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| − | '''Electoral fraud''' is the criminal manipulation of elections to secure the supposed victory of a candidate who, had the election been conducted legally and fairly, would not have won.
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| − | Many forms of electoral fraud have been recorded. These include:
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| − | * 'personation': voters assuming the identity of another registered voter (sometimes a recently deceased voter)
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| − | * registration of non-existent voters (e.g. "Mickey Mouse")
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| − | * multiple voting by the same individual (for example by using a postal vote as well as voting on election day)
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| − | * interference with ballot boxes
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| − | * fraudulent voting by non-citizens or felons
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| − | * bribery of election officials or poll workers
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| − | * intentional miscounting of votes by biased election officials
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| − | Election fraud is rampant under [[dictatorship]]s, which use rigged elections to consolidate their leaders' power. Examples include the re-election of [[Robert Mugabe]] in [[Zimbabwe]] in 2008, and the sham elections for [[Saddam Hussein]] as president of [[Iraq]] in the 1990s.
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| − | [[Category:Politics]]
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