MyNorthwest

News

Opinion

Sports

Tools

Connect

New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a rally in support of President Donald Trump called the "Save America Rally" in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Florida, Georgia, Texas and Virginia all started new law enforcement units to investigate voter fraud in this year’s elections based on former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential contest. So far, those units seem to have produced more headlines than actual cases. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - Attorney General of Virginia Jason S. Miyares briefs reporters at Carilion Clinic, March 21, 2022, in Roanoke, Va., after meeting with hospital leaders to discuss fighting the opioid epidemic. Florida, Georgia, Texas and Virginia all started new law enforcement units to investigate voter fraud in this year’s elections based on former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential contest. So far, those units seem to have produced more headlines than actual cases. (Scott P. Yates/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Aug. 18, 2022. Florida, Georgia, Texas and Virginia all started new law enforcement units to investigate voter fraud in this year’s elections based on former President Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 presidential contest. So far, those units seem to have produced more headlines than actual cases. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)

New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms