Warning! Voter Registration Site "IWantToVote.com Under Investigation

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Attorney General Investigating Voter-Registration Web Site

Mar. 24 WRAL

Raleigh, N.C. — A company that claims to take a hassle out of registering to vote is under scrutiny from state officials.

“They (IWantToVote.com) were asking for things like Social Security numbers, which we don't require,” said Gary Bartlett, executive director of the State Board of Elections.

IWantToVote.com offers to help folks register to vote if they provide personal information and pay a fee for postage, technology and material. A credit or debit card number is required for the consumer to receive a completed application that he or she then has to submit.

The state Board of Elections became suspicious of the Web site's motives, along with the potential for identity theft,and asked the state Attorney General's Office to investigate. “In fact, voter registration is a free process for the voter and they were trying to charge a $10 processing fee,” Bartlett said.

The Web site has ties to Oklahoma, where the Better Business Bureau has received a complaint.
A consumer who registered with the Web site said he was charged $16 initially and $10 every month since October.

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[lligrd]

1. K&R

[sharesunited]

2. That website name registered to Domains by Proxy.

Usually not a good sign.

[PetraPooh]

3. Poppy cock, it just means that someone wants privacy. (more)

I do think that site is a problem, please don't misunderstand. But I have a site and manage a couple others, and all of them are given that same type of ownership privacy. I assure you there is nothing questionable at the sites I manage, none even have online purchasing, just online order/estimate requests.

[sharesunited]

4. Privacy in this regard too often means

privacy from the wrath of someone who has been cheated. Not speaking of you. Just a personal observation, formed from frequent lookups, about the incentive to conceal. I am highly skeptical of the social good of Domains By Proxy. Same with anonymous slots at Mailboxes Etc.

[PetraPooh]

5. I disagree, it is actually recommended by many webservice providers.