Dr. John Lott has a piece at Newsweek on the concerns over vote fraud with mail-in ballots. This piece is based upon our research on voting rules around the world available here. Thirty-seven states have changed their mail-in voting procedures this year in...
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Original Research: Why do most countries ban mail-in ballots?: They have seen massive vote fraud problems
Given all the concern about vote fraud, the CPRC investigated how other countries have handled the process. The paper is available for download here. Here is the abstract: Thirty-seven states have so far changed their mail-in voting procedures this year in response to...
UPDATED: Examples of Vote Fraud for Mail-in Ballots
The vast majority of Europe and developed countries ban absentee ballots, let alone the type of universal mail-in voting that is being demanded these days (our research is available here). There are problems with both vote buying and vote fraud. Vote buying cases are...
Philadelphia Election Judge single handedly voted so many times that he accounted for as much as 22% of votes in races
Over three elections, a election judge in Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to standing in an election booth and voting as fast as he could over and over again. Domenick J. DeMuro faces up to 15 years in federal prison for this fraud. From the Philadelphia Inquirer: A...
At Real Clear Politics: COVID-19 Danger at the Polls Is Exaggerated
Dr. John Lott had a new piece at Real Clear Politics on the continued push for mail-in ballots because of the Coronavirus “No Californian should be forced to risk their health in order to exercise their right to vote,” warns California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Last Friday,...
In the Wall Street Journal: Heed Jimmy Carter on the Danger of Mail-In Voting, ‘Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.’
Dr. John Lott has a new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. ‘Absentee ballots remain the largest source of potential voter fraud.” That quote isn’t from President Trump, who criticized mail-in voting this week after Wisconsin Democrats tried and failed to change an...




