It’s amusing how, when the subject of rigged elections comes up, some people equate “fraud” with “voter fraud”. Wrong. There’s another kind of fraud: Count-fraud. If you have count-fraud, you don’t even need voter-fraud.
Voter Suppression articles on Democracy Chronicles
Voter suppression is an illegal strategy to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from exercising their right to vote. Also see our section on American democracy and our articles on Voter Turnout and Voter Access.
1981 Lawsuit Means RNC Must Denounce Vigilante Poll Watchers
A tainted history of using vigilante poll watchers to suppress voters returns after Trump campaign comments
Have Chicago’s Voting Protections Gone Far Enough?
Trump campaign launched critique of Chicago’s voting protections but locals feel the problem was fixed
What Potential Election Problems Do Watchdogs Worry About?
Long lines, last minute location changes and deceptive mailers are some potential election problems
Wisconsin Voter ID Enforced Despite Program’s End
New worries that barriers to obtaining the free Wisconsin voter ID enforced despite changes to program
Call For Poll Watchers is More Dangerous Than It Seems
Concern over election fraud is no excuse for poll watchers to intimidate other citizens during the vote
Four Separate Crisis Add Up to Voter Access Disaster
Barriers old and new combine to create this unprecedented national scale voter access disaster
Be Careful Not to Encourage Voter Intimidation and Disruption
Voter intimidation used to be a major barrier to democracy and still needs a close watch
VIDEO: Ballot Box Lines Affecting Black Voters Most
African-Americans face longer ballot box lines than average in another example of skewed voting rules
Soros Plans 10 Million Sign Ups in Mass Voter Registration Push
Open Society Foundation outlines plans for a voter registration push lasting until at least 2018