10-11-2017, 03:02 PM
1,088 proven instances of voter fraud across 50 states over the course of thousands of elections over a period of at least 10 years -- that's what the Heritage Foundation PDF you posted claims, Mags.
Some of the cases cited didn't merit prosecution. Even if they're all valid cases (many are under appeal), that qualifies as a "very rare" level of incidence.
Plus, reading through the cases highlighted, several of them don't involve fraudulent votes cast at all.
I don't doubt that there is occasionally an instance of fraudulent voting in this country and I support prosecution in those cases. But, what you posted only confirms what's been concluded in the other comprehensive studies over the years -- voter fraud is exceedingly rare.
Some of the cases cited didn't merit prosecution. Even if they're all valid cases (many are under appeal), that qualifies as a "very rare" level of incidence.
Plus, reading through the cases highlighted, several of them don't involve fraudulent votes cast at all.
I don't doubt that there is occasionally an instance of fraudulent voting in this country and I support prosecution in those cases. But, what you posted only confirms what's been concluded in the other comprehensive studies over the years -- voter fraud is exceedingly rare.