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    How Red Tape and Bad Policy Make Way for Voter Fraud

    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…
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    19 Arrests Later, a Texas Town Is Torn Apart Over Voter Fraud

    EDINBURG, Texas—The story that thrust a Rio Grande Valley city into the national spotlight is hardly a new anomaly, say residents such as Richard Monte. “Down here, voter fraud is not all that unusual,” says Monte, a city planning consultant in a brown suit jacket, sitting with other activists at a table in Coffee Zone…
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    Voter Fraud Charges Endanger Texas Mayor, Topple Another in NJ

    In a tale of two city mayors arrested last week on voter fraud charges, one resigned while the other says a jury will decide. Edinburg, Texas, Mayor Richard Molina doesn’t plan to go anywhere. Molina won the mayor’s race in November 2017 by 1,240 votes. But on April 25, Texas Rangers arrested the mayor and…
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    We Hear You: Getting to the Bottom of Voter Fraud

    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…
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    North Carolina Election Fraud Should Be a Wake-Up Call for the Left

    Widespread fraud by a political operative working for a Republican is forcing a redo of the 2018 midterm race for North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. The news confirms just how vulnerable our elections are to voter fraud, and how profound the consequences can be. That should be the takeaway. Yet many on the left and…
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    What a Registration Surprise in Texas Tells Us About Voter Fraud

    The man in charge of elections in Texas made a surprise announcement last week: As many as 95,000 noncitizens had registered to vote, and 58,000 of them may have voted in at least one election between 1996 and 2018. The finding announced by Texas Secretary of State David Whitley is serious, and almost immediately the…
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    Voter Fraud Leads to Removal of Alabama Mayor

    The mayor of Gordon, Alabama, was removed from office last week after a jury found him guilty on two felony counts of absentee ballot fraud. Both he and his one-time constituents are learning firsthand the high price of voter fraud. Of course, to hear many on the left tell the story, voter fraud isn’t real….
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    Yes, What Happened in North Carolina Is Voter Fraud

    More than a month after the November election, the details of an apparent voter fraud scandal orchestrated by a North Carolina Republican operative are still coming to light. A coordinated absentee ballot harvesting ring may have gathered, tampered with, or destroyed hundreds of ballots. The outcome of the House race in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional…
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    Amid Alleged Voter Fraud in NC, Left Celebrates California System Susceptible to Same Fraud

    It’s time for progressives to make up their minds: either they’re concerned about voter fraud, or not. Right now, even as liberals fret over potential voter fraud in North Carolina, where vote irregularities favored the Republican candidate, they’re also celebrating Democratic victories in California—a state whose system could easily be susceptible to the same kind…
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    Election Fraud Doesn’t Exist Until Liberals Want It to Exist

    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…
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    New Voter Fraud Cases Show Need to Secure Our Elections

    The midterm elections are less than a week away, and that means that ensuring the integrity of the electoral process is more important than ever. If Americans cannot say with certainty that their votes will be counted, that the process is free of fraud, and the outcome is valid, what incentive do they have to…
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    Voter Fraud Undermines the Votes of Black Americans

    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…
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    MSNBC Is Wrong. There Is Voter Fraud, and Here’s Evidence.

    “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…
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    We Hear You: Voter Fraud, Russian Meddling, American Women, and More

    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…
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    Instances of Voter Fraud Continue to Mount, Further Compromising Our Elections

    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…
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    Right Side of History: Voter Fraud and Attempts to Steal Elections as Old as the Republic

    “The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events of America’s past. On this week’s episode, hosts Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal, and Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal’s White House correspondent, discuss the history of voter…
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    Add These Voter Fraud Cases to the Growing List

    Despite the lack of media coverage, evidence of election fraud continues to mount. This week, The Heritage Foundation added 26 new entries to its election fraud database, bringing the searchable ledger to a total of 1,132 proven instances of election fraud. That includes 983 cases that ended in a criminal conviction, 48 that led to…
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    The Only Misleading Claim About Voter Fraud: ‘It Doesn’t Exist’

    At the heart of democracy lies not just the right to vote, but the right to vote in a free and fair election. After all, what incentive do voters have to cast ballots if they have no faith in the integrity of the process or the accuracy of the outcome? That is why, last year,…
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    Why Dissolving the Election Fraud Commission Is a True Loss for the Nation

    This week, the White House announced the sudden, disappointing news that the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was being dissolved. Liberal advocacy groups, which for months have worked to obstruct the group’s efforts to examine the integrity and security of the ballot box, ecstatically declared victory. But their win is a loss for the…
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    How Trump Administration Will Fight Voter Fraud After Shutting Down Panel

    After issuing an executive order late Wednesday closing his commission to investigate voter fraud, President Donald Trump now stresses the need for more voter identification and has tasked the Department of Homeland Security with ensuring the integrity of elections. The White House so far is not saying that the president will call for a national…
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