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US Federal Panel Altered Findings on Voter Fraud
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Voter Fraud
By Ian Urbina
The New
York Times
Wednesday 11 April 2007
Washington - A federal panel responsible for conducting election research played down the findings of experts who concluded last year that there was little voter fraud around the nation, according to a review of the original report obtained by The New York Times.
Instead, the panel, the Election Assistance Commission, issued a report that said the pervasiveness of fraud was open to debate.
The revised version echoes complaints made by Republican politicians, who have long suggested that voter fraud is widespread and justifies the voter identification laws that have been passed in at least two dozen states.
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http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/041107N.shtml
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/washington/11voters.html
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