Comments by "" (@HUNDREDACREWOOD.) on "Mark Meadows pressed on Trump's false claims of mail-in voter fraud" video.
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George Bush, a Republican, had a 5 year survey done of all of the mail in voting across the country, and surmised that whatever mail fraud there was, it was so minimal as to make it irrelevant.
Have you asked yourself this question yet:
Why does Trump automatically assume that any mail fraud will be in Bidens favor, rather than his own ?
It seems to me, with corruption being Trumps forte', you'd think, (especially since Republicans are the majority of voters that vote by mail), that he'd be for it, rather than against it.
Another question, if mail in voting is so prone to fraud, why wasnt there any mail in fraud when Trump won in 2016 ? He didnt seem to be concerned at all about it then, but sure does now, why do you think that is ?
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There is no widespread evidence of voter fraud
CLAIM: “The problem with the mail-in ballots, it’s subject to tremendous corruption. Tremendous corruption, cheating.” President Donald Trump told reporters in May.
FACT CHECK: Studies show that voter fraud is exceedingly rare. A study from the Scholars Strategy Network found that within 2,000 public records between the year 2000 and 2012 there were just six cases of voter impersonation.
The same study found that illegal registration is also rare. During the President George W. Bush administration, the Department of Justice looked for voter fraud, including fraud in mail-in voting. But after three years they convicted or got guilty pleas from only 26 people, out of the more than 197 million votes cast in the two federal elections held during the time period. That made the rate of voter fraud 0.00000132%.
There is no clear advantage to either party when it comes to voting by mail
CLAIM: “You really are going to create the conditions where the integrity of the system is put in peril,” Virginia House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) in 13NewsNow. “The more you loosen these restrictions, the more potential there is for abuse.”
FACT CHECK: This argument comes in three parts: voting by mail is easier than going to the polls and waiting in line; there will be a higher voter turnout if the process is easier; higher voter turnout means more people will vote for Democrats. But reports indicate this fear is basically unfounded.
According to FiveThirtyEight, there is no evidence of clear partisan advantage in states that have already switched to full vote-by-mail elections. In other words, Democrats did not get the upper hand when states made the switch, both parties saw a small but equal increase in voter turnout.
States have figured out how to successfully verify voter identities
CLAIM: “[Not requiring a witness to watch you sign your ballot] is just another attempt by the Democrats to make voter fraud easier,” said John March, a spokesman for the Republican Party of Virginia, to WTOP News.
FACT CHECK: Many states have successfully found ways to verify voter identities. In Oregon, for example, where vote by mail has been in place for over 20 years, voters are required to sign their name when they register to vote, and then again on the ballot itself. When ballots are turned in, through the mail or a drop off location, the two signatures are compared to protect against voter fraud. If there are errors or any suspicions the county elections division will reach out to the voter to rectify the problem. Implementing a system like this one provides an additional layer of protection against voter fraud.
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