Difference between revisions of "Electoral fraud"
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* 'personation': voters assuming the identity of a registered voter (sometimes a recently deceased voter) | * 'personation': voters assuming the identity of a registered voter (sometimes a recently deceased voter) | ||
| + | * registration of non-existent voters (e.g. "Mickey Mouse") | ||
* interference with ballot boxes | * interference with ballot boxes | ||
| + | * fraudulent voting by non-citizens or felons | ||
| + | * bribery of election officials or poll workers | ||
| + | * intentional miscounting of votes by biased election officials | ||
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Revision as of 21:23, November 1, 2008
Electoral fraud is the criminal manipulation of elections to secure the supposed victory of a candidate who, had the election been conducted legally and fairly, would not have won.
Many forms of electoral fraud have been recorded. These include:
- 'personation': voters assuming the identity of a registered voter (sometimes a recently deceased voter)
- registration of non-existent voters (e.g. "Mickey Mouse")
- interference with ballot boxes
- fraudulent voting by non-citizens or felons
- bribery of election officials or poll workers
- intentional miscounting of votes by biased election officials
Add more
Election fraud is rampant in third world countries. Example's include the re-election of dictator Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe in 2008, and the sham elections for Saddam Hussein as president of Iraq in the 1990s.