Voter fraud is also not just prevalent in local elections but most typically is found in elections concerning the nation 's highest offices. One case showing proof of this is from Lincoln County, West Virginia. “...circuit clerk Greg Stowers and five other Democrats were charged in 2005 with participating in a conspiracy to buy votes in congressional and presidential elections dating back to 1990. All six were found guilty and served time in prison...” (Snead). With more and more cases popping up across America, some people are beginning to realize that it may be a growing epidemic. Not only can voter fraud be committed by bribery, double voting (voting twice), felons voting, and illegal citizens casting votes, but even the use of deceased
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Even though it may be becoming more prevalent and alarming, Reid Wilson, an author for The Washington Post writes that voter fraud should be an easy fix considering that it is against the law and nobody should mind obliging by the laws set in place to protect and to better the nation (Wilson 1).
Obviously not everyone feels that voter fraud is a growing epidemic or a current issue at all. Some Americans may even consider it ‘heroic’ or ‘noble’, when those people choose to commit voter fraud, because they are simply voting for who they strongly believe will make the best elected official and who will help give them and their fellow neighbors, family, and friends, a more prosperous and easy way of life. Then there are the people who think that voter fraud is not a big deal, and it doesn 't personally affect them, so why should they care? Part of this could be blamed on the way media focuses their stories, as voter fraud is not highly discussed in the media. Media and news stations tend to focus on the topics that are most likely to pull in more viewers and higher ratings. Such as: which celebrity is dating which, and what cute animal was seen dancing at the park. Voter fraud is seen as a miniscule problem in a
Even though it may be becoming more prevalent and alarming, Reid Wilson, an author for The Washington Post writes that voter fraud should be an easy fix considering that it is against the law and nobody should mind obliging by the laws set in place to protect and to better the nation (Wilson 1).
Obviously not everyone feels that voter fraud is a growing epidemic or a current issue at all. Some Americans may even consider it ‘heroic’ or ‘noble’, when those people choose to commit voter fraud, because they are simply voting for who they strongly believe will make the best elected official and who will help give them and their fellow neighbors, family, and friends, a more prosperous and easy way of life. Then there are the people who think that voter fraud is not a big deal, and it doesn 't personally affect them, so why should they care? Part of this could be blamed on the way media focuses their stories, as voter fraud is not highly discussed in the media. Media and news stations tend to focus on the topics that are most likely to pull in more viewers and higher ratings. Such as: which celebrity is dating which, and what cute animal was seen dancing at the park. Voter fraud is seen as a miniscule problem in a