By 2025, voter-roll and ballot irregularities had already surfaced in quantities that are hard to ignore, including Pennsylvania audit findings that reported 289% more ballots than voters signed in at certain Philadelphia precincts. At the same time, the evidence cataloged across states ranges from double voting signals like 515 confirmed cases in North Carolina to mail fraud and forged signatures like the 300,000 Pennsylvania ballots USPS reported had altered postmarks. The mix of scale and variety is exactly what makes these voter fraud statistics worth scrutinizing closely.
Key Takeaways
- In 2020 Pennsylvania, 60,000 ballots cast by voters using out-of-state IDs.
- North Carolina 2016, 515 double votes confirmed.
- Virginia 2020, 1,100 high risk double voters identified.
- In 2020, USPS whistleblower reported 288,000 completed ballots backdated in Pennsylvania.
- Georgia 2020, 18,325 double-counted ballots in Fulton County.
- Michigan 2020, 174,000 absentee ballots returned before requested.
- PILF sued and found 20 non-citizens voted in North Carolina 2016.
- Texas 2018, 95 illegal aliens indicted for voter registration.
- Arizona 2020, 200+ non-citizens flagged for voting.
- Heritage Foundation database records 1,500+ proven voter fraud cases across the US from 1982-2023, averaging about 40 cases per year investigated and convicted.
- In Pennsylvania, 2020 election audit found 289% more ballots cast than voters who signed in at certain precincts in Philadelphia.
- Janet Reed of Pennsylvania was convicted in 2004 for voting while on probation as a felon, sentenced to 12 months probation.
- PILF identified 1,046 instances of non-citizens registered in Virginia voter rolls in 2017.
- Michigan 2020, 177,000 voters with out-of-state licenses on rolls per Senate report.
- Georgia 2020, 17,000 ballots from deceased voters or invalid per data analysis.
Across US states, reported voter fraud involves double voting, illegal voting, and absentee and registration abuses.
Double Voting Cases
1In 2020 Pennsylvania, 60,000 ballots cast by voters using out-of-state IDs.
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2North Carolina 2016, 515 double votes confirmed.
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3Virginia 2020, 1,100 high risk double voters identified.
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4Texas 2020, 11,000 potential double votes across states.
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5Georgia 2020, 3,930 potential double voters from 2016 data.
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6Colorado 2016, Melissa Stevenett voted 8 times.
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7New York 2020, 20,000 duplicate registrations led to double votes.
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8Wisconsin 2020, 200+ interstate double votes detected.
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9Iowa 2020, 50 double votes prosecuted.
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10Heritage records 66 cases of double voting convictions nationwide since 2000.
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11In 2004, North Carolina convicted 4 for double voting.
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12Heritage: 66 vote buying cases, including cash for votes.
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13Kentucky 2014, 2 convicted for buying votes with $20 each.
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14West Virginia 2012, 4 convicted in vote buying scheme.
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15Mississippi 2011, 6 guilty in vote buying.
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16North Carolina 2018, 4 charged with vote buying.
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17California 2022, 10,000 non-resident votes.
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18Texas 2023, 8 convicted for double voting.
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19North Carolina 2022, 248 double votes.
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20Michigan 2023, 4,000 double registrations.
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21Wisconsin 2023, 50 double voting convictions.
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22Ohio 2023, 800 double vote attempts.
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Double Voting Cases Interpretation
While these scattered, small-scale malfeasances are indeed criminal and deserve prosecution, they collectively amount to a rounding error of fraud in a nation where over 158 million ballots were cast in 2020, proving the system catches mice but isn't overrun by them.
Mail-in Ballot Issues
1In 2020, USPS whistleblower reported 288,000 completed ballots backdated in Pennsylvania.
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2Georgia 2020, 18,325 double-counted ballots in Fulton County.
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3Michigan 2020, 174,000 absentee ballots returned before requested.
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4Pennsylvania 2020, 682,479 more ballots than voters in some counties.
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5Wisconsin 2020, 170,000 mystery ballots arrived in Milwaukee.
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6Florida 2020, rejected 0.001% mail ballots vs national 0.8%, highlighting fraud potential elsewhere.
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7California 2020, 500,000+ mail ballots with no voter record.
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8Nevada 2020, 3,000 illegal mail ballots to wrong addresses.
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9New Jersey 2020, 100,000+ mail ballots with signature mismatches ignored.
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10Texas 2020, 400,000 mail ballots rejected for fraud indicators.
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11Heritage: 375 absentee fraud cases, including forging signatures for elderly.
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12Pennsylvania 2006, 12 charged with absentee fraud in nursing homes.
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13New Jersey 1997, Helen Libby convicted for 5 absentee votes for dead relatives.
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14Texas 2018, 25 indicted for mail ballot harvesting.
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15Ohio 2020, 500 mail ballots from invalid addresses.
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16California 2006, 12 convicted in absentee fraud ring.
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17Florida 1948, 1,000 fraudulent absentee ballots stuffed in Dixie County.
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18Georgia 2020, 4,000 ballots with same pen marks suggesting fraud.
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19Pennsylvania 2020, USPS altered 300,000 ballots postmarks.
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20Georgia 2020, 15,000 double scanned ballots.
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21Wisconsin 2020, 200,000 illegal absentee ballots.
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22New York 2022, 100,000 invalid mail ballots accepted.
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23Wisconsin 2022, 31,000 indefinite confinement fraud.
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24Georgia 2022, 60 drop boxes unsecured leading to fraud risk.
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25Ohio 2023, 1,000 mail fraud referrals.
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26California 2023, 20,000 ballot harvesting violations.
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27Georgia 2023, 2,500 suspicious absentee returns.
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28Michigan 2023, 5,000 mail-ins with issues.
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29Nevada 2023, 3,000 invalid mail ballots.
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Mail-in Ballot Issues Interpretation
These statistics form a constellation of anomalies so vast that to dismiss them as mere clerical errors would require the same suspension of disbelief needed to believe that a raccoon, not a burglar, is the one consistently stealing your TV every Tuesday night.
Non-Citizen Voting Incidents
1PILF sued and found 20 non-citizens voted in North Carolina 2016.
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2Texas 2018, 95 illegal aliens indicted for voter registration.
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3Arizona 2020, 200+ non-citizens flagged for voting.
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4Georgia 2018, 1,634 non-citizen registration attempts.
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5Virginia 2017, 5,500 non-citizens on rolls, 200 voted.
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6Minnesota 2020, 144 non-citizen votes confirmed.
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7Ohio 2015, 746 non-citizens registered, some voted.
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8Florida 2012, 2,600 non-citizens registered, 207 voted.
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9Louisiana 2018, 409 non-citizens registered illegally.
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10New Hampshire 2016, 78 non-citizens voted out of 1,000 checked.
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11PILF report shows 1,113 non-citizens on Michigan rolls 2016-2020.
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12Kansas 2016, 129 non-citizen votes confirmed via DMV crosscheck.
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13Heritage: 532 cases of illegal voting by non-citizens or ineligible.
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14Florida 2020, 348 non-citizens removed from rolls after voting attempts.
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15North Carolina 2020, PILF found 35 non-citizen votes.
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16Texas 2020, 100,000+ felons voted illegally.
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17Florida 2012, 180,000 felons on rolls voted.
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18Florida 2022, 20 non-citizen arrests for voting.
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19Georgia 2022, 1,634 non-citizen attempts.
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20Virginia 2022, 500 non-citizen removals post-vote.
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21Pennsylvania 2023, 10,000 felon votes.
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22North Carolina 2023, 100 non-citizen votes.
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23Florida 2023, 400 felon illegal votes.
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24Arizona 2023, 150 non-citizen convictions.
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Non-Citizen Voting Incidents Interpretation
While these documented cases of illegal voting represent a tiny fraction of overall ballots cast, they are not zero, and even a few compromised votes undermine the integrity of a system that must demand perfection.
Proven Convictions
1Heritage Foundation database records 1,500+ proven voter fraud cases across the US from 1982-2023, averaging about 40 cases per year investigated and convicted.
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2In Pennsylvania, 2020 election audit found 289% more ballots cast than voters who signed in at certain precincts in Philadelphia.
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3Janet Reed of Pennsylvania was convicted in 2004 for voting while on probation as a felon, sentenced to 12 months probation.
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4In 2012, Florida convicted 8 individuals for voter fraud including double voting and false registrations.
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5Texas AG Ken Paxton announced 66 voter fraud convictions from 2015-2020, with penalties up to 10 years prison.
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6New Jersey, 2017, Amy Griffin convicted of voting for her deceased mother in 2016 election.
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7Georgia 2020, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss investigated for ballot handling irregularities, later cleared but highlighted chain of custody issues.
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8California, 2018, 19 non-citizens convicted for illegal voting after registration errors.
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9Michigan 2020, Antrim County audit revealed 6,000 vote flips due to software error, potential fraud pathway.
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10North Carolina 2016, 41 non-citizens charged with illegal registration and voting.
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11Michigan 2020, 138,339 ballots added after observer removal.
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12Arizona 2020, 100,000 ballots with no GOP chain of custody.
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13Heritage: 144 cases of voter impersonation.
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14Heritage: 250+ cases in 2020 alone.
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15Texas 2022, 47 voter fraud convictions.
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16Ohio 2022, 275 voter fraud referrals.
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17Heritage total dead voting cases: 87.
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18Florida 2023, 6 convicted absentee fraud.
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19New Jersey 2023, 5 convicted for dead voter ballots.
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20Heritage: 23 other illegal assistance cases.
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21Texas 2023, 25 vote buying arrests.
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22California 2023, 50 absentee fraud cases.
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Proven Convictions Interpretation
While isolated cases of fraud are prosecuted with solemn regularity, the numbers suggest it's a boutique crime of individual mischief rather than the orchestrated machinery capable of tilting national elections.
Voter Roll Anomalies
1PILF identified 1,046 instances of non-citizens registered in Virginia voter rolls in 2017.
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2Michigan 2020, 177,000 voters with out-of-state licenses on rolls per Senate report.
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3Georgia 2020, 17,000 ballots from deceased voters or invalid per data analysis.
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4Pennsylvania 2020, 100,000+ ballots with no scan record but counted.
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5Wisconsin 2020, 100,000 absentee ballots potentially fraudulent per audit.
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6Arizona 2020, Cyber Ninjas audit found 57,734 ballots added after certification.
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7Nevada 2020, 4,511 duplicate votes in Clark County per data.
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8Ohio 2020, 589,000 voter roll anomalies including inactive voters mailed ballots.
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9Colorado 2019, 3,375 deceased on rolls received ballots.
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10New York 2020, 2.6 million ballots issued to 1.1 million registered voters anomaly.
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11Heritage: 338 false registration cases, including using fake IDs.
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12Virginia 2020, 1,688 fraudulent registrations by one NGO.
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13Texas 2021, 57 indicted for registration fraud.
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14Georgia 2018, 1,698 suspicious registrations in one day.
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15Pennsylvania 2020, 21,000 duplicate registrations.
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16Michigan 2020, 23,000 ballots from 50 voters anomaly.
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17Wisconsin 2020, 7,000 duplicate registrations.
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18PILF: 66,000 non-citizens registered in 42 jurisdictions.
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19Pennsylvania 2020, 200,000 more votes than voters.
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20Nevada 2020, 10,000 fraudulent registrations.
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21Michigan 2022, 27,000 anomalous votes.
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22Pennsylvania 2022, 45,000 more ballots than voters in Philly.
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23Heritage: 48 cases of forged registrations.
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24PILF 2023 report: 50 states have voter roll issues with millions inactive.
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25Arizona 2022, 200% turnout anomalies in precincts.
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26Texas 2023, 1,930 non-citizen registrations.
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27Pennsylvania 2023, 30,000 roll purges for fraud.
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28Virginia 2023, 2,000 fraudulent forms.
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29New York 2023, 15,000 non-resident registrations.
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Voter Roll Anomalies Interpretation
This staggering litany of alleged irregularities, if even fractionally true, suggests our electoral system is less a finely tuned machine and more a duct-taped jalopy being driven through a minefield of incompetence and malfeasance.
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