{"id":351465,"date":"2020-03-17T09:36:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/voting\/how-u-s-elections-work\/what-is-electoral-and-voter-fraud.html"},"modified":"2024-04-23T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:52:30","slug":"what-is-electoral-and-voter-fraud","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/voting\/how-u-s-elections-work\/what-is-electoral-and-voter-fraud.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is Electoral and Voter Fraud?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What Is Electoral and Voter Fraud?<\/h1>\n
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Claims of voter fraud have become commonplace in the American political landscape. What exactly is voter fraud? How prevalent is it? And what do we know about how and when it happens?<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For something to be fraud, it must be intentional. So, when discussing voter or electoral fraud, we are talking about intentional corruption of the election process.<\/p>\r\n

People often use the terms "electoral fraud" and "voter fraud" interchangeably. Here, we’ll explain what these terms mean and how they differ. We will also offer examples of voter and election fraud.<\/p>\r\n

What Is Voter Fraud?<\/h2>\r\n

Voter fraud is the illegal or unlawful behavior of voters. It can come in many forms.<\/p>\r\n

Some of the more common types of voter fraud include:<\/p>\r\n