[EL] Voter fraud? What voter fraud!?! Nothing to see here, people. Move along.

[Salvador Peralta]

Joe,

Isolated incidents of voter fraud do occur.  For example, here in Oregon, a Clackamas County elections worker was caught allegedly filling out ballots with a straight Republican ticket for voters who chose not to vote in certain races:

http://now.msn.com/deanna-swenson-accused-of-tampering-with-two-ballots-during-stint-as-election-worker

Elections fraud is not limited to actual voting of course, but also to voter registration drives, as we also saw in 2012:

http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/19/14556980-gop-registration-worker-charged-with-voter-fraud?lite

The problem is that the cures recommended by folks such as yourself for these relatively isolated incidents tend to be overly broad and tend to disproportionately target minority voters. 

The other problem for someone like yourself who has a genuine interest in voter fraud and not voter suppression is that a lot of water is being carried for you on this issue by those who seem to be admitting that their own motives for  addressing "voter fraud" are not quite so pure as your own:  

http://www.salon.com/2012/07/27/fla_republican_we_suppressed_black_votes/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuOT1bRYdK8

It begs the question, have you spoken out against efforts actually do appear to intentionally target minority voters.  

If not, why not?  

Best,

Sal Peralta




________________________________
 From: Joe La Rue <joseph.e.larue at gmail.com>
To: law-election at uci.edu 
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 7:35 AM
Subject: [EL] Voter fraud? What voter fraud!?! Nothing to see here, people. Move along.
 

This is not directed at Rick, who has candidly acknowledged that voter fraud does, sometimes, happen.  But there are others who say that "voter fraud" is nothing but an invention of those who want to suppress voters by requiring photo ID.  Worse, some say that it is an invention to keep minorities from voting.  Well, for all who say that voter fraud never, ever, happens, here's another example of that "non-existent" phenomenon. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/340174/voter-fraud-never-happens-keeps-coming-back-john-fund

 
Joe
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