Election security: Simple mistakes outnumber fraud attempts, neither happen enough to affect election outcomes
The majority of ballot irregularities poll workers encounter are the result of human error, not attempts at voter fraud.
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The majority of ballot irregularities poll workers encounter are the result of human error, not attempts at voter fraud.
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Voter fraud occurs whenever someone casts a ballot that violates election law. Confirmed cases of voter fraud are rare. Less than one in a million ballots cast are later found to be fraudulent.

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