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user-inactivated  ·  3225 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: And They Say It Doesn't Exist Still!

I don't think the argument is whether or not it exists. I think the argument is that the amount and frequency of it is so small that it's pretty much a non-issue. The penalty for voting fraud is so high it makes the payoff nowhere near worth the risk of getting caught, so most people won't even attempt it. As a result, the actual cases of voter fraud in the past decade number into the tens. Voter disenfranchisement on the other hand, affects tens of thousands of people every year and it's often done at an institutional level, which is why that probably tends to get much more media attention.