electoral corruption
Tampering with ballots
Electoral corruption is the manipulation of elections through illegal or unethical means—vote buying, ballot stuffing, intimidation of voters, falsifying counts, or abusing state resources to favor particular candidates.
The term covers acts by officials, parties, or outside actors that undermine fair democratic processes: The international observers documented widespread electoral corruption.
- dark moneyUndisclosed political contributions
- slush fundHidden discretionary money pool
- pay to playFee required for participation
- vote tamperingIllegally altering electoral results
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
voter intimidation · bribery · quid pro quo · palm greasing · ballot stuffing · dead voters · disenfranchisement · voter suppression · misregistration · ballot harvesting · vote buying · double voting · political violence · kickbacks · cronyism · embezzlement · patronage · machine politics
electoral corruptionelectoral integrity
Honest, accurate voting systems
election integrity · ballot security · election transparency · election monitoring · civic trust
electoral corruptiongood governance
Accountable, transparent institutional management
democratic accountability · rule of law · civic virtue · representative democracy · popular sovereignty
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