And then there's the issue
of vote fraud.
Even in a close race, if a candidate this week successfully challenges a state's election results (such as proof
of vote fraud), would the U.S. Supreme Court intervene?
Earl Mazo, a reporter for the pro-Nixon New York Herald Tribune, investigated the voting in Chicago and «claimed to have discovered sufficient evidence
of vote fraud to prove that the state was stolen for Kennedy.»
During the legal process, each side accused the other
of vote fraud, and a significant number of absentee ballots were disputed.
Meanwhile, police have begun investigating two alleged incidents
of voting fraud during yesterday's vote.
The potential danger
of voting fraud is much greater given that it's much easier to defraud an election.
Police said last night that they were investigating two alleged incidents
of voting fraud in the contest.
Not exact matches
Due to rising concerns about the use
of stolen biometric identifiers to commit identity
fraud, the
vote wasn't even close.
Doing so will significantly diminish the likelihood
of electoral
fraud, which is a huge issue despite the prevalence
of electronic
voting systems.
«I think he's stated his concerns
of voter
fraud and people
voting illegally during the campaign.
He should have taken a lesson from London, Ont., mayor, Joe Fontana, who did declare a conflict
of interest when his council
voted to ask him to leave office in light
of fraud charges stemming from his time as a federal cabinet minister.
Moore, whose campaign filed a last - minute «election
fraud» complaint on Thursday just before the results were certified just after 2 p.m. EST, claimed that widespread voter
fraud had contributed to his more than 20,000
vote loss to Jones, a number that was not significantly altered by the inclusion
of military and provisional ballots that were later counted.
During an interview with CNN, Merrill, who
voted for Moore, outlined some
of the voter
fraud claims his office has had to deal with in the weeks that followed Jones's surprise victory and Moore's refusal to concede the race.
I read a terrific study by Richard Charnin, who is a mathematician, a liberal Democrat, an eccentric but brilliant guy, who concludes on the basis
of the exit polls and the actual
vote on a precinct - by - precinct basis that the swing can not be that wide without widespread voter
fraud.
Last year, officials from Moscow's government told local media that they were looking into the technology in a bid to reduce the risk
of fraud when people are
voting on city management issues.
The
voting rights act has been eviscerated and we'll see lots more «voter
fraud» laws soon and the likes
of Citizens United and dark money PACs will flood the electorate with muck - raking the like
of which we have never seen.
The voter ID laws to battle «
voting fraud» when a total
of.02 %
of fraud was found nationwide IS between the lines racism.
Even more sad republicans did not win the election putting them in govt such election win gained came via massive
voting fraud / coupled with the corrupt ruling
of an supreme court decision / awarding them victory.
But in November 2004, regardless
of claims about voter
fraud, Bush actually won the popular
vote by over 3.5 million ballots, making his regime and his wars ours.
It's a little too late for praying, it's Mrs.Clinton's call to be @ the helm; now, with her hubby Mr.Clinton as VP; and one
of you out
of all
of you, need to tell Romney he's committed
fraud, for leaving the Post
of so - called gov.that theirs a 2 yr.interval that must be met; the same fo Obama; whom is worst off then Bush Jr.then for none
of you to have no Allegiance to be nothing but commander
of thieves, since April 4th, 1968 to presently; in the killing
of Dr.King Jr.must still go under Oath to all you perjurers; that mustn't go unpunished to the array
of charges I have stored up against each
of yo on every job, on every public premise; that Obama didn't praywhen he lied to GOD ALMIGHTY in perjury; to have left the seat
of sen.to jump to the office; knowing he hadn't a clue what to do; so he got Joe, which is Cheney all over; whom should
of been out
of public; and he knows that and all the fugitives, even in the Italian led court in DC; that will have to answer to what is -LCB- H.R. 7152 -RCB-; and why they let Olsen for Bush Jr.waste the American's People's time, not to mention all the lives that's been lost; for the tyrannies since 1968 to presently has cost;
Vote I, Edward Baltimore; to confirm I; Governor
of DC; as
of 2/16/12; cause DC; has been a State, already; and all you slaves from State to State; need to snap out
of your peonage which is prohibited by Federal Laws; on anybody!!!!!!!
But first, note that the total number
of identified voter
fraud cases in Kansas since 2000 is 97... out
of literally millions
of votes cast.
If you lie in order to get representatives»
votes (which is obviously something
of value), is that not
fraud, and if it is, is it not possible for it to be a felony?
In person voter
fraud pretty much never happens (though someone was convicted
of it yesterday in Dallas (a convict on probation who
voted even though she had no franchise)-RRB-.
A 51 - 49 % split would have the winner win by 250
votes, which is more than the 239 known cases
of fraud.
It is beyond the extent
of this short rant, but the system developed by virtual currencies like Bitcoin would make
voting fraud all but impossible.
But while the
voting process itself has been described as fair by most international observers, the political campaign and the actual counting
of the
votes — no doubt the most important part
of the democratic election process — has been characterized by the abuse
of power, the excessive role
of money, extraordinary events such as power cuts in the polling stations, fights between party representatives, accusations
of fraud and scandals in denying observers access to polling stations.
President Trump said that voter
fraud is widespread and again claimed that «millions and millions»
of votes were cast fraudulently — a claim for which no evidence exists.
Liberals often claim that while there may be other forms
of voter
fraud in the United States, like voter registration
fraud, the only kind
of voter
fraud that a voter ID law can possibly prevent is in - person voter
fraud (where someone shows up at a polling station and
votes when they're not legally permitted), and that there have been almost no documented cases
of someone committing intentional in - person voter
fraud in the United States.
5) Did Dr Bawumia peddle falsehood at the Supreme Court in 2012 about electoral
fraud, padding
of votes, rigging and when he was pushed for evidence, his response was that «You and I were not there»?
If such a legislature would exist, I would expect this
voting pattern to be the result
of large - scale election
fraud.
The cases Abbott prosecuted represent a small fraction
of the total
vote in the elections in which the
fraud happened.
What Stein is proving here is that in all this talk
of hacking — and international governmental interference and voter
fraud — there is a way to find out whether the
vote totals are accurate: If there is a paper trail, official
vote totals can be easily verified in a manual recount.
«Requiring ID at the
voting booth seems like a simple step to me to help ensure the security
of voting and prevent
fraud,» said Gallivan.
As for regulating the «manner»
of elections, the Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean «matters like notices, registration, supervision
of voting, protection
of voters, prevention
of fraud and corrupt practices, counting
of votes, duties
of inspectors and canvassers, and making and publication
of election returns.»
Illinois moved its primary date up from the end
of March to the beginning
of February and in conjunction with denying Michigan's right to
vote, the democratic race results were reversed just in time for all the caucus
fraud that then ensued in February.
In Oregon you can register to
vote with a utility bill, and all
voting is by mail so might be expected to be one
of the most vulnerable to
fraud.
Gillibrand and her Democratic colleagues are still seeking one last GOP
vote necessary to pass the 9/11 health care bill, and she is accusing the Republicans
of pushing a «pack
of lies» about the bill by suggesting it will be a «job killer» and open the door to
fraud.
There are statistics which show a very low number
of reported voter
fraud cases, but at the same time such statistics are useless unless the
voting officials are focused on catching immigrants
voting illegally.
So a maximal percentage with 100 %
fraud is easy to quantify, and you can use other data to estimate what percentage
of non-citizens are
voting on average and multiply the two to get a fairly decent, highly localized estimate.
Liberia's Supreme Court on Monday put a presidential run - off on hold until the electoral commission can investigate claims
of irregularities and alleged
fraud in last month's first round
of voting.
If the recount reveals systematic error resulting from
fraud or an error
of the law, the courts can have the
vote set aside.
On Wednesday, Opposition candidate Railo Odinga said hackers broke into Kenya's election commission computer systems and database overnight, leading to «massive and extensive»
vote fraud that nullified the published victory
of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Four Democratic state senators
voted against the payment
of $ 27,230.88 to the widow
of former Assemblyman Bill Nojay, who faced federal
fraud charges at the time
of his suicide.
«Ultimately, their smear campaign allowed them to defeat the last Republican who
voted for marriage equality and gun safety, replacing him with Senator - elect Panepinto, who was convicted
of election
fraud a few years ago,» the memo says, referring to a 13 - year - old case.
Reports
of alleged electoral
fraud through impersonation more than doubled between 2014 and 2016, according to the Electoral Commission, but other campaigners voiced concerns that the scheme would be a barrier to
voting.
This month, Sir John Holmes, the chair
of the Electoral Commission, said requiring photographic ID was vital if the government was to stamp out postal
vote fraud.
Grimm, who was hit with a 20 - count federal indictment on
fraud and other charges in April stemming from alleged wrongdoing in his ownership
of a Manhattan health restaurant prior to his election to congress, told the audience that it was fair for voters to look at that indictment when deciding whether or not to
vote for him.
A federal jury
voted Tuesday to convict Joe Percoco, former senior aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on three out
of six charges
of bribery and honest services
fraud, but found two executives accused
of bribing him not guilty
of most
of the charges, and remain deadlocked over the guilt
of a third executive, after more than a week
of deliberation.
Civil rights groups say law will weaken ability
of minorities and youths to
vote; governor says it will stop
fraud
Political activist John «Rus» Thompson quietly pleaded not guilty at his arraignment on
voting fraud charges yesterday afternoon without the full retinue
of supporters who attended his earlier court appearance.