US Federal Panel Altered Findings on Voter Fraud

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Panel Said to Alter Finding on 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.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/washington/11voters.html

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