who can\u2019t get off work during voting hours, vote by mail.&nbsp;&nbsp;But we all know what\u2019s happened to that process.&nbsp;&nbsp;Even if all of the President\u2019s plans to disrupt mail-in balloting fail, my beloved Post Office has already fallen.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just in the past month, multiple letters that should have arrived in a couple of days took weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp;How can we depend on them to deliver Absentee Ballots in a timely manner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voting has become a \u201cluxury\u201d activity.&nbsp;&nbsp;It requires time:&nbsp;&nbsp;to gather the paperwork, register, to vote early, or get an absentee ballot, or to line up to vote.&nbsp;&nbsp;And time is a luxury that many Americans don\u2019t have, with two or more jobs, kids, and life.&nbsp;Not surprisingly, the folks squeezed out are the ones most likely to vote for change.&nbsp;&nbsp;Here in Ohio, that means those lost votes are mostly Democrats.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Republican think that\u2019s just fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 Millionths of a Percent No matter what you hear on social media, or on grainy black and white commercials on TV, or on your favorite podcast; Democrats want US citizens to vote, and non-citizens not to vote.&nbsp;&nbsp;That, quite literally, is still the American way.&nbsp;&nbsp;And if you think that\u2019s \u201cdoubtful\u201d, go to that conservative bastion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2026\/09\/28\/shut-the-poll-doors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Shut the Poll Doors&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"America is shutting the doors to the polling place.  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