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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) | ||
| + | * registration of non-existent voters (e.g. "Mickey Mouse") | ||
| + | * multiple voting by the same individual (for example by using a postal vote as well as voting on election day) | ||
| + | * interference with ballot boxes | ||
| + | * fraudulent voting by non-citizens or felons | ||
| + | * bribery of election officials or poll workers | ||
| + | * 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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Revision as of 03:00, January 10, 2009
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.
Many forms of electoral fraud have been recorded. These include:
- 'personation': voters assuming the identity of another registered voter (sometimes a recently deceased voter)
- registration of non-existent voters (e.g. "Mickey Mouse")
- multiple voting by the same individual (for example by using a postal vote as well as voting on election day)
- interference with ballot boxes
- fraudulent voting by non-citizens or felons
- bribery of election officials or poll workers
- intentional miscounting of votes by biased election officials
Election fraud is rampant under dictatorships, 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.