Liberty & Justice for All: Who's Counting in the Upcoming Election?

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 Who's Counting in the Upcoming Election? With the pundits and pollsters predicting that the upcoming presidential election may be one of the closest in history, everyone should be concerned over potential fraud or bureaucratic mistakes affecting the outcome of the election. As the Supreme Court said when it upheld Indiana’s voter ID law in 2008, fraud can make the difference in a close election. This Friday, The Heritage Foundation presents our second  event in the Preserve the Constitution Series as John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky discuss Who’s Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk. You can RSVP to attend in-person, or watch the event live online. Already racing up the best-seller charts, Who’s Counting shines a light on the many problems that exist in our very decentralized election system. For those who claim that voter fraud does not exist, it provides many examples of actual fraud that have occurred in elections including: 1982: Illinois gubernatorial election in which an estimated 100,000 fraudulent votes were cast in Chicago 2005: Tennessee state senate race, overturned because of fraud, where the winning margin was only 13 votes 1980's: Successful 14-year vote fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn, New York, that resulted in thousands of fraudulent ballots being cast in state and federal legislative races through impersonation fraud at the polls. We know fraud is a continuing problem. Last week, a congressional candidate in Maryland was forced to withdraw after it was discovered that she had illegally registered and voted in both Maryland and Florida in the 2006 and 2008 elections. And an Arkansas state legislator just resigned from office after he and three others pled guilty to committing voter fraud in a 2011 election that the legislator won by only eight votes. Who’s Counting exposes the inner workings of a biased, ideologically-driven Justice Department that is doing everything it can to prevent improvements in the integrity of the election process. But the book doesn’t just talk about the problems. It also makes recommendations for reforms that can improve the integrity of the election process. And it demolishes the false narratives used by opponents of common-sense reform such as voter ID requirements. John Fund, formerly of the Wall Street Journal, and now the national affairs columnist for National Review Online, will be joined at the event by Hans von Spakovsky of Heritage and event host Edwin Meese III, former Attorney General of the United States under President Ronald Reagan. What do you think of voter fraud? Raise your voice on our blog and learn more about this Friday's event >> Event Series featuring Justice Kennedy and Mark Levin – See the Schedule and Tune In HHS Secretary Crosses the Line Celebrating 225 Years of the Constitution and Rule of Law Progressives Want to Send Innocent People to Jail... to Set an Example? VIDEO: State AGs on Federal Power Crowding Out the States    USA v. Nancy Black: Federal Corruption Reaches New Depths Marine biologist Nancy Black has devoted her life to studying whales, her work featured on PBS and National Geographic. It's a cause right in line with the mission of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  ...so why has this federal agency slapped her with a $700,000 fine and charges that could land Black in prison for more than 20 years?  Read the rest of the story >>   The Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy organization. Heritage created the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies in 2001 to educate government officials, the media and the public about the Constitution, legal principles and how they affect public policy. The Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002 | 202.546.4400 | heritage.org