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Debunk the myth of voter fraud
- A new Project Vote report, The Politics of Voter Fraud finds that fraudulent voting, or the intentional corruption of the voting process by voters, is extremely rare. Yet, false or exaggerated claims of fraudulent voting are commonly made in close electoral contests, and later cited by proponents of laws that restrict voting. The report is authored by Lorraine Minnite, Ph.D., Barnard College, Columbia University.
- An Investigator’s Guide to Voter Fraud, The Brennan Center for Justice offers a guide to common flaws in claims of voter fraud and urges reporters, analysts, advocates, and scholars interested in the election process to ask specific questions when confronting a claim that voter fraud has occurred.
- According to Washington Post reporters Michael Waldman and Justin Levitt, “The notion of widespread voter fraud, as these prosecutors found out, is itself a fraud. Firing a prosecutor for failing to find wide voter fraud is like firing a park ranger for failing to find Sasquatch.” Click here to read the article.