Do you honestly believe in widespread voter fraud? (legal, Boxer, how much)

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by gladhands

Would you say it's statistically significant?

I don't know.

[bryan85]

I agree it happens, but obviously not enough to please Hillary or the Democrats!

[OpinionExperience]

Fraud Yes, Widespread wouldn't know but not knowing who is coming into our country and the tech power and intent of countries and terrorists I wouldn't be surprised if it is.

Regardless, we need to make voting uniform in all states. A hacker could change votes, our voting is paramount in the future of America.

[Bureaucat]

Statistically significant voter fraud?

Probably more prevalent in lower level races with fewer votes cast. The fewer votes cast, the more chance any one vote that could be fraudulent is significant.

[rego00123]

Fraud will exist in any realm where people have choice and a stake in them.

"Significant" is sometching you would have to give context to.

If you mean significant enough it drastically change the outcome? no, I don't believe it's significant enough to change much of anything on its own.

[HockeyMac18]

I believe some (small) amount of voter fraud happens in all American elections. It likely goes to all sides (while I know most Republicans want to assume it's a "lefty" thing, you're being naive if you think there is never any fraud on the other side, too).



I don't believe it has ever has been enough to make any statistical difference to the overall results. I've never seen legitimate proof that it has, either.

Unless we're talking VERY, VERY small races (in which case, the voting fraud is likely being carried out by the candidates themselves)...but I doubt that is what the OP is talking about (it's likely related to Trump's nonsensical tweets about "illegals" voting).

[jacqueg]

Originally Posted by rego00123

Fraud will exist in any realm where people have choice and a stake in them.

"Significant" is sometching you would have to give context to.

If you mean significant enough it drastically change the outcome? no, I don't believe it's significant enough to change much of anything on its own.

Dunno what other folks mean by significant, but to me, it's the standard statistical definition - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_significance

Yes, it happens. Is it statistically significant? No. So far.

And BTW, convincing individual voters to commit voter fraud would be the least effective (and least cost-effective) action I can imagine for swinging an election.

We should be on the alert for it at the level where votes are counted.

[Scooby Snacks]

If Trump says it, I don't believe it. And having that belief proves right more than wrong, unfortunately.

[RedZin]

I think that any voter fraud that happens is more of an issue in local races than in larger races like president, senate, etc.

In those larger races, I doubt there's any that's of statistical significance.

You probably find way more voter fraud in the race for PTA president.

[ahzzie]

Voter fraud is nothing more than a scare tactic the GOP uses in order to justify their voter suppression activities. Without voter suppression they would lose. That was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt in North Carolina.