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State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wrote to Democratic members of Congress on Wednesday that there was not a single substantiated claim of voter fraud in New York last year.
Schneiderman sent a letter to three House Democrats stating that while New York’s voting system is rife with challenges, the state Board of Elections has not referred any cases of voter fraud during the 2016 elections to his office, nor did two allegations of voter fraud brought directly to his office last year pan out.
“The lack of such complaints made directly to my office, as well as the absence of referrals from other agencies, leads me to conclude that voter fraud — the act of an ineligible individual casting a vote in an election — is a non-issue, at least in New York State,” Schneiderman wrote to Rep. Elijah Cummings, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Rep. Robert Brady, ranking member of the House Administration Committee; and Rep. James Clyburn, assistant House Democratic leader.
Schneiderman’s letter was in response to an inquiry from the three Democrats last month, seeking information on confirmed incidents of voter fraud during the November federal election. That letter also was sent to top Board of Elections officials.
A Board of Elections spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding potential on-going BOE investigations.
Letters were sent to officials in 49 other states as well.
Eric Schneiderman: Voter fraud? Not in New York
Schneiderman sent a letter to three House Democrats stating that while New York’s voting system is rife with challenges, the state Board of Elections has not referred any cases of voter fraud during the 2016 elections to his office, nor did two allegations of voter fraud brought directly to his office last year pan out.
“The lack of such complaints made directly to my office, as well as the absence of referrals from other agencies, leads me to conclude that voter fraud — the act of an ineligible individual casting a vote in an election — is a non-issue, at least in New York State,” Schneiderman wrote to Rep. Elijah Cummings, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee; Rep. Robert Brady, ranking member of the House Administration Committee; and Rep. James Clyburn, assistant House Democratic leader.
Schneiderman’s letter was in response to an inquiry from the three Democrats last month, seeking information on confirmed incidents of voter fraud during the November federal election. That letter also was sent to top Board of Elections officials.
A Board of Elections spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding potential on-going BOE investigations.
Letters were sent to officials in 49 other states as well.
Eric Schneiderman: Voter fraud? Not in New York
