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Vote fraud in Louisiana
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Duplicate social security numbers
In 1997, the U.S. Senate probed potential vote fraud in a Senate election in Louisiana, finding more than 1,400 cases in which two voters used the same Social Security number.[1]
Prosecuting fraud in Louisiana
In 2004, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Louisiana told a reporter, "...most of the time, we can't do much of anything [about ballot box improprieties] until the election is over. And the closer we get to the election, the less willing we are to get involved because of just the appearance of impropriety.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John Fund, Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy, Encounter Books, 2008, p. 9
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