Election Fraud and Misconduct

All Americans are concerned about the veracity of our democratic results. Fraud and misconduct undermine that confidence and must be avoided.

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(This issue paper was created by the National Network for Election Reform, the largest national coalition dedicated to improving eleciton administration at the federal, state and local level.)

Fraud takes many forms. It includes actions of election officials removing eligible voters from the registration rolls and it includes ineligible voters showing up to the polling place. It includes private individuals and organizations providing false information to voters to prevent them from voting and it includes deliberately intimidating and deceiving voters to keep them away from the ballot box. Fraud is perpetrated when voter registration cards are destroyed or tampered. Any definition that is not this broad prevents decision makers from coming up with appropriate solutions.