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	Name:	longtimer -
	Subject:	I own a car.
	Date:	3/6/2008 12:02:04 AM

While it's hard to argue about who might DESERVE to vote on issues surrounding the lake, what can't be overlooked is how it will be determined who is ALLOWED to vote. Sure, you might have your boat on the lake every weekend from March thru October; when you get to the polls, are they going to ask that? Even if they do, how are you going to prove it?

Should a voting situation ever arise, it will come down to place of primary residence. "Frequent boaters" will be left out, as will "cabin renters." Most "second-homers" will probably get to vote, if they actually own those vacation homes. It might not be fair to the boaters and the renters, but there must be a way to regulate who is going to vote; if "anyone who appears at the polling place" is allowed to cast a ballot, count on seeing a lot of 18-wheelers unloading their human cargo. Three guesses as to who is going to own those trucks... and the votes of the people in those trucks.