Reality About Voter Fraud

by Hawke — published Nov 12, 2020 02:45 PM, last modified Nov 13, 2020 10:32 PM

There is a lot of hype on all sides about voter fraud. Here is the reality.

To date there aren't any huge instances of vote fraud proven.

However, there is a long history of instances of voter fraud, especially for small, tight, narrow margin elections.

Here is a list of proven voter fraud instances (this is by no means comprehensive, I hope over time to keep adding to it as time permits).

Actual proven convictions

Alabama mayor convicted of voter fraud, removed from office
January 17, 2019 - https://apnews.com/article/90460eebd2c44c4c8f7d2c3075758e30
Mexican man convicted of voter fraud in federal elections August 23, 2019 - https://apnews.com/article/f76fb63ec9c54836a088d285e85f832a
Wife of Espanola city councilman is convicted of voter fraud November 7, 2019 - https://apnews.com/article/0ed1a4d2d32f4a17b625647db237d123
July 29, 2020: Four Plead to Voter Fraud Scheme on Skid Row - https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/four-plead-voter-fraud-scheme-skid-row
Iowa woman who tried to vote twice for Trump gets probation August 17, 2017 - https://apnews.com/article/2a9b27c383924c6b97df3c3c69b66039
Indiana Republican Secretary of State Guilty of Voter Fraud, By The Associated Press, Feb. 4, 2012 - https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/us/indiana-secretary-of-state-convicted-in-voter-fraud-case.html
AG Paxton: Court of Appeals Upholds Voter Fraud Conviction of Rosa Ortega - https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/ag-paxton-court-appeals-upholds-voter-fraud-conviction-rosa-ortega
ACORN paid canvassers $5 a bonus if the canvasser returned twenty-one or more voter registration applications - https://law.justia.com/cases/nevada/supreme-court/2012/128-nev-adv-op-no-49.html
Eight voter registration workers admit to fraud - https://ktvo.com/news/local/eight-voter-registration-workers-admit-to-fraud
Indiana Secretary of State Guilty of Voter Fraud - https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/us/indiana-secretary-of-state-convicted-in-voter-fraud-case.html
South Philly judge of elections admits he took bribes to stuff the ballot box for Democratic candidates
by Mensah M. Dean and Julie Shaw, Updated: May 21, 2020 - https://www.inquirer.com/news/voter-fraud-philadelphia-ward-leader-judge-of-elections-domenick-demuro-guilty-plea-20200521.html (leftish source) - https://apnews.com/article/4caee44c73736e54fdbf4ab052c52fe2

Claims from right wingers

https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud/search?state=OR
https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/database-swells-1285-proven-cases-voter-fraud-america
Obama and Acorn Community organizers, phony voters, and your tax dollars. - https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122394051071230749
ACORN Worker Pleads Guilty to Voter Registration Fraud in Kansas City, Mo.Posted on June 4, 2007 - https://nlpc.org/2007/06/04/acorn-worker-pleads-guilty-vote-fraud-kansas-city-mo/
ACORN Scandals Grow & Grow by Malcolm A. Kline on October 26, 2009 - https://www.aim.org/aim-column/acorn-scandals-grow-grow/
Five States Face Federal Lawsuit Over Inaccurate Voter Registrations - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/01/07/five_states_face_federal_lawsuit_over_inaccurate_voter_registrations__142089.html
Supposed Stop the Steal Organizer Ali Akbar Is A Convicted Fraudster, Accused of Plotting Voter Fraud as McCain operative in 2008 November 11, 2020 - https://ussanews.com/News1/2020/11/11/supposed-stop-the-steal-organizer-ali-akbar-is-a-convicted-fraudster-accused-of-plotting-voter-fraud-as-mccain-operative-in-2008
USPS Mail Carrier Charged with Fraud After Allegedly Tampering with Vote-by-Mail Requests - https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/05/26/usps-mail-carrier-charged-with-fraud-after-allegedly-tampering-with-vote-by-mail-requests/
23 Voter Fraud Cases from 2016 and Beyond - https://www.breitbart.com/border/2017/05/05/23-voter-fraud-cases-from-2016-and-beyond/
Four men charged with voter fraud after 800 ballots are discounted in New Jersey special election
by Andrew Mark Miller, Social Media Producer | June 27, 2020 - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/four-men-charged-with-voter-fraud-and-800-ballots-discounted-in-new-jersey-special-election
18 Former ACORN Workers Have Been Convicted or Admitted Guilt in Election Fraud - November 26, 2010Last Update December 23, 2015 - https://www.foxnews.com/politics/18-former-acorn-workers-have-been-convicted-or-admitted-guilt-in-election-fraud
Ex-Philly election official pleads guilty to stuffing ballot box for Democrats By Vincent BaroneMay 21, 2020 - https://nypost.com/2020/05/21/ex-philly-election-official-pleads-guilty-to-voter-fraud/

Claims from left wingers:

There have been just four documented cases of voter fraud in the 2016 election - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/01/0-000002-percent-of-all-the-ballots-cast-in-the-2016-election-were-fraudulent/
https://prospect.org/article/republicans-right-acorn/
https://www.propublica.org/article/rotten-acorn-ad-funded-by-anti-minimum-wage-group
https://www.mediamatters.org/rush-limbaugh/skewed-polls-acorn-and-right-wing-delusion
ACORN Responds To GOP Bogus "Voter Fraud Charges" - https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0810/S00259/acorn-responds-to-gop-bogus-voter-fraud-charges.htm?from-mobile=bottom-link-01
America's shameful history of voter suppression - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/13/america-history-voter-suppression-donald-trump-election-fraud
North Carolina GOP Operative Faces New Felony Charges That Allege Ballot Fraud July 30, 2019 - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/30/746800630/north-carolina-gop-operative-faces-new-felony-charges-that-allege-ballot-fraud
Voter fraud retires shameless GOP official - https://www.salon.com/2012/02/27/vote_fraud_retires_shameless_gop_official/
Former Colorado GOP chairman sentenced for voter fraud - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/steve-curtis-former-colorado-gop-chairman-sentenced-for-voter-fraud/

Additional References

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-vote-by-mail-explainer-idUSKBN2482SA

http://www.ejfi.org/Voting/Voting-9.htm#miami1997.

https://www.justice.gov/crt/case-document/file/1184356/download

https://www.michigan.gov/som/0,4669,7-192-47796-508151--,00.html

Federal Authorities Charge Nineteen with Voter Fraud
GREENSBORO, N.C. - https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdnc/pr/federal-authorities-charge-nineteen-voter-fraud

ACORN fights to survive amid troubles - https://www.denverpost.com/2009/10/03/acorn-fights-to-survive-amid-troubles/

Absentee ballots may be missing - http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/10/28/absentee_ballots_may_be_missing/

ACORN and voter registration fraud - https://ballotpedia.org/ACORN_and_voter_registration_fraud#cite_note-10 - https://ballotpedia.org/ACORN_and_voter_registration_fraud#cite_note-12

ACORN Accusations - https://www.factcheck.org/2008/10/acorn-accusations/

https://www.wunc.org/sites/wunc/files/indictments_july_30_2019.pdf

19 aliens charged with voter fraud in North Carolina following ICE investigation - https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/19-aliens-charged-voter-fraud-north-carolina-following-ice-investigation?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Rare case of voter registration fraud alleged
By EVAN GOODENOW The Winchester Star Oct 6, 2020 - https://www.winchesterstar.com/winchester_star/rare-case-of-voter-registration-fraud-alleged/article_aaf25428-9241-5327-8480-214ab44ed685.html

Jerry Brown pardons California lawmaker convicted of felony voter fraud - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/21/jerry-brown-pardons-roderick-wright-california-sta/

Weld jury convicts former GOP chairman accused of voter fraud, forgery - https://www.greeleytribune.com/2017/12/07/weld-jury-still-out-in-case-of-former-gop-chairman-accused-of-voter-fraud-forgery/