Congressman proposes the “You Must Be Alive To Vote Act”

By Kathrine Alderman Riverbend News At a meeting of Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 2, Brian Babin of the House of Representatives introduced the "You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020." As much as that title might sound a little silly, it's something that actually makes sense to address. Even though it might be evident that someone dead can't physically vote, what this bill is really addressing is voter fraud. Sometimes, to commit voter fraud, an individual will register to vote under a deceased person's name. If they are able to pull the registration off, then they are effectively able to vote twice, or even more—once for them and once for however many deceased individuals they reg