First, election fraud—especially voter impersonation fraud—is virtually nonexistent in the United States. Under President George W. Bush, the Justice Department launched an unprecedented effort to identify and punish cases of voter fraud. They found almost no cases. Out of hundreds of millions of votes cast, only thirty-five voters were convicted of fraud between 2002 and 2005. Most of these cases were simple mistakes or violations of voter registration laws. None would have been prevented by a voter ID law.
