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Send in my ballot by mail for all elections and sign it. Election fraud is a miniscule problem in the USA, there's probably a bigger problem with e-voting not c
by stevenwoo 9y ago
Send in my ballot by mail for all elections and sign it. Election fraud is a miniscule problem in the USA, there's probably a bigger problem with e-voting not counting the votes correctly with all the unauditable systems being used currently. The only people who claim the USA has a signficant voter fraud problem are trying to suppress turnout among minorities.
- shard972 9y agoI'm sorry but what is your counterpoint? That you don't provide ID so voter fraud is not an issue? This is kind of what i'm saying, that in a system where there is no ID checks, what stops fraud from occurring other than people stating "we haven't found it at a large scale at this time". I live in Australia, why would i be interested in suppressing minority voters in the USA? I don't even get the chain of logic in claiming this. How does asking for ID when voting suppress minorities? Are minority citizen entitled to ID?
- stevenwoo 9y agoSuppressing minority voters is the reason it is called for in the United States. The only people who think it is widespread in the United States are members of right wing organizations and generally states that had to have the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (made to stop the suppression of minority voters) imposed upon them by the federal government. The reason the type of voter fraud you are suggesting is rare is because it's not that effective at swinging an election and it's cheaper to buy a politician's vote legally in the USA. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/upshot/vote-fraud-is-rare-but-myth-is-widespread.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/upshot/vote-fraud-is-rare...