Nevada elections / workplace as residence?

[Tracy Quan]

This news item has been circulating on a sex workers rights mailing list.
It would be interesting to know the other side of this story -- what the
prostitutes in those brothels say about their living arrangements. This has 
come up in the past and, in at least one case, the person attempting to
register had no other residence at the time.

								-- TQ

Subject: 10/07: Fraud Alleged Among Prostitutes [NV Voting Rights]

Fraud Alleged Among Prostitutes
.c The Associated Press

MUSTANG, Nev. (AP) -- Fearing a close call in the November election, a
county sheriff candidate is trying to block as many as 100 prostitutes from
voting in the next election based on residency requirements.

Charles Porchia contends the prostitutes at two legal brothels in Storey
County list those brothels as their legal residence, although they actually
live outside the county.

``While it is true they work in Storey County, I have personal knowledge
that they are not actually residents of Storey County,'' Porchia said in
his complaint filed Tuesday with the secretary of state's office.

``The prostitutes no more `live' in the rooms they rent for their business
than a hairdresser `lives' at the station he or she rents in a beauty
salon.''

Pat Whitten, Porchia's opponent, agreed that residency rules should be
strictly enforced.

Porchia, a reserve sheriff's deputy, provided a list of 195 prostitutes
whose names show up on county voter registration rolls. Many no longer live
in the area but their names remain on the list until they miss two
consecutive general elections.

AP-NY-10-07-98 1936EDT
Copyright 1998 The Associated Press.

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