From: "Anthere" <anthere8(a)yahoo.com>
Delirium a écrit:
> Alex T. wrote:
>
>> That process would seem to indicate that you could require the
application
>> to be
>> verified by a notary, thus ensuring that it is from a distinct
individual.
>> That is usually
>> what NPO membership coordinators due is verify membership status, so it
is
>> not
>> outrageous to ask someone to fill out a form, get it notarized and mail
it
> to
someone
> to be entitled to vote.
A notary ?!?
Well...I never had the use of a notary, even to receive an heritage :-(
Ant, in the United States a "Notary" is not the same this as a
"Notaire"
under the civil law. A Notary Public is someone who takes oaths and
verifies the identities of individuals. They usually perform this service
for a small sum, you can usually go to a public shop such as a pharmacy or
perhaps a bank or savings and loan assocation or credit union and for a
couple of dollars they will verify your identity. In Quebec we call this a
"Commissioner of Oaths".
I suspect we will have to find easier ways to prove we
are real
citizens. Perhaps an id number, perhaps a copy of an official letter,
That is what it would be, basically a copy of an official statement that the
person who signed this paper brought their picture ID to me and signed this
document in front of me, very simple, really.
perhaps a web site with enough standing references to
prove we exist...
VeriSign has some services along this line:
http://www.verisign.com/products/asb/index.html
There are also online voter systems that exist:
http://www.votenet.com/eballot/index_associations.html