POLL: Voters Want Election Officials Engaging in Fraud to Be Punished
POLL: Voters Want Election Officials Engaging in Fraud to Be Punished
Election integrity is a critical issue of our time
According to a recent Rasmussen poll, 49% of likely United States voters believe that there are election workers and officials who have facilitated electoral fraud.
By contrast, 27% don’t believe so and 24% are unsure. 22% believe election officials found guilty of cheating in elections should be banned from holding public office in the future, whereas 19% believe prison sentences are an adequate punishment, while 9% support fines.
That said, 43% believe election officials found guilty of cheating in elections should receive all three punishments – banned from holding office, imposition of fines, and prison sentences. Only 2% believe that imposing the death penalty should be an appropriate punishment for individuals engaging in electoral fraud.
48% believe it is likely that officials who have facilitated election cheating will be held criminally accountable, which includes 26% who consider it very likely, but 45% don’t believe it’s likely that cheating election officials will face criminal charges, which includes 14% who said it’s unlikely.
62% of Republican voters, 38% of Democrat voters, and 47% of independent voters believe there are election workers and officials who have facilitated fraud in elections.
49% of white voters, 40% of black voters, 53% of Hispanic voters, and 57% of other minorities stated that there are election workers and officials who have facilitated fraud in elections.
When it comes to income earners, those making between $30,000 and $50,000 annually are most likely to believe some election workers and officials have engaged in electoral fraud.
The US is becoming a Banana Republic on all fronts — from its socio-economic development to the way it conducts elections. On the latter point, the country simply has to start cracking down against electoral fraud and streamlining its elections if it wants to maintain any semblance of democratic legitimacy among its populace.