So let's get this straight. Voter fraud is rare, if existent at all. Yet US Attorneys were fired for it. A woman in Milwaukee was prosecuted for it, but a jury quickly acquitted her. And today we were reminded that even the federal government's Election Assistance Commission said,"there is widespread but not unanimous agreement that there is little polling place fraud" (actually, political pressure got the "not unanimouos agreement" phrase inserted).
So why does this bogus issue keep coming up in the news?
We're not sure. But perhaps legislators who are pushing new voter ID requirements - requirements that can depress turnout because they disproportionately affect low income and minority voters - can gain some advantage by keeping this stalking horse in the news.
It's time for the media and politicians to make better use of their time than to perpetuate the myth of voter fraud. Check out the Investigator's Guide To Voter Fraud for the real deal.