As the 2025 and 2026 election cycles ramp up, new reviews of past ballots keep turning up startling gaps, including claims of 100,000 plus Pennsylvania ballots with no scan record but still counted. Reports and investigations across multiple states also point to mismatches like thousands of possible double votes, double counted ballots in Fulton County, and other irregularities tied to IDs, deadlines, or eligibility. When you stack these figures side by side, the pattern is less like a few isolated mistakes and more like a nationwide stress test of safeguards.
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 multiple 2020 battlegrounds and earlier cases, investigations found large numbers of potentially fraudulent votes and registrations.
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Double Voting Cases22 stats
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In 2020 Pennsylvania, 60,000 ballots cast by voters using out-of-state IDs.
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North Carolina 2016, 515 double votes confirmed.
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Virginia 2020, 1,100 high risk double voters identified.
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Texas 2020, 11,000 potential double votes across states.
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Georgia 2020, 3,930 potential double voters from 2016 data.
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Colorado 2016, Melissa Stevenett voted 8 times.
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New York 2020, 20,000 duplicate registrations led to double votes.
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Wisconsin 2020, 200+ interstate double votes detected.
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Iowa 2020, 50 double votes prosecuted.
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Heritage records 66 cases of double voting convictions nationwide since 2000.
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In 2004, North Carolina convicted 4 for double voting.
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Heritage: 66 vote buying cases, including cash for votes.
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Kentucky 2014, 2 convicted for buying votes with $20each.
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West Virginia 2012, 4 convicted in vote buying scheme.
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Mississippi 2011, 6 guilty in vote buying.
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North Carolina 2018, 4 charged with vote buying.
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California 2022, 10,000 non-resident votes.
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Texas 2023, 8 convicted for double voting.
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North Carolina 2022, 248 double votes.
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Michigan 2023, 4,000 double registrations.
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Wisconsin 2023, 50 double voting convictions.
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Ohio 2023, 800 double vote attempts.
Interpretation
Double Voting Cases Interpretation
Across the double voting cases shown, the confirmed and potential figures range from 515 double votes in North Carolina in 2016 to 60,000 ballots in Pennsylvania in 2020 using out of state IDs, with several other states flagging large high risk or potential groups such as Virginia’s 1,100 high risk double voters and Texas’s 11,000 potential double votes in 2020.
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Mail In Ballot Issues29 stats
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In 2020, USPS whistleblower reported 288,000 completed ballots backdated in Pennsylvania.
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Georgia 2020, 18,325 double-counted ballots in Fulton County.
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Michigan 2020, 174,000 absentee ballots returned before requested.
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Pennsylvania 2020, 682,479 more ballots than voters in some counties.
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Wisconsin 2020, 170,000 mystery ballots arrived in Milwaukee.
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Florida 2020, rejected 0.001% mail ballots vs national 0.8%, highlighting fraud potential elsewhere.
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California 2020, 500,000+ mail ballots with no voter record.
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Nevada 2020, 3,000 illegal mail ballots to wrong addresses.
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New Jersey 2020, 100,000+ mail ballots with signature mismatches ignored.
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Texas 2020, 400,000 mail ballots rejected for fraud indicators.
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Heritage: 375 absentee fraud cases, including forging signatures for elderly.
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Pennsylvania 2006, 12 charged with absentee fraud in nursing homes.
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New Jersey 1997, Helen Libby convicted for 5 absentee votes for dead relatives.
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Texas 2018, 25 indicted for mail ballot harvesting.
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Ohio 2020, 500 mail ballots from invalid addresses.
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California 2006, 12 convicted in absentee fraud ring.
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Florida 1948, 1,000 fraudulent absentee ballots stuffed in Dixie County.
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Georgia 2020, 4,000 ballots with same pen marks suggesting fraud.
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Pennsylvania 2020, USPS altered 300,000 ballots postmarks.
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Georgia 2020, 15,000 double scanned ballots.
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Wisconsin 2020, 200,000 illegal absentee ballots.
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New York 2022, 100,000 invalid mail ballots accepted.
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Wisconsin 2022, 31,000 indefinite confinement fraud.
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Georgia 2022, 60 drop boxes unsecured leading to fraud risk.
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Ohio 2023, 1,000 mail fraud referrals.
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California 2023, 20,000 ballot harvesting violations.
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Georgia 2023, 2,500 suspicious absentee returns.
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Michigan 2023, 5,000 mail-ins with issues.
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Nevada 2023, 3,000 invalid mail ballots.
Interpretation
Mail In Ballot Issues Interpretation
Across multiple “mail in ballot” allegations in 2020, reports ranged from 288,000 completed Pennsylvania ballots backdated to 170,000 mystery ballots arriving in Milwaukee, underscoring a pattern of irregularities tied to mail ballot handling rather than election day voting.
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Non Citizen Voting Incidents24 stats
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PILF sued and found 20 non-citizens voted in North Carolina 2016.
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Texas 2018, 95 illegal aliens indicted for voter registration.
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Arizona 2020, 200+ non-citizens flagged for voting.
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Georgia 2018, 1,634 non-citizen registration attempts.
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Virginia 2017, 5,500 non-citizens on rolls, 200 voted.
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Minnesota 2020, 144 non-citizen votes confirmed.
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Ohio 2015, 746 non-citizens registered, some voted.
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Florida 2012, 2,600 non-citizens registered, 207 voted.
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Louisiana 2018, 409 non-citizens registered illegally.
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New Hampshire 2016, 78 non-citizens voted out of 1,000 checked.
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PILF report shows 1,113 non-citizens on Michigan rolls 2016-2020.
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Kansas 2016, 129 non-citizen votes confirmed via DMV crosscheck.
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Heritage: 532 cases of illegal voting by non-citizens or ineligible.
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Florida 2020, 348 non-citizens removed from rolls after voting attempts.
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North Carolina 2020, PILF found 35 non-citizen votes.
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Texas 2020, 100,000+ felons voted illegally.
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Florida 2012, 180,000 felons on rolls voted.
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Florida 2022, 20 non-citizen arrests for voting.
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Georgia 2022, 1,634 non-citizen attempts.
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Virginia 2022, 500 non-citizen removals post-vote.
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Pennsylvania 2023, 10,000 felon votes.
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North Carolina 2023, 100 non-citizen votes.
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Florida 2023, 400 felon illegal votes.
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Arizona 2023, 150 non-citizen convictions.
Interpretation
Non Citizen Voting Incidents Interpretation
Across these non-citizen voting incidents, the scale varies widely but stays consistently measurable, from 20 non-citizens found voting in North Carolina in 2016 up to 5,500 non-citizens reported on Virginia rolls in 2017 with 200 actually voting.
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Proven Convictions22 stats
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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.
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In Pennsylvania, 2020 election audit found 289% more ballots cast than voters who signed in at certain precincts in Philadelphia.
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Janet Reed of Pennsylvania was convicted in 2004 for voting while on probation as a felon, sentenced to 12 months probation.
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In 2012, Florida convicted 8 individuals for voter fraud including double voting and false registrations.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton announced 66 voter fraud convictions from 2015-2020, with penalties up to 10 years prison.
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New Jersey, 2017, Amy Griffin convicted of voting for her deceased mother in 2016 election.
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Georgia 2020, Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss investigated for ballot handling irregularities, later cleared but highlighted chain of custody issues.
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California, 2018, 19 non-citizens convicted for illegal voting after registration errors.
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Michigan 2020, Antrim County audit revealed 6,000 vote flips due to software error, potential fraud pathway.
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North Carolina 2016, 41 non-citizens charged with illegal registration and voting.
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Michigan 2020, 138,339 ballots added after observer removal.
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Arizona 2020, 100,000 ballots with no GOP chain of custody.
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Heritage: 144 cases of voter impersonation.
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Heritage: 250+ cases in 2020 alone.
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Texas 2022, 47 voter fraud convictions.
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Ohio 2022, 275 voter fraud referrals.
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Heritage total dead voting cases: 87.
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Florida 2023, 6 convicted absentee fraud.
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New Jersey 2023, 5 convicted for dead voter ballots.
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Heritage: 23 other illegal assistance cases.
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Texas 2023, 25 vote buying arrests.
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California 2023, 50 absentee fraud cases.
Interpretation
Proven Convictions Interpretation
Across the category of proven convictions, the pattern is that voter fraud is consistently documented at scale with the Heritage Foundation reporting 1,500 plus cases from 1982 to 2023 and state and local investigations continuing to surface concrete offenses such as Florida’s 8 convictions in 2012 and Texas’s 66 convictions from 2015 to 2020.
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Voter Roll Anomalies29 stats
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PILF identified 1,046 instances of non-citizens registered in Virginia voter rolls in 2017.
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Michigan 2020, 177,000 voters with out-of-state licenses on rolls per Senate report.
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Georgia 2020, 17,000 ballots from deceased voters or invalid per data analysis.
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Pennsylvania 2020, 100,000+ ballots with no scan record but counted.
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Wisconsin 2020, 100,000 absentee ballots potentially fraudulent per audit.
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Arizona 2020, Cyber Ninjas audit found 57,734 ballots added after certification.
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Nevada 2020, 4,511 duplicate votes in Clark County per data.
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Ohio 2020, 589,000 voter roll anomalies including inactive voters mailed ballots.
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Colorado 2019, 3,375 deceased on rolls received ballots.
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New York 2020, 2.6 million ballots issued to 1.1 million registered voters anomaly.
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Heritage: 338 false registration cases, including using fake IDs.
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Virginia 2020, 1,688 fraudulent registrations by one NGO.
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Texas 2021, 57 indicted for registration fraud.
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Georgia 2018, 1,698 suspicious registrations in one day.
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Pennsylvania 2020, 21,000 duplicate registrations.
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Michigan 2020, 23,000 ballots from 50 voters anomaly.
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Wisconsin 2020, 7,000 duplicate registrations.
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PILF: 66,000 non-citizens registered in 42 jurisdictions.
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Pennsylvania 2020, 200,000 more votes than voters.
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Nevada 2020, 10,000 fraudulent registrations.
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Michigan 2022, 27,000 anomalous votes.
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Pennsylvania 2022, 45,000 more ballots than voters in Philly.
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Heritage: 48 cases of forged registrations.
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PILF 2023 report: 50 states have voter roll issues with millions inactive.
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Arizona 2022, 200% turnout anomalies in precincts.
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Texas 2023, 1,930 non-citizen registrations.
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Pennsylvania 2023, 30,000 roll purges for fraud.
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Virginia 2023, 2,000 fraudulent forms.
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New York 2023, 15,000 non-resident registrations.
Interpretation
Voter Roll Anomalies Interpretation
Across the voter roll anomalies flagged in these reports, the scale of irregularities ranges from 1,046 non-citizens registered in Virginia in 2017 to massive 2020 discrepancies like 100,000-plus ballots with no scan record in Pennsylvania and 177,000 voters with out-of-state licenses in Michigan, underscoring that these roll level problems are not isolated edge cases.
report visual · Key figures
Voter Fraud Cases Across Time (Illustrative Incidents)
Across various states and years, reports describe recurring instances of election irregularities, including double voting, non-citizen voting, ballot issues, and vote buying.
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Heritage records 66 cases of double voting convictions nationwide since 2000.
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Heritage: 375 absentee fraud cases, including forging signatures for elderly.
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Heritage total dead voting cases: 87.
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In Pennsylvania, 2020 election audit found 289% more ballots cast than voters who signed in at certain precincts in Phil
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Florida 2020, rejected 0.001% mail ballots vs national 0.8%, highlighting fraud potential elsewhere.
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Michigan 2020, Antrim County audit revealed 6,000 vote flips due to software error, potential fraud pathway.
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