Title: Who Can Vote? - A News21 2012 National Project
Headings: Comprehensive Database of U.S. Voter Fraud Uncovers No Evidence That Photo ID Is Needed
Comprehensive Database of U.S. Voter Fraud Uncovers No Evidence That Photo ID Is Needed
Content: Click the image to view the News21 fraud database. Analysis of the resulting comprehensive News21 election fraud database turned up 10 cases of voter impersonation. With 146 million registered voters in the United States during that time, those 10 cases represent one out of about every 15 million prospective voters. “Voter fraud at the polls is an insignificant aspect of American elections,” said elections expert David Schultz, professor of public policy at Hamline University School of Business in St. Paul, Minn.
“There is absolutely no evidence that (voter impersonation fraud) has affected the outcome of any election in the United States, at least any recent election in the United States,” Schultz said. The News21 analysis of its election fraud database shows: In-person voter-impersonation fraud is rare. The database shows 207 cases of other types of fraud for every case of voter impersonation. “The fraud that matters is the fraud that is organized. That’s why voter impersonation is practically non-existent because it is difficult to do and it is difficult to pull people into conspiracies to do it,” said Lorraine Minnite, professor of public policy and administration at Rutgers University. There is more fraud in absentee ballots and voter registration than any other categories.