A new nationwide analysis of more than 2,000 cases of alleged election fraud over the past dozen years shows that in-person voter impersonation on Election Day, which has prompted 37 state legislatures to enact or consider tougher voter ID laws, was virtually nonexistent. [cont.] Natasha Khan and Corbin Carson, Washington […] Read more »
A Détente Before the Election
Does voter fraud sometimes happen in the United States? You bet. But we are dealing with this relatively small problem in an irrational and partisan way. … I have not found a single election over the last few decades in which impersonation fraud had the slightest chance of changing an […] Read more »
Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes
… As more states put in place strict voter ID rules, an AP review of temporary ballots from Indiana and Georgia, which first adopted the most stringent standards, found that more than 1,200 such votes were tossed during the 2008 general election. … The numbers suggest that the legitimate votes […] Read more »
Law firm: political poll is bait-and-switch
A robo-calling campaign that starts out as a political poll and turns into a pitch for Caribbean time shares has drawn the attention of state regulators and consumer watchdogs. Residents in Massachusetts and other states, including people on the Federal Communications Commission Do-Not-Call Registry, have reported receiving the automated calls, […] Read more »