Colorado elections expert says early voting can lead to voting fraud
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October 7, 2008
John Straayer, a Colorado State University professor of political science who is a nationally known elections expert said as more states begin early voting:
- It will change the dynamics of campaigns
- It will increase the risk of vote fraud.
The state of Colorado has started voting by mail.[1]
"What that means is that you have a shortened election cycle and a lot of candidate advertising and candidate visits will have a shrunken impact. If something extraordinarily unusual happens in the race, people who have dropped their ballot in the mail are unable to change their minds," Straayer said.[1]
He added that altering the election cycle also increases the potential for fraud.
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