Mail-in ballot fraud is “‘the tool of choice’ for those who are engaging in election fraud.” Once rare and only used when voters knew they were going to be out of town on Election Day, mail-in ballots have become commonplace in Texas and around the nation. The advent of early voting has largely addressed the originating rationale for mail-in ballots. Instead, mail-in ballots are now mostly used for convenience or by people who, due to illness, injury, or disability, find traveling to the polls to be arduous. In Texas, mail-in ballots bypass the state’s voter ID law. Mail-in ballots are vulnerable to electoral fraud when voters, especially the aged and the disabled, are encouraged by paid political operatives to apply for a mail-in ballot and then “assisted” in filling out the ballot and handing it over to the operative for delivery.
Higher Education
Which College Accreditors Are Failing Students?
Colleges need to be accredited for their students to receive federal financial aid, but there is growing evidence that the quality of accreditors varies considerably. States should encourage their colleges to use high quality accreditors and discourage or prevent them from using low quality accreditors. Key Points Accreditors play a key role in determining whether...
September 21, 2022