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One every 80s. And Trump wants you to be concerned about mail-in voting.

Donald Trump says mail-in voting leads to fraud. Experts say it's critical to protecting the US election from coronavirus

By Peter Marsh and Emily Olson
Posted 5 days ago, updated 5 days ago

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An investigation of American elections from 2000-2012 found only 491 cases of absentee ballot fraud .. https://votingrights.news21.com/article/about/ , a figure it described as "infinitesimal".

In Oregon — a state where almost all voting is done by mail — there have only been a dozen cases from more than 100 million ballots .. https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/ef45f5_81a3affd554e4b5b9b5852f8fb3c10fd.pdf .. sent out since 2000, according to the National Vote at Home Coalition.

And an analysis by Wendy R Weiser and Harold Ekeh .. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/false-narrative-vote-mail-fraud .. at The Brennan Center for Justice puts it like this:

"It is still more likely for an American to be struck by lightning than to commit mail voting fraud."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-01/why-donald-trump-opposes-mail-in-voting-during-coronavirus/12464972

See also:

Column: Mail-In Voting Objections About Fear, Not Fraud
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However, in an interview with “Fox and Friends,” Trump stated his real concern, namely, that a national vote-by-mail system would ensure that Republicans would never again win an election. This countenances a recent article in Forbes stating that Trump’s complaints about mail-in voting have less to do with fear of fraud than fear of losing the election.
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