Trump says US voter fraud is 'rampant' - evidence suggests it is extremely rare
Summary
President Donald Trump has offered a $1 million reward for reports of voter fraud that lead to convictions and has called fraud in mail voting and non-citizen voting widespread. Studies and conviction records cited by BBC Verify indicate that mail-ballot fraud is rare, while Trump’s proposed voting changes include tighter limits on mail voting and new identification and citizenship requirements.Key Facts
- Trump has questioned election security ahead of the U.S. midterm elections scheduled for 3 November.
- Trump offered $1 million to people who report voter fraud cases that result in convictions.
- About 48 million people voted by mail in the 2024 presidential election.
- A Brookings analysis of four elections found an average of about four cases of mail-voting fraud per 10 million postal votes.
- A database of election-fraud convictions recorded 325 convictions involving fraudulent use of postal ballots over the past 20 years.
- A 2020 study of eight states that mail ballots to all eligible voters found no evidence that voting by mail increased voter fraud overall.
- The Supreme Court rejected Trump’s executive order on ballot delivery and mail-voting rules, describing the changes as arbitrary and capricious so close to the midterm elections.
- Trump has urged Congress to require government-issued photo identification to vote and proof of citizenship when registering.
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