tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post112568926116128538..comments2023-11-05T02:49:28.946-05:00Comments on Bull City Mutterings: Postal Street Delivery Assignments Confuse TravelersBasioneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13513338518929461384noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-1126028341953304752005-09-06T13:39:00.000-04:002005-09-06T13:39:00.000-04:00Wrong postal addresses can cause confusion in othe...Wrong postal addresses can cause confusion in other matters, as well.<BR/><BR/>My previous address was listed as Morrisville but was physically in Durham County. When I went to the good ol' DMV to get my NC Driver's License, they also offered to register me to vote -- not in Durham County, but in WAKE County, based on my mailing address (despite the fact that I was at a Durham DMV location). I corrected them and registered in Durham, of course, but it made me wonder -- how many people living in my apartment complex, or in these mistakenly-identified areas, only <I>think</I> they know what county they live in, based on their street addresses and what the DMV tells them? Most people who live in apartments don't have to deal with county services directly, so may not know or care specifically which county they live in, and may have mistakenly registered to vote in Wake or elsewhere. Are there checkpoints to prevent this, or is everything, including vehicle registration, etc., based on street address? When you go to vote, I know you have to show proof of address, but if that address is in Morrisville... Besides confusion to visitors, could Durham also be missing out on registered voters and property taxes based these mis-assigned street addresses, as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com