Tea Parties

In Hot Political Climate, Election Experts Want 'Voter Fraud' Watchdogs To Be Clear On Rules

Ryan J. Reilly | September 20, 2010, 9:56AM

As Tea Party groups take up the torch of voter fraud ahead of the midterm elections, a new poll shows that campaigns in prior elections to exaggerate the voter fraud issue have had an effect on public opinion. Meanwhile, advocates for low-income and minority voters are voicing concerns that the individuals planning to show up at polling stations to keep an eye out for those they think are illegitimate voters might be unclear on election law.

While the much-maligned ACORN no longer exists, a recent Public Policy Poll finds that one in five Americans thinks that it "will steal the election to keep Democrats in control of Congress this fall," concerns which Steve Benen dubbed "zombie fears."

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