Voter Fraudulence In Elections

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With the 2016 general election right around the corner, Americans remain divided on the

ongoing issue of whether or not voter fraudulence takes place at election polls. Republicans feel

as though laws such as requiring a government-issued voter identification card are necessary to

prevent fraud. On the other hand, most democrats claim that acts of voter crime is a rare activity,

therefore, restrictions will only prevent eligible citizens from practicing their fifteenth

amendment right, mainly impacting the elderly, minorities, and young adults. In an article by

Jeremy Kohler, “While Trump warns of vote fraud, experts say it's rare,” he debunks Donald

Trump’s accusations of voter fraud. In contrast to that article, Ben Quiggle, …show more content…

“A scheme to fix a presidential election in a battleground state would take

thousands of votes. Despite Trump's comments, John Hancock, chairman of the Missouri

Republican Party, said he's not concerned about that.”(Kohler) The author mentions this after

stating Trump’s concern about the possibility of a rigged election with voter fraud, as well as a

biased news media in favor of Hillary Clinton. Kohler repeatedly states facts on minimal voter

fraud in past elections. Clearly, he agrees with numerous democratic politicians and Americans

who feel a voter identification card remains unnecessary in the upcoming election. He also

reveals statistics and studies done by a myriad of universities including Rutgers University,

University of Missouri, University of California at Irvine, and University of Glasgow in

Scotland. The professors Kohler mentions express their views on the topic based on their

knowledge and research. For the most part, they all explain how voter crime persists in …show more content…

“Secretary of State

Connie Lawson said her office has found thousands of registrations that had birth dates and first

names changed and that they were changed on forms filed at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices or

online.”(Quiggle) Clearly, Ben Quiggle is informing readers about what appears to be a

significant problem in more than half of Indiana’s counties, according to the article. He

enlightens the reader by using state policeman quotes, and then briefly describes what is said.

Without stating his personal opinion, the author’s writing is pretty convincing, even though he

simply informs the reader about the issue a hand. While the overall article appears to agree with

the concerns of voter fraud as a problem, it does mention the Secretary of State’s panacea for

cases of voter registration errors. Therefore, Quiggle does mention fraud acting as an error

instead of a crime, but not to a great degree by any means.


The two articles written by Jeremy Kohler and Ben Quiggle not only oppose each other

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