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Article: Report: Voter Fraud May Be Overstated
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- October 11, 2006
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WASHINGTON - The most common form of voter fraud involves absentee ballots, including forgery and coercion in getting older or ailing voters to fill them out, according to a preliminary report to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
But the report, delivered in May, suggested that reports of polling place fraud involving "dead" voters and voting by felons and non-citizens might be overstated. The researchers said there is far more anecdotal evidence about voter fraud than specific verifiable claims.
"On balance, more researchers find it to be less of a problem than is commonly described in political debate," the report said.
"Many times people put their own partisan spin on voter ...