Should someone's vote be counted if they die before polling closes, but after they voted?

Question

Just a theorhetical question. I'm curious to hear what you think. Just in case you don't understand, an example:

A man votes in a national election. After he leaves the polling site, he dies.

I'm not asking the legality of it, I'm asking, what do you personally think?

And also, don't feel bad for the guy. This question is the same as asking should a person's vote be counted if they move to a new country before the end of polling.

Answer 1

I had my mother vote by absentee ballot while she was in the hospice. She voted on October 13, 2004 and died on October 30, 2004, 3 days before the election. Her vote still counted and was perfectly legal.

You make a good point but it would be difficult and costly to enforce if the law was changed. You would have to track down everyone who voted and verify that they were still alive after the polls closed. I doubt this would affect more than a tiny fraction of a percent of the votes, and most likely wouldn't hurt or help either party, since everyone dies eventually regardless of political party.

You should be more concerned about all the people who are fraudulently denied the right to vote, or whose votes were lost, not counted, or thrown away. Or the people who are tricked into going to the wrong polling place, are delayed by police roadblocks, or are forced to wait in line for many hours. Or the people whose Democratic party registration forms were thrown in the trash while only the Republican party forms were submitted. These frauds are most frequently committed by Republicans and done mostly to black voters who vote overwhelmingly Democratic. The Democrats clearly won the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, and Bush is only in office due to voter fraud, plus some help from the Supreme Court in 2000.

Answer 2

Yes on both counts. He was a legal citizen at the time he voted, his vote would've counted if he hadn't died or moved and it's not like anyone's tracing his activities or questioning his movements after he votes so yes, it should count.

Answer 3

In response to the guy giving people named Alan a bad name....

Even if republicans did that, it would only begin to make amends for all fo the union and democrats taking voters (and illegals) to multiple voting stations to vote multiple times.

Answer 4

Just as many voters voted for his opponent and died that same day, so the vote should count.

Answer 5

Absolutely, but their buddy (or local poll worker) shouldn't come in and vote for them in the primary after they're dead!
(Why do I have the feeling this question has a partisan slant?)

Answer 6

Bush did not let a lot of the African Americans votes be counted why would He let a dead Person's be counted...

Answer 7

they lived long enough to vote then yes

Answer 8

yep as they were alive and voted. it counts why not