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struggle4progress

(118,224 posts)
Sun Aug 12, 2012, 12:01 AM Aug 2012

After a few minutes with this, I worry about campaign & election officials

There are 96 reported convictions for election fraud nationwide since 2000

28 cases of the cases involve voters
- 4 absentee ballot fraud
- 1 voter impersonation
- 2 registration fraud
- 1 non-citizen casting vote
- 7 double voting
- 4 casting ineligible vote
- 7 felons casting ineligible vote

22 cases involve campaign officials
- 7 absentee ballot fraud
- 7 vote buying
- 6 registration fraud
- 1 non-citizen casting vote
- 3 cases of petition fraud
- 1 campaign fraud
- 2 cases of intimidation
- 2 casting ineligible vote

7 cases involve third party organizations
- 1 absentee ballot fraud
- 4 registration fraud
- 2 petition fraud

21 cases involve election officials
- 1 absentee ballot fraud
- 10 of vote buying
- 2 registration fraud
- 2 campaign fraud
- 1 casting ineligible vote
- 7 falsifying election counts

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