electoral irregularities
Ballot counting problems
Electoral irregularities are deviations from proper voting procedures—anything from minor clerical errors to serious misconduct.
The term covers a spectrum: mishandled ballots, voter roll problems, counting discrepancies, or procedural violations.
Politicians and lawyers favor the phrase because it sounds neutral, allowing claims of problems without specifying fraud or incompetence: The campaign alleged electoral irregularities in several counties.
- voter impersonationFraudulently voting as another
- dead votersDeceased on voter rolls
- ballot stuffingFraudulent vote inflation
- vote buyingExchanging money for ballots
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
voter fraud · miscounting · disenfranchisement · poll watchers · double voting · ballot tampering · hanging chads · lost ballots · voter suppression
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