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    Expert: Fraud via voting by mail is very unlikely

    "Voter fraud is very rare, and the risk of widespread fraud is probably very minimal, even with all-mail elections," a political scientist argues.
    by Billy Morgan - U. Chicago Jul 09, 2020 1 minute
    A blue US mailbox has three red stars on it

    The current controversy over voting by mail offers a chance to examine the benefits and drawbacks of mail-in ballots, says political scientist Anthony Fowler.

    There is a bitter partisan debate unfolding on whether more Americans should cast their votes through the mail during a time when going out may be hazardous to people’s health.

    The debate is provoking online disinformation and conspiracy theories that could undermine trust in the results, even if there are no major problems.

    Simultaneously, Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee have filed lawsuits to stop vote-by-mail legislation in places like California and Pennsylvania.

    Here, Fowler, an associate professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and an expert on elections and voter turnout, discusses existing research on mail voting—and shares how he plans to vote in November:

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