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Voter fraud, voting rights and election security have been hot-button issues in U.S. politics since the nation's founding. Today, opinions about each are often divided on party lines; Republicans and conservatives often consider voter fraud a widespread issue, while Democrats and liberals typically do not.

Some see voter fraud as a widespread issue. Voter fraud has been alleged frequently in recent elections, in forms such as allegations of bussing out-of-state voters into different states, hacking electronic voting machines, impersonating voters and other methods. In May 2017, President Trump created the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity to address this issue, though it has since been disbanded. Many states have passed voter ID laws to attempt to address fraud, requiring citizens to provide a valid form of ID at the ballot box.

Skeptics argue that election fraud is rare in the US, and too infrequent to have a legitimate impact on voting integrity. When it does occur, they say, voter fraud typically involves absentee ballots or election officials, both of which cannot be prevented by voter ID laws. They argue that voter ID laws disenfranchise American citizens who lack government-issued IDs or do not have the resources to acquire one, and argue the laws disproportionately affect racial minorities and the disabled. Some characterize ID laws as instances of implicit racism.

Disenfranchisement of people with felony criminal convictions is another oft-debated aspect of voting rights. Maine and Vermont are the only states that allow prison inmates, probationers and parolees to vote. Virginia is the only state that permanently removes voting rights from people with felony convictions.

Voting rights for young people have also become a topic of debate in recent years. The 26th Amendment, passed in 1971, prevents laws that set a minimum voting age higher than 18.

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Watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud

With less than two weeks before Donald Trump is sworn in as President, his pick to lead Health and Human Services is facing a new legal challenge — over alleged voter fraud.

A complaint filed by the left-leaning watchdog group Accountable.US on Wednesday morning and shared exclusively with POLITICO, alleged that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. committed felony election fraud when he voted in the 2024 election.

Dem-aligned watchdog group accuses RFK Jr. of voter fraud

A Democratic-aligned watchdog group is accusing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), of violating election law last year.

Accountable.US filed a complaint with the New York State Board of Elections, according to a press release, asking the Division of Election Law Enforcement to investigate whether Kennedy broke the law by “registering for and voting” in the 2024 general election “from a New York residence at which he does not legally reside.”

Trump allies leap to RFK Jr.’s defense after watchdog’s accusations of voter fraud

Allies of President-elect Donald Trump condemned a left-wing watchdog group after it accused one of his top Cabinet nominees, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., of committing voter fraud.

The group Accountable.US filed a complaint with the New York State Board of Elections on Tuesday, urging it to investigate concerns that Kennedy registered and voted “from a New York residence at which he does not legally reside” during the 2024 election.

Jimmy Carter’s Legacy on Election Integrity That Would Prompt Democrats to Label Him Jim Crow 2.0 Today

History remembers Jimmy Carter’s post-presidency more kindly than his presidency for a host of reasons. One could certainly be that as president, Carter didn’t champion election integrity laws–but reforms such as voter ID are nevertheless a lasting part of his legacy. It was 1977 when a young senator of Carter’s own party–Joe Biden–explained his opposition to a Carter proposal to allow Election Day voter registration. The first-term Delaware Democrat proclaimed, a “reservation I have and one that is apparently shared by some of the top officials within the Department of...

Youngkin mandates all paper ballots for presidential elections in Virginia

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is ordering all votes for the 2024 presidential election to be cast by paper ballot. Youngkin issued Executive Order 35 on Wednesday, which codifies election security protocols established under his governance for all future elections. "The Virginia model for Election Security works. This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue, it's an American and Virginian issue," Youngkin said in an announcement. "Every legal vote deserves to be counted without being watered down by illegal votes or inaccurate machines. In Virginia, we don’t play games and our model...

Appeals court ruling could signal more Voting Rights Act overhauls

A federal appeals court recently ruled voters in two different minority groups cannot coalesce to claim a Texas political map stripped their voting power, a decision that could give Republicans a boost to win congressional seats in the South.

Both Venezuela strongman Nicolas Maduro and opposition claim election win, as US voices ‘serious concerns’

Both Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and his political opponent claimed victory in the country’s election on Monday, a vote that was marked by accusations of fraud and counting irregularities.

With 80% of votes counted, Maduro secured more than 51% of the vote, beating the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD) candidate Edmundo González Urrutia with his more than 44% of the vote, according to a statement by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

The United States and multiple global leaders voiced skepticism about...

Venezuela elections: map shows countries that have recognized Maduro's win

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claimed an unexpected victory in Sunday's election, securing a third six-year term in a result that opposition leaders have contested, alleging manipulation of the vote count. Maduro claimed 51% of the vote, overcoming the main opposition candidate, Edmundo González, who garnered 44%, according to the official count. A small number countries have recognized Maduro's victory, while others have expressed serious concerns about the election's integrity.

‘We Won And Everyone Knows It’: Two Candidates Claim Victory In Venezuela’s Hotly Disputed Presidential Elections

Both major candidates in Venezuela’s 2024 presidential elections claimed victory on Sunday amid domestic and international concerns that the process may have been rigged, according to multiple reports. Incumbent President Nicolás Maduro, widely considered a dictator and deeply unpopular among the Venezuelan population, gathered 51% of the vote on Sunday, while his opponent, Edmundo Gonzalez, won only 44% of the vote, according to the National Electoral Council (NCE), CNN reported.

New Michigan laws tighten restrictions on election recounts, fraud allegations, raising GOP concerns

Michigan recently enacted laws that appear to crack down on voting irregularities or fraud, but state GOP lawmakers say they instead make effort to flag such problem more difficult and onerous.

Among the measures signed into law last week by Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is one prohibiting election canvassers from investigating fraud allegations and instead requiring them to refer such concerns to a county prosecutor or the state's attorney general.

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