Does voter fraud sometimes result in stolen elections? Absolutely. Is voter fraud always uncovered in elections? Absolutely not. Does voter fraud sometimes involve thousands or hundreds of thousands of illegitimate votes? Absolutely. Do crooked politicians commit voter fraud and then lie about it? Absolutely. Will unscrupulous politicians manipulate voting laws in order to make voter fraud possible? Absolutely.
Here is a recent example:
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A California city councilman and five other people are facing election fraud charges following a June vote-by-mail runoff in which the councilman won re-election by one vote.
Compton Councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with intent to influence an election, City News Service reported.
Galvan allegedly tried to bribe a registrar’s office employee using concert tickets, the Los Angeles Times reported. That employee and an election observer alerted authorities about Galvan, the report said.
The remaining four defendants were accused of registering to vote using Dawson’s home address even though they didn’t live there, Los Angeles County prosecutors said, according to the station. Those four defendants are accused of voting illegally, the report said.
Galvan defeated opponent Andre Spicer 855 to 854, according to City News Service.
At least three improper ballots were discovered, affecting the outcome of the runoff, authorities said, according to the Times.
Compton city councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with intent to influence an election, authorities say. (City of Compton Website)
Compton city councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with intent to influence an election, authorities say. (City of Compton Website)
The Compton case was the second instance in recent month in which suspects attempted to influence the outcome of mail-in voting in Los Angeles County, the Times reported.
Last November, nearly 8,000 ballots were mailed to "fictitious, nonexistent or deceased" people for a mayoral election in Hawthorne, according to the newspaper. None of those ballots were included in the tally for that election, the report said.
Here is a recent example:
Voter fraud concerns: California city councilman, 5 others facing charges
A California city councilman and five other people are facing election fraud charges following a June vote-by-mail runoff in which the councilman won re-election by one vote.
A California city councilman and five other people are facing election fraud charges following a June vote-by-mail runoff in which the councilman won re-election by one vote.
Compton Councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with intent to influence an election, City News Service reported.
Galvan allegedly tried to bribe a registrar’s office employee using concert tickets, the Los Angeles Times reported. That employee and an election observer alerted authorities about Galvan, the report said.
The remaining four defendants were accused of registering to vote using Dawson’s home address even though they didn’t live there, Los Angeles County prosecutors said, according to the station. Those four defendants are accused of voting illegally, the report said.
Galvan defeated opponent Andre Spicer 855 to 854, according to City News Service.
At least three improper ballots were discovered, affecting the outcome of the runoff, authorities said, according to the Times.
Compton city councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with intent to influence an election, authorities say. (City of Compton Website)
Compton city councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, was charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud and attempted bribery with intent to influence an election, authorities say. (City of Compton Website)
The Compton case was the second instance in recent month in which suspects attempted to influence the outcome of mail-in voting in Los Angeles County, the Times reported.
Last November, nearly 8,000 ballots were mailed to "fictitious, nonexistent or deceased" people for a mayoral election in Hawthorne, according to the newspaper. None of those ballots were included in the tally for that election, the report said.
