How to Think about Voter Fraud (and Why)
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Authors
Flanders, Chad
Issue Date
2008
Volume
41
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In 2007, debates over voter fraud reached a new level of intensity, where scholars, citizens, courts and legislatures all debated how widespread voter fraud was, and to what extent more aggressive prosecution and new requirements on voting would be necessary to combat the fraud. Controversy swarmed around whether the Department of Justice had too aggressively prosecuted voter fraud, and whether the report of the Electoral Assistance Commission exaggerated the amount of scholarly dissensus. Legislatures passed laws requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship in order to vote, and courts were asked to rule on the constitutionality of these and other measures designed to limit the amount of voter fraud. Seemingly, no...
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41 Creighton L. Rev. 93 (2008)
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Creighton University School of Law