Chapter 5 — Lies, Damn Lies, And Mail In Elections

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| 1 — Introduction To Voting Problems | 2 — Essays On Voting Problems | 3 — Direct Recording Electronic Voting |

| 4 — Trust Our Election Officials? | 6 — Pitfalls Of Statewide Voter Registration Databases |

| 7 — Building Better Ballot Boxes | 8 — Voting Problems In The 2002 Elections | 9 — Voting Problems In The 2003 Elections |

| 10 — Voting Problems In The 2004 Elections | 11 — Voting Problems In The 2005 Elections | 12 — Voting Problems In The 2006 Elections |

| 13 — Voting Problems In The 2007 Elections | 14 — Voting Problems In The 2008 Elections | 15 — Election Web Sites And Problems |

There are three kinds of lies: Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Benjamin Disraeli, English Prime Minister, 1868 and 1874-1880

Popularized in United States by Mark Twain

You can have an honest election, or you can have a mail in/absentee ballot election, but you can't have both at the same time.

Charles E. Corry, Ph.D., F.G.S.A.

Essays

Why Mail Ballots Are A Bad Idea by Charles E. Corry, Ph.D.

Voter Fraud Epidemic by Joseph Farah

Voting Fraud In South Dakota

Oregon's Vote-By-Mail Fails To Fulfill Its Promise by Melody Rose

Oregon's Comedy of Errors by Thomas Hargrove

Uncharted Territory For Colorado With Mail Ballots

Colorado County Clerks Breaking Election Law On Signatures by Steven K. Paulson

Mail Balloting Invites Fraud, Intimidation by Jon Caldara

Report On The April 1, 2003, Mail In Election, Colorado Springs, Colorado by Charles E. Corry, Ph.D.

Report On The April 7, 2009, Mail In Election, Colorado Springs, Colorado by Charles E. Corry, Ph.D.

University Of Florida Professor Sees Red Over Absentee Ballot by Amy Reinink

Absentee Votes Worry Officials As November 2, 2004, Nears by Michael Moss

Absentee Voting Practices Result In Felony Charges Against Orlando, Florida Mayor, Judge, Campaign Manager, And Others

Appalachia, Virginia, Ex-Mayor Pleads Guilty To Fixing Election by Rex Bowman

Colorado, Denver, And Mail Ballots: One City's Experience

Absent Without Leave by John Fund