A blog written by Manchester College students studying the 2008 presidential campaign.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Voter Fraud

Is there any chance of voter fraud in this election? Of course there is. Growing up in East Chicago, I've seen voter fraud first-hand. I remember one instance where the committee for the incumbent for mayor's office was providing brand new sidewalks and driveways for votes. This tactic aside, people always hear of the deceased managing to cast their vote on election day. Is it at all possible for the United States, or any other country, to have a completely non-fraudulent election? I am, however, very optimistic that this election will have minimal voter fraud and hopefully we won't have another recount nightmare like the one that occurred in 2000.

2 comments:

burtongolf1 said...

I don't believe there will be any recounts but there is still going to be big amounts of voter fraud in any election no matter what the country.

Adam VanZile said...

I agree that voting fraud is inevitable in every election... The important thing is to try and reduce it as much as possible... I do not see any recounts taking place because it seems to me that McCain has accepted the outcome... The election has turned out as expected with no strange or controversial outcomes... Obama roughly won by the amount predicted; and he also basically won the specific locations predicted; therefore little controversy exists...