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O'Keefe May Have Committed Voter Fraud

New Hampshire

Attempted to frame New Hampshire pollsters for breaking the law.

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In an attempt to prove how not requiring identification at the polls in New Hampshire can lead to voter fraud, notorious conservative activist James O'Keefe may have committed a fraud himself. O'Keefe, known for carrying out harmful "stings" on organizations such as NPR, Acorn, and CNN, produced a video showing his investigators successfully obtaining ballots under the names of dead people at several New Hampshire polling locations. Unfortunately for O'Keefe, the only one who actually may have committed voter fraud during Tuesday's election was him. Just obtaining ballots "that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held" is illegal.

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