At least 108 legitimate voters were not purged from the list until after the election.

It now appears that many of these people were legitimate voters whose bad handwriting doomed their chances of participating.

For example a legitimate voter may be 'accidentally' removed from the electoral roll, making it difficult or impossible for them to vote.

Our votes must count with one vote per legitimate voter.

He never asked whether legitimate voters were being frozen out of the process.

Decisions were difficult, particularly with ballots that appeared to be from legitimate voters yet did not comply with the rules.

"He's as legitimate as any elected mayor, and students are legitimate voters."

But the likely result will be the elimination of a lot of legitimate voters and an increased potential for political mischief.

"Tens of thousands of legitimate new voters will be able to vote for the first time this November and that's a good thing," he said.

All the same, her mom has lived in the same house in Brooklyn for years, and is a legitimate voter.