There was a failed plot to steal a mayoral election in Millbourne by registering 29 non-Millbourne residents to the voting rolls prior to the November 2021 election, writes Carter Walker for Votebeat, as printed by Stacker.
Last month, Md Nural Hasan, who was a candidate for Millbourne mayor, pleaded guilty in federal court to 33 felony charges tied to illegally registering those nonresidents and casting mail ballots on their behalf. Two associates also pleaded guilty.
His opponent, Mahabubul Tayub, won that race.
The case demonstrates that voter fraud is possible at the local level, but also shows how difficult it would be to conduct such fraud on a larger scale without being noticed.
“It seems to be in the local races this pops up the most, where there is a smaller turnout, and there is possibly a direct connection between the person committing the bad act and the person who is going to benefit from the bad act,” said Delaware County Elections Director Jim Allen.
In the Millbourne case, the perpetrators had access to driver’s license numbers, provided directly from the non-resident voters.
Read more details about the Millbourne case and why election fraud is difficult to pull off on a larger scale in Stacker.
