The minimal number of criminal investigations that have so far come out of the November vote further reinforce the absence of sweeping vote fraud schemes. Instead, the alleged voter fraud cases, mostly spotted by astute local election officials, were identified as a result of the kinds of safeguards in place in states and counties across the nation specifically designed to catch problems. “It perfectly illustrates how rare and difficult it is to commit voter fraud,” he said in an interview. Election officials said developing genuine fraud cases takes time and noted that states have established protocols to flag potential problems. “We have a lot of safeguards in the system.”So far, Kaul said he was aware of only one voter fraud investigation in Wisconsin.

Source: Washington Post December 23, 2020 13:02 UTC