At one of our trainings recently, I had the opportunity to sit in on a presentation from American Majority spokesperson Anita MonCrief.  You might remember hearing about her when she blew the whistle on ACORN voter fraud in 2008, having been employed by its writing and research department since 2005.

She shared cases of voter fraud from around the country, including the recent case of Harris County, TX.  Then she taught our attendees how to conduct legitimate and legal voter registration drives, and how to identify, find and expose corruption in their own communities.

We are often questioned about this topic, so I thought I would share a few of her points-

1. Voter registration fraud: what is it?  It is “the act of registering to vote, or registering someone else to vote, when fraud is involved.”
2. Voter registration fraud can include filling out and submitting a voter registration card for a fictional person, or registering a real person to vote without that person’s consent.

To identify voter fraud, here are a few important tips-

1. Get involved before election day.
2. Educate yourself- contact your county board of elections or clerk, and know the laws for your particular area.
3. Become a poll worker.  Monitor what is happening on election day.  My mom became a poll worker last year, and while sitting next to the ballot box knitting away, she makes sure that only people who are legitimately registered to vote are allowed to do so.
4. Gather evidence- be armed with a camera, video camera, etc.  Without evidence, anything you uncover cannot be backed up.
5. Report what you find!  Whether it’s turning it into voter fraud hotlines, contacting your county clerk or publishing the fraud you find on your blog or social networks (facebook, twitter, etc), make sure that you tell your story.

In a country formed such as ours, nothing is more sacred or crucial than the legitimacy of our electoral process.  Use these tips to get involved and make a difference in these important upcoming months!