Voter Fraud News

All-mail elections have received heightened attention in the media these past few weeks. Prominent liberals highly endorse the idea, claiming it allows people to do their patriotic duty without risking being infected by the coronavirus. In reality, without rigid safeguards to prevent fraud, misuse, and voter intimidation, absentee ballot fraud—while it may occur sporadically—already has…

Vote harvesting gives party activists, campaign consultants, and other political guns for hire the ability to manipulate election outcomes either through coercion of voters or outright ballot theft and forgery. Yet, in places such as California and the District of Columbia, vote harvesting is perfectly legal. Vote harvesting occurs when third parties—campaign workers, for example—collect…

A California jury on Aug. 23 convicted a Mexican citizen of identity theft and voter fraud. Two decades ago, Gustavo Araujo Lerma took on the identity of a deceased U.S. citizen and proceeded to vote illegally in a number of U.S. elections. But Lerma didn’t vote for who you might expect. Lerma is a Republican…

Two years ago, I thought voter fraud was a rarity in the United States. I figured that such crimes took place only in nations with corrupt and broken governments—not in “the land of the free.”  I was wrong.  The first person to open my eyes to the amount of voter fraud in America was Hans…

Editor's note: Our coverage of evidence of voter fraud continues to register with The Daily Signal's audience, as you'll see below. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Get ready for a whole lot of this type of fraud in future elections, as described in your report by Fred Lucas, only…

Something amazing is happening: Liberals have suddenly begun to believe in voter fraud. Almost overnight, years of constant denial and disbelief have melted away amid allegations that a congressional election in North Carolina may have been tainted by absentee ballot fraud. In North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, Republican Mark Harris beat his Democratic opponent, Dan…

We often hear people complain that their votes don’t count, and recent election results have many questioning our voting process. Indeed, without effective safeguards, the civil rights movement’s goal of making everybody’s vote count may never be achieved. White authorities in the Jim Crow South used tactics ranging from poll taxes to ballot destruction to…

“Nobody has found any widespread instances of voter fraud.” That’s MSNBC host Katy Tur, expressing what passes for conventional wisdom on the left. They constantly tell us that efforts to pursue voter ID and similar measures are aimed not at election security, but at suppressing the vote. But those who peddle such a view probably…

Editor's note: What's worse, the Russians messing with our elections or us letting our guard down on the right to vote? Your thoughts follow. Don't forget to write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: A person who loses a local election by a few votes may never become the next mayor, then governor, then…

Recent voter fraud cases show the growing importance of upholding election integrity. Last year, Cassandra Amber Marie Ritter was convicted of heroin distribution in Winchester, Virginia. Two weeks later, Ritter voted at a local fire department even though she knew she had lost her right to vote as a consequence of her conviction. She received a…