Title: Trump's Latest Voter Fraud Misinformation - FactCheck.org
Headings: Trump’s Latest Voter Fraud Misinformation
Trump’s Latest Voter Fraud Misinformation
Mail-in and Absentee Ballots
California Misinformation
Prevalence of Voter Fraud

Content: Election experts told us that Trump is exaggerating the amount of voter fraud via mail-in ballots. They say it is more common than in-person voting fraud (something that Trump has repeatedly distorted ), but still rare. “Election fraud committed with absentee ballots is more prevalent than in person voting but it is still rare,” Richard L. Hasen, a professor of law and political science at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, and author of “ The Voting Wars ,” told us via email. “ States can and do take steps to minimize the risks, especially given the great benefits of convenience — and now safety — from the practice.” In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, Hasen cited a database created by News21, a national investigative reporting project that tracks cases of election fraud. News21 found absentee-ballot ballot fraud was the most prevalent type of election fraud, comprising about 24% of reported prosecutions between 2000 and 2012. “But the total number of cases was just 491 — during a period in which literally billions of votes were cast,” Hasen wrote. “ While certain pockets of the country have seen their share of absentee-ballot scandals, problems are extremely rare in the five states that rely primarily on vote-by-mail, including the heavily Republican state of Utah.” The five states that already vote primarily by mail are Utah, Colorado, Hawaii, Washington and Oregon. And, of course, all states allow some form of absentee voting by mail.